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Question 29
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An immunologist is using a light microscope to examine a sample of human neutrophils (a type of white blood cell).

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The microscope is configured with a ×12.5 \times 12.5\,×12.5 eyepiece lens and a ×60 \times 60\,×60 objective lens. Determine the total magnification of the neutrophil sample.

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A spherical secretory vesicle inside one of the neutrophils has an actual diameter of 0.85 μm0.85\text{ }\mu\text{m}0.85 μm. Using the total magnification calculated in part (a), calculate the diameter of the vesicle's image as it appears under the microscope, in micrometres (μm\mu\text{m}μm).

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