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MHT CET · Physics · Ray Optics

The intermediate image formed by an objective lens of a compound microscope is

  1. A virtual and diminished
  2. B real and magnified
  3. C virtual and magnified
  4. D real and diminished
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(B) real and magnified

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See the ray diagram of image formation using the compound microscope given below:

The objective lens \(O_1\) forms an image \(A^{\prime} B^{\prime}\) which is real, inverted as well as magnified.