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What is the maximum magnification of most classroom compound light microscopes?
100x
500x
1,000x
5,000x

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1,000x

Most classroom compound microscopes have a 10x eyepiece and a 100x oil-immersion objective, giving a maximum useful magnification of about 1,000× (higher magnifications are not useful because of light diffraction limits).