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Samantha is observing a salt crystal under a microscope. She wants to view more details by enlarging the image of the crystal. Which would allow her to do this?

increasing the amount of light that shines on the crystal
decreasing the amount of light that shines on the crystal
increasing the strength of the objective lens
decreasing the strength of the objective lens

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Increasing the strength of the objective lens.

The objective lens provides the main magnification in a microscope—using a stronger (higher-magnification) objective enlarges the image and reveals more detail. Changing the light level affects brightness and contrast, not magnification.