Microscope Hair Thickness Measurement | Physics Simulation

Microscope Hair Thickness Measurement

Interactive simulation demonstrating the relationship between observed and actual measurements

50x 100x 200x
1.0 mm 3.5 mm 5.0 mm

Measurement Result

When viewing through a microscope with 100x magnification, an observed width of 3.5 mm corresponds to:

Actual thickness = Observed width / Magnification

Actual hair thickness: 0.035 mm

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