Can you expect to see mitochondria while using a light compound microscope?

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Meave60
Dec 12, 2017

No, they are too small to be seen without an electron microscope, which can magnify about 10,000,000x.

Explanation:

The maximum magnification of a light compound microscope is 2000x. You can expect to see the cell nucleus and nucleolus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell walls and chloroplasts.

Animal Cells
http://ccuart.org/diagram-of-cheek-cell-under-microscope

Plant Cells
http://www.keywordsking.com/ZWxvZGVhIGxlYWYgY2VsbCBudWNsZXVz/

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