What is the difference between magnification and resolution?

magnification: is like how u see things pretty when they're away "distant " from you and when they come closer you see how much things u weren't able to see before.

Resolution: is like that when u have more knowledge about something and when u face it u could go along with it till a certain limit where ur knowledge limit.

Magnification is how much an image is enlarged under a microscope. Resolution is the amount of detail you can see. If you can magnify an image without increasing its resolution, that's empty magnification. We usually think in terms of the magnification of a microscope, but resolution is even more important. A greatly enlarged blur is still a blur.

Resolution is usually expressed in terms of the minimum distance observable between two objects. The smaller the distance that can be seen between two objects, the better the magnification. The resolvable distance for an objective lens is 0.61 l/N.A., where l is the wavelength of the light and N.A. is a property of the lens called the "numerical aperture."

Numerical aperture is a measure of the angle of the cone of light that can enter the objective lens. The bigger the N.A. the better, since N.A. is in the denominator of the equation. But each lens has a limit to its N. A. The objective lenses of many microscopes has the maximum N.A. inscribed on it.

To Demonstrate Resolution, Use Diatoms

1. Obtain a slide with diatoms on it. Special "test slides" of diatoms are available from scientific supply companies. Many diatoms have patterns of tiny dots on their surfaces, and some of the dots are near the limit of resolution.

2. The simplest thing to do is to look at the slide with the iris diaphragm way open and again with the iris diaphragm stopped way down. Stopping down does help increase contrast, but it also lowers N.A. way down by narrowing the cone of light. When N.A. gets smaller, the resolution gets to be a bigger number. So it's better to leave your condenser nearly wide open and then adjust the light level at the light source or put neutral density filters between the light source and the condenser.

3. Another way to see the relation of N.A. to resolution is to obtain eye pieces of two distinctly different magnifications. Suppose you had a 10 X and 5 X ocular or eyepiece. Then combine these with different objectives to get close to the same magnification. (40 X objective and 5 X ocular gives 200X; so does 20 X objective and 10 X ocular.) You will see the same magnification but different resolutions. Look at the numerical apertures of the objectives (often inscribed on the lenses) to see the reason for the difference in resolution.

4. If you don't have diatoms, a slide with many fine lines or with circular perforations will do also. A section of a testis with sperm tails in it will do. Ambystoma (salamander) testes are quite good.

Magnification is the ability to increase the apearent size of an object using a lense or mirror; Resolution is the ability to form images with fine detail.

Magnification is the power of the lens of the microscope, and resolution is the fine tuning, and the focusing.

Resolution is difficult. Check out Sperry and Railegh's criteria and difraction. The definition can vary.

magnification is making whatever it is you are looking at larger or seem closer.

resolusion is the focus or the clarity of the image.

Magnification: how much bigger you can make something appear

Resolution: focus

i can try to answer the question in a broad sense.

Magnification- to amplify the information present in the system for better understanding or anyother purpose

Resoultion - the amount of information present in the system