What is the smallest structure visible with a light microscope?

Question

i'm thinking it's a bacteria, but i'm not all that sure.

please help, any [relevant] answers are appreciated :]]

Answer 1

I've been able to see (but not identify) organelles under a light microscope.

Answer 2

For a standard light microscope the limit of the resolving power is about 0.2 microns. This means that you can just make out structures such as mitochondria, considerably smaller than most bacteria.

If you use a fluorescent microscope you can make out even smaller objects though technically you are seeing the light emitted from the fluorescence rather than the object itself. Finally, computer processing of the image, such as deconvolution, may also allow you to 'see' smaller objects

Answer 3

yea its the bacteria or sperm.

Answer 4

Depends on magnification power