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State how an electron microscope differs from a light microscope?
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An electron microscope bombards its target with electrons, while a traditional microscope uses visible light. Electrons can be resolved at considerably higher magnifications that visible light (due to their smaller wavelength).
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Which microscope do not use a beam of light?
Electron Microscope
What are the Advantages of electron microscope over light microscope?
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What type of microscope uses a beam of light?
It is an Electron Microscope.
What microscope use a beam of electrons instead of light?
An electron microscope.
How would you distinguish between the light microscope and the electron microscope?
Light microscopes can use live cells and are much smaller than electron microscopes
How does an electron microscope differs from a light microscope?
The light microscope use the visible light; the electron microscope use an electrons beam.
What came first electron microscope or light microscope?
compound light microscope - cell theory - electron microscope
Electron microscopes use a beam of light to produce a magnified image?
An Electron Microscope uses electrons to magnify objects.
Which microscope do not use a beam of light?
Electron Microscope
Explain the difference between a light scanning and electron microscope?
A scanning electron microscope will scan the surface and an electron microscope looks inside.
What is a microscope in science?
There is a compound light microscope, an scannignn electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope.
What can be seen under a electron microscope and not a light microscope?
An electron microscope has a much higher magnifying power and resolution than a regular light microscope. One can visualize molecules and even atoms using an electron microscope. This is not possible with a light microscope
Is a electron microscope a light microscope?
yes
What types of microscopes?
The four main types of microscopes are the Light Microscope, Electron Microscope, the Transition electron microscope and Scanning electron microscope.
What is the difference between optical and electron microscope?
The electron microscope is stronger than the optical microscope Electron microscope use electrons not light waves
What microscope doesn't need light?
electron microscope
Who invented the light microscope and the electron microscope?
light Microscope: Zacharias Jansenn Electron microscope: Max Knott and Ernst Ruska and later improved by Vladamir Zworykin
