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What are differences between the light microscope and the electron microscope?
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A light microscope uses a light source but a electron microscope has beams of electrons focused by magnetic lenses.
The major difference in practice is resolution: the amount of detail that can be discerned in the image. Under optimal conditions (excellent lenses, oil immersion) the resolution of a light microscope is about 0.2 micrometers (or 0.000,000,2 meters or 2 thousandths of a millimeter). Objects that are closer together cannot be detected as separate. The resolution of an transmission electron microscope is about 0.05 nanometers (or 0.000,000,000,05 meters or half of 1 millionth of a millimeter). This means that the electron microscope has about 10,000 times the resolving power of the light instrument, and can therefore show far greater detail, for example of subcellular structure.
Another difference of importance to biologists is that light microscopes (there are several kinds, such as bright field and phase contrast) enable the viewer to watch living cells. The electron microscope produces an image of the shadows cast by atoms of heavy metals used as stains; the living tissue is destroyed by the intense beam of electrons.
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What is a microscope in science?
There is a compound light microscope, an scannignn electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope.
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 ordinary microscope and electron microscope?
Magnification and resolution is in light microscope is about 500x and 0.2micro metres respectively than human eye.In e.microscope magnification is about 200,000x and resolution is 0.0005micro metres. You cannot observe live specimen through electron microscope. Lenses in light microscope are glass while e.microscope use magnetic lenses. E.microscope is relatively very larger than light microscope. You need special knowledge to handle electron microscope. You can observe through naked eye in e.microscope. A beam of electrons is sent through specimen in e.microscope.In light microscope a beam of light is sent. Electron microscope is very complex relative to light microscope.
What are the two different types of microscopes?
Light microscope Electron microscope
How many types of microscope are there?
There are many. Simple microscope, compound microscope, light microscope, scanning electron microscope, Transmission Electron Microscope, Dissection microscope, etc,but all together there are about 20 different types of microscopes.
What is the differences between a compound and electron microscope?
The compound microscope is a light microscope that uses light to "see" microbes. Viruses are too small.The electron microscope uses electrons to "see" microbes or viruses.
Microscope that uses differences in light intensity?
Electron Microscope. Not sure though
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 the difference between optical and electron microscope?
The electron microscope is stronger than the optical microscope Electron microscope use electrons not light waves
What came first electron microscope or light microscope?
compound light microscope - cell theory - 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
Electron microscopes use a beam of light to produce a magnified image?
An Electron Microscope uses electrons to magnify objects.
How does an electron microscope differs from a light microscope?
The light microscope use the visible light; the electron microscope use an electrons beam.
Which microscope do not use a beam of light?
Electron Microscope
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
