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What can be seen under a electron microscope but not a light microscope?
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You can see a hair fiber well using an optical microscope, but you can hardly see a dimension 100 times smaller (about 10 microns). An electron microscope can review features as small as 10 nm, about 1/100000 th of a fiber.
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What is the smallest object that can be seen under an electron microscope?
Down to 1 Angstrom = 0,000 000 000 1 meter. The smallest "object" That can be seen under an electron microscope is most likely the electronAnother opinionThe atom is the smallest!
What is the difference between a Light Microscopes and an Electron Microscope?
The optical microscope is the most common. It uses light to image a sample that is too small to be seen by the naked eye.The scanning electron microscope examines the surface of objects using an electron beam and measuring reflection.Short Answer = Resolution.
Compare and contrast a compound light microscope and an electron microscope?
Light microscope: 1. Uses a beam of light that is focused using glass lenses. 2. Magnification is moderate -- not as much as electron microscope 3. Produces a color image since it uses light 4. Can look directly at the specimen with our eyes Electron microscope 1. Uses a beam of electrons that is focused using magnets. 2. Magnification can be extremely high and show details that are not possible with the light microscope 3. Produces a grey-scale image because color requires visible light 4. Image must be seen on a monitor or in a photograph because we don't see electrons.
What are the advantages of an electron microscope over a light microscope?
An electron microscope can reach a far greater magnifiction than a conventional microscope. It is obvious that the largest advantage of any type of microscope is to observe an organism that can not be seen by the unaided eye. Light microscopes are easy to use, can magnify up to 2000 times, enable magnification of live cells and their movement, and are relatively cheap compared to electron microscopes. The only disadvantage is that it can only magnify up to 1000 times, after that the image is blurry, whereas an electron microscope can magnify up to 100,000 times! However, electron microscopes are extremely expensive, difficult to use, and cannot observe live specimens.
What is the smallest particle visible under light microscope?
The smallest particle that can be seen with a light microscope is about 0. 2 microns. If an object is smaller than that, the light's wavelength cannot traverse it causing it to fall out of the visible spectrum.
Can Viruses be seen with a light microscope.?
Viruses are too small to be seen directly with a light microscope.Can be seen when it's examined under an 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
Can really be an electron seen under microscope?
only under an electron microscope wiki it
Which virus can be seen by light microscope?
None can. They have to be seen using a electron microscope.
Is AIDS an organism that can be seen under a microscope?
AIDS is the disease caused by the virus called HIV. It can not be seen under a light microscope (as one in the class lab) but you must use an electron microscope as they are very tiny.
Why are some of the cell organelles not clear in the structure of the cells observed under microscope?
It is not possible to see organelles with a compound light microscope because some organelles are to small to be seen with the low magnification of the light microscope. If they can not be seen through the compound microscope they are normally looked at through the electron microscopes (transmission electron microscope {TEM} or scanning electron microscope {SEM}).
If your specimen is too small to be seen with a light microscope you can use an electron microscope?
True.
Can you see bacteria with viruses under microscope?
Yes, bacteria can be seen under a light microscope as they are larger than viruses. However, viruses are much smaller and cannot be seen with a light microscope. Specialized electron microscopes are required to visualize viruses.
What type of microscope is used when things are too small to be seen seen?
light microscope or SEM or TEM electron microscopy
Can mycoplasmas be studied with the light microscope?
mycoplamas can be seen under light microscope
What microscope is used to see a flu virus?
The electron microscope is used to view things such as viruses as they are to small to be seen on a light microscope
How do light microscopes defer from electron microscopes?
electron microscopes can help you see very small small organisms. Unlike a light microscope A light microscope uses visible light, focussed by lenses. An electron microscope uses beams of electrons, focussed by magnetic coils. The electron microscope can indeed image smaller objects than an optical (light) microscope. Both can image objects smaller than can be seen with a magnifying glass.
