You're probably thinking of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope. It's kind of a mistake to say "view", though. "Detect" is better; visible light is not involved (the pictures are actually computer images generated based on the data).
A scanning tunneling microscope (STM) allows scientists to view individual atoms. It uses a sharp tip to scan the surface of a material and measures the tunneling current between the tip and the material to create an image at the atomic scale.
The scanning tunneling microscope has a small probe which sort of
"feels" the size of the atoms and reads this out on a computer screen. The
probe can pick up individual atoms.
We cannot physically "see" atoms because they are smaller than light waves, however using a Surface Probe Microscope we can feel them, and than visualize them with a computer.
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Scanning Tunneling Microscope
By a microscope
In 1981 the Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) was invented. The STM has ultrahigh resolution and can image single atoms.
Scientists can conclude that atoms are the building blocks of all matter and cannot be seen with a regular microscope due to their extremely small size. Electron microscopes can provide high-resolution images of atoms and their structures, helping scientists understand their behavior and interactions in more detail.
No, it is not possible to directly observe an individual atom using a traditional optical microscope due to their extremely small size. Atoms are much smaller than the wavelength of visible light, which limits their resolution. Scientists use advanced techniques such as electron microscopes and scanning tunneling microscopes to visualize atoms indirectly.
Scientists study molucles under a microscope in order to determine what atoms make up the molucle. For example, if you looked at a carbon dioxede molucle under a microscope you would see that it`s made of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. This is my first quistion so I hope I helped!
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By a microscope
An electron microscope.
B. Scanning Tunneling
"View" may not be exactly the right word. A Scanning Tunneling Microscope can be used to gather data that a computer can turn into an image, but they're not really "seeing" the individual atoms directly.
Yes. Using a Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (or some variant thereof), individual atoms can be mapped.
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In 1981 the Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) was invented. The STM has ultrahigh resolution and can image single atoms.
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They view atoms through an electron microscope.
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