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Short Answer:Electron microscopes have much better resolution and are capable of much higher magnification than light microscopes because the wavelength of the electrons is thousands of times smaller than the wavelength of light.Light microscopes can typically resolve structures to a fraction of a micron compared to electron microscopes which in practice achieve resolutions of a few nanometers. Practically, electron microscope can have almost a thousand times greater resolution than an optical microscope.The useful magnification of an electron microscope is also in the range of a thousand times greater than an optical microscope.The actual performance of any microscope depends on its design and lensing system and so significant variation exists in the above practical characteristics and performance of both types of microscopes can be enhanced in various ways.Long Answer:An electron microscope uses an electron beam to illuminate a specimen and produce the image.An optical or light microscope uses a light beam to illuminate a specimen and produce the image.A microscope of either type is characterized by its magnification and resolving power. The magnification depends on the lensing system and can be increased to any degree, but the maximum useful magnification is limited by the resolving power.The resolving power of a microscope can not be better than the limits placed on it by the size of the wavelength of the illuminating beam. The smaller the wavelength, the smaller the structures that can be resolved in them image.Visible wavelengths of light are a few hundred nanometers. An electron microscope operates with electrons accelerated to a few hundred thousand electron volts of energy and with a wavelength in the range of few hundredths of an Angstrom.An electron microscope has a theoretical resolving power that is much greater than a light microscope and can reveal smaller structures because the electrons used have wavelengths (few hundredths of Angstroms) almost 100,000 times shorter than visible light (few hundred nanometers).An optimized electron microscope can achieve a practical resolution of a few Angstroms and a useful magnifications in the millions of times.A good light microscope can resolve structures smaller than a micron but is limited to about a few hundred nanometers resolution. The useful magnification of a light microscope is not much more than a thousand times.The electron microscope uses electrostatic and electromagnetic fields to act as lenses to control and focus the electron beam and to form an image. An optical or light microscope employs glass lenses.
compound microscope is one
An Atomic Force microscope is the most powerful type
An electron microscope is capable of much higher resolution and greater magnification than a light microscope.Short Answer:Electron microscopes have much better resolution and are capable of much higher magnification than light microscopes because the wavelength of the electrons is thousands of times smaller than the wavelength of light.Light microscopes can typically resolve structures to a fraction of a micron compared to electron microscopes which in practice achieve resolutions of a few nanometers. Practically, electron microscope can have almost a thousand times greater resolution than an optical microscope.The useful magnification of an electron microscope is also in the range of a thousand times greater than an optical microscope.The actual performance of any microscope depends on its design and lensing system and so significant variation exists in the above practical characteristics and performance of both types of microscopes can be enhanced in various ways.Long Answer:An electron microscope uses an electron beam to illuminate a specimen and produce the image.An optical or light microscope uses a light beam to illuminate a specimen and produce the image.A microscope of either type is characterized by its magnification and resolving power. The magnification depends on the lensing system and can be increased to any degree, but the maximum useful magnification is limited by the resolving power.The resolving power of a microscope can not be better than the limits placed on it by the size of the wavelength of the illuminating beam. The smaller the wavelength, the smaller the structures that can be resolved in them image.Visible wavelengths of light are a few hundred nanometers. An electron microscope operates with electrons accelerated to a few hundred thousand electron volts of energy and with a wavelength in the range of few hundredths of an Angstrom.An electron microscope has a theoretical resolving power that is much greater than a light microscope and can reveal smaller structures because the electrons used have wavelengths (few hundredths of Angstroms) almost 100,000 times shorter than visible light (few hundred nanometers).An optimized electron microscope can achieve a practical resolution of a few Angstroms and a useful magnifications in the millions of times.A good light microscope can resolve structures smaller than a micron but is limited to about a few hundred nanometers resolution. The useful magnification of a light microscope is not much more than a thousand times.The electron microscope uses electrostatic and electromagnetic fields to act as lenses to control and focus the electron beam and to form an image. An optical or light microscope employs glass lenses.
early light microscope
Depends which type of microscope we are talking about. The common compund light microscope has a resolving power of 0.2 micrometer or 0.0002 millimeter. In comparison the human eye's resolving power is 0.1 millimeter. Resolving power is the minimum distance between two objects or particles such that the objects are distinguishable. So for example in the case of human eyes with resolving power of 0.1 millimeter, if you bring two objects any closer to each other than 0.1 mm, our eye cannot tell if they are two separate objects or not. Last but not least, the lower the resolving power, the higher the resolution. So because a compound microscope has a lower resolving power than human eye, it has a higher resolution.
an electron microscope
A compound microscope.
you could use any regular microscope that has magnification up to 400 but the best type of microscope to use would be an electron microscope if you could afford one
compound light microscope
we would use a light microscope
The Scanning Electron Microscope
scanning electron microscope
scanning electron microscope
a compound light microscope your welcome nope it is transmission electron microscope
Any descent brightfield type microscope with 400x magnification.
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