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No. It is far, far too small to be "seen" in any way in which we "look" at other stuff. Light, which is the medium for seeing things in the normal sense, is too "large" for the tiny electrons. We see things because the things we are looking at reflect light. The reflected light is what we form images with. Electrons are too tiny to reflect light. They are more likely to be "bumped around" by the light photons.

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Would you use a stereomicroscope or compound light microscope or electron microscope to see a virus?

A virus of 50nm would be too small to see unless an electron microscope was used because it has greater resolving power and a resolution up to .1nm. A microscope using compound light as the means of illumination could not resolve better than approx. 200nms.


Some proteins within a cell can be viewed with a. naked eye b. an electron microscope c.light microscope d. none of the choices are correct?

B. an electron microscope, Because an electron microscope is more detailed and lets you see smaller and more complex things than the light microscope. And proteins are too small to see by the naked eye.


What is the difference between a compound microscope and an electron microscope?

Compound microscopes (also called compound light microscopes) employ light and an array of glass lenses to magnify an object. (This is distinguished from a simple microscope of one lens.) An electron microscope uses a beam of electrons to magnify an object. The lensing system employs electric and magnetic fields and is specialized for applications requiring much higher magnification. See related links.


What is a detection beam on a microscope?

A detection beam on a microscope is a focused light or electron beam used to capture the signals emitted by a sample under observation. It helps to gather information about the specimen's properties, such as its structure, composition, or fluorescence. Detection beams are crucial in generating images or data in various microscopy techniques, such as optical and electron microscopy.


Can you see molecules with a maginfy glass or a microscope?

No, molecules are too small to be seen with a magnifying glass or a regular light microscope. Specialized instruments like electron microscopes can visualize molecules by utilizing electron beams to probe their structure at very high magnifications.

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What is used to see the inside of a cell?

Probably an electron microscope.


When would a scientist use a electron microscope?

when they want to see the inside of the cell.when you use a electron microscope the cell is going to die.


What type of microscope would allow the viewer to see ribosomes inside a cell?

An electron microscope would allow the viewer to see ribosomes inside a cell. This type of microscope uses a beam of electrons to image the specimen at a very high resolution, enabling visualization of cellular structures like ribosomes.


How does an electron microscope magnify images?

The electrons bounce of the object, therefore, you can see it.


What microscope would you need to see the details inside a bacterium?

You would typically need an electron microscope to see the details inside a bacterium, as the resolution of an electron microscope is much higher than that of a light microscope. Electron microscopes use a beam of electrons to create an image, allowing for detailed visualization of the internal structures of bacteria.


Which type of microscope allows you to see inside the cell (organelles) 3D images or bacteria?

An electron microscope, particularly a transmission electron microscope (TEM), allows you to see inside the cell and view organelles in detail. It provides high magnification and resolution to observe the internal structures of cells. However, bacteria can also be visualized using a light microscope or a scanning electron microscope (SEM).


What things are looked at through electron microscopes?

Really small things. Because there are limits to how small an object we can observe through a light microscope, we developed the electron microscope. By setting up a sample and streaming electrons at it to resolve an image, we can "see" things smaller than we'd be able to see through a light microscope.


What microscope type is used to see the detail inside a cell?

A light microscope is typically used to see the structures inside a cell, as it provides enough magnification to observe organelles like the nucleus and mitochondria. Electron microscopes can also be used for higher resolution imaging of cellular structures.


Which tool allows scientist to see atoms on the surface of a metal?

electron microscope owais.khaforu@yahoo.com


What does an electroscope do?

I'm guessing you mean the electron microscope. The EM does the same thing an ordinary visible light microscope does which is allows the viewer to see very tiny things. But the EM allows the viewer to see things that are way smaller than the smallest objects the ordinary microscope can see. The electron microscope allows us to see those way smaller objects because the electro-magnetic waves that the electron microscope uses to illuminate the target object we want to view are orders of magnitude shorter than visible light waves. And a rule of physics is that whatever object we want to see can only be seen when the illuminating waves are shorter than the object's size.


What kind what microscopes would be better to see a virus. your options are compound light microscope Transmission Eltron Microscope Scanning Electron Microscope?

To see a virus, a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) or a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) would be better than a compound light microscope. TEM uses a beam of electrons to create an image with high resolution and can visualize viral structures inside cells. SEM provides detailed 3D images of virus surface morphology at a higher magnification than a compound light microscope.


What microscope is best to see moving amoeba?

A Transmission Electron Microscope