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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


What microscope provides the greatest magnification of preserved non-living specimens?

The electron microscope provides the highest magnification of preserved non-living specimens, allowing for detailed views at the cellular and even molecular level. Transmission electron microscopes (TEM) can achieve magnifications over 1,000,000x, while scanning electron microscopes (SEM) can provide detailed three-dimensional images at magnifications up to 500,000x.


Why are electron microscopes capable of revealing details much smaller that those seem through light microscope?

The resolving power of a microscope is a linear function of the wavelength - An optical microscope's wavelength is that of light, and the electron microscope's - that of vibrating electrons. As the electron microscope's wavelength is about 100,000 times smaller than that of light, we get a much better resolving power.


What scientific tool would you use to look at something very small like bacteria?

You would use a microscope to look at something very small like bacteria. There are different types of microscopes, such as light microscopes and electron microscopes, that can magnify objects at the microscopic level.


How much is reslution power of electron microscop to naked eye?

The resolution of an electron microscope is thousands of times greater than that of the naked eye. It is capable of allowing even the smallest particles to be seen by humans.

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What cell organelles are not visible in bacterium even with an electron microscope?

Bacteria have no organelles.


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


What is different types of microscope?

There are several type of microscopes, mainly, the one that we use in lab is a simple light microscope or a compound microscope. Then we have the phase contrast microscope, fluorescent microscope, electron microscope (transmission electron microscope [TEM] and scanning electron microscope [SEM]), confocal microscope and even dissection microscope the one which we use during dissections.


What microscopes are mostly used in schools?

The answer is a compound microscope-- if you are really lucky you will be able to use an electron microscope which zooms in even deeper


What are two advantages of the electron microscope to the light microscope?

The two big advantages are: 1. Magnification: the electron microscope can be used to visualize individual molecules and even atoms! 2. Resolution: The ability of a microscope to distinguish two closely lying points as separate entities.


What do you use a electron microscope for?

Electron microscopes are used to study extremely small objects at high resolution, such as individual cells, viruses, nanomaterials, and the structure of materials at the atomic level. They use a beam of accelerated electrons to create detailed images of the sample with much higher magnification and resolution than traditional light microscopes.


Can a virus only be seen with electron microscope?

Yes. They are too small to be seen with even the best optical microscopes.


What does a electron microscope use to form images?

A electron microscope uses beams of highly charged, energetic, electrons, due to these electrons this type of microscope can magnify the object it is looking at by two thousand times! So because we can magnify an object by such a great amount we can use electron microscopes to observe how atoms are arranged in an object and even look at the structure of an atom.


What microscope provides the greatest magnification of preserved non-living specimens?

The electron microscope provides the highest magnification of preserved non-living specimens, allowing for detailed views at the cellular and even molecular level. Transmission electron microscopes (TEM) can achieve magnifications over 1,000,000x, while scanning electron microscopes (SEM) can provide detailed three-dimensional images at magnifications up to 500,000x.


What cellular structures can be observed with a compound light microscope and with an electron microscope?

A compound light microscope can observe structures such as cell membranes, nuclei, and organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts. An electron microscope can reveal smaller structures like ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, and even individual molecules within cells.


Why are electron microscopes capable of revealing details much smaller that those seem through light microscope?

The resolving power of a microscope is a linear function of the wavelength - An optical microscope's wavelength is that of light, and the electron microscope's - that of vibrating electrons. As the electron microscope's wavelength is about 100,000 times smaller than that of light, we get a much better resolving power.


What scientific tool would you use to look at something very small like bacteria?

You would use a microscope to look at something very small like bacteria. There are different types of microscopes, such as light microscopes and electron microscopes, that can magnify objects at the microscopic level.