Light microscopes can use live cells and are much smaller than electron microscopes
An electron microscope does not use a beam of light. Instead, it uses a beam of electrons to visualize specimens at much higher resolution than can be achieved with light microscopes.
Electron microscopes can see much closer than a light microscope, and they use electrons to paint a picture of what the object looks like. Giving a very detailed and small picture that can be viewed on a monitor.
In an electron microscope, the condenser lens is comparable to the condenser lens in a light microscope, as both concentrate and direct the light/electron beam onto the specimen. The objective lens in an electron microscope is similar to the objective lens in a light microscope, as both magnify the specimen image. Additionally, both types of microscopes have a stage where the specimen is placed for observation.
An electron microscope provides the highest amount of magnification compared to a light microscope or a simple microscope. Electron microscopes use a beam of electrons to visualize specimens at much higher magnifications and resolutions than light microscopes.
An electron microscope bombards its target with electrons, while a traditional microscope uses visible light. Electrons can be resolved at considerably higher magnifications that visible light (due to their smaller wavelength).
compound light microscope - cell theory - electron microscope
The compound microscope is a light microscope that uses light to "see" microbes. Viruses are too small.The electron microscope uses electrons to "see" microbes or viruses.
The light microscope use the visible light; the electron microscope use an electrons beam.
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.
There is a compound light microscope, an scannignn electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope.
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A light microscope uses visible light to illuminate a sample and magnify its image, making it suitable for observing living cells and larger biological structures. In contrast, an electron microscope uses a beam of electrons to create a highly detailed image of the sample at a much higher magnification, enabling the visualization of smaller structures such as viruses and proteins.
The four main types of microscopes are the Light Microscope, Electron Microscope, the Transition electron microscope and Scanning electron microscope.
An electron microscope does not use a beam of light. Instead, it uses a beam of electrons to visualize specimens at much higher resolution than can be achieved with light microscopes.
An Electron Microscope is used to study the contents of a nucleus.
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light Microscope: Zacharias Jansenn Electron microscope: Max Knott and Ernst Ruska and later improved by Vladamir Zworykin