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A single atom is not visible in a microscope (it is too small to be imaged by photons). What you see in an optical microscope (or in general) is the light reflected, scattered, or emitted by the electron layers of the material under observation.

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What part of an atom is visible under the microscope?

A single atom is not visible in a microscope (it is too small to be imaged by photons). What you see in an optical microscope (or in general) is the light reflected, scattered, or emitted by the electron layers of the material under observation.


Why do scientists see a blur when they look at an atom under a microscope?

Scientists see a blur when they look at an atom under a microscope because the size of atoms is on the scale of a few tenths of a nanometer, which is smaller than the wavelength of visible light. This means that the light waves cannot resolve the details of the atom's structure, leading to a blurred image.


What does an atom look like when viewed under a microscope?

When viewed under a microscope, an atom appears as a tiny, spherical structure with a dense nucleus at the center, surrounded by even smaller particles called electrons orbiting around it.


What would 1 atom of oil look like under a electron microscope?

An atom of oil would not be visible under an electron microscope due to the extremely small size of individual atoms. Electron microscopes typically have a resolution limit around 0.1 nm, while atoms are on the scale of 0.1 nm to 0.3 nm. Atoms can be visualized indirectly using electron microscopy techniques, but not individual atoms themselves.


Is it possible to see an atom with a special type of microscope?

The atomic force microscope is an instrument.


Can you use a high school microscope to see an atom?

Not unless your highschool has an electron microscope


Of what are atoms composed-?

Protons, electrons and neutrons are what make up an atom. Atoms are so small they cannot even been seen under a microscope.


How do you see a atom?

You Need a really powerful Microscope


What is the smallest object that can be seen under an electron microscope?

Down to 1 Angstrom = 0,000 000 000 1 meter. The smallest "object" That can be seen under an electron microscope is most likely the electronAnother opinionThe atom is the smallest!


How powerful of a microscope do you need to see a atom?

You cannot see an atom visually with a microscope. They're smaller (quite a bit smaller, actually) than visual light waves. The instrument that's used to "see" atoms is called a scanning tunneling microscope, but it doesn't use visible light, it uses electrical potentials and the pictures are generated by computer processing of the data.


You can see an atom with?

No device can give the complete structure of an atom but you can get a minute idea about the look of an atom using an Electron Microscope!


What microscope was used to create the first image of an atom?

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