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Which type of microscope has a higher resolution?
electron microscope
light microscope
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Electron microscopes have a higher resolution that light microscopes because electrons have a wavelength than light.
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What name is given to visible details on a microscope slide such as air bubbles or fingerprints?
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What is the typical maximum resolution of a transmission electron microscope?
0.5 µm
3 nm
0.5 nm
0.2 µm
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What is the magnification of a transmission electron microscope?
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Why must specimens be non-living or dead when viewing under a transmission electron microscope?
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What is the typical maximum resolution of a scanning electron microscope?
0.5 nm
0.2 µm
5 nm
0.5 µm
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Give one difference between the images produced by a transmission electron microscope and a scanning electron microscope.
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Which type of microscope has a higher resolution?
scanning electron microscope
transmission electron microscope
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Give one similarity between a light microscope and a transmission electron microscope.
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Give four differences between light microscopes and scanning electron microscopes.
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