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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.

shorter

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What name is given to visible details on a microscope slide such as air bubbles or fingerprints?

artefacts

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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?

x 1 500 000

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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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