Resolving power of microscopes

Vison using eyes, Light microscopes and Electron microscopes.

Different types of microscope have different resolving powers. Light microscopes let us distinguish objects as small as a bacterium. Electron microscopes have much higher resolving power – the most powerful allow us to distinguish individual atoms.

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Published: 29 February 2012Updated: 10 December 2018Size: 335.76 KB

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