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Resolving power of 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 2012Size: 335.76 KB