Difference between revisions of "Electron Microscope"
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===About Electron Microscopes=== | ===About Electron Microscopes=== | ||
| + | : An '''electron microscope''' cannot be used to view anything smaller than about 0.05 [[nanometre]]s. | ||
: '''Electron microscopes''' do not use [[Visible Light]] to [[image]] [[object]]s. Instead it uses a beam of [[electron]]s. | : '''Electron microscopes''' do not use [[Visible Light]] to [[image]] [[object]]s. Instead it uses a beam of [[electron]]s. | ||
: '''Electron microscopes''' can be used to create [[image]]s of [[object]]s as small as a single [[atom]]. This means they can be used to create images of [[atom]]s for [[physicist]]s, [[molecule]]s for [[chemist]]s and [[virus]]es for [[biologist]]s. | : '''Electron microscopes''' can be used to create [[image]]s of [[object]]s as small as a single [[atom]]. This means they can be used to create images of [[atom]]s for [[physicist]]s, [[molecule]]s for [[chemist]]s and [[virus]]es for [[biologist]]s. | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 18 June 2019
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Meaning
An electron microscope is a type of microscope that can be used to create images of objects that are too small to be seen with a light microscope.
About Electron Microscopes
- An electron microscope cannot be used to view anything smaller than about 0.05 nanometres.
- Electron microscopes do not use Visible Light to image objects. Instead it uses a beam of electrons.
- Electron microscopes can be used to create images of objects as small as a single atom. This means they can be used to create images of atoms for physicists, molecules for chemists and viruses for biologists.