B1.1 The world of the microscope

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How do light microscopes form images?
a beam of light
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How do electron microscopes form images?
a beam of electrons
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What are the two types of electron microscope
transmission electron microscope and scanning electron microscope
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What is the resolving power of a light microscope?
200nm
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What is the resolving power of a transmission electron microscope?
0.2nm
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How do you work out magnification?
image size divided by objects size
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How much can electron microscopes magnify to?
x2000000
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How much can light microscopes magnify to?
x2000
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