the world of the microscope

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Name one disadvantage and one advantage of using :
a) a light microscope
b) an electron microscope.
Disadvantages :
a) the ones used in schools can break easily
b) very expensive.

Advantages :
a) relatively cheap
b) gives 2D images with very high magnification and resolution.
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what is the equation for magnification?
size of real image ÷ size of real object
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what is the equation for size of real object (size of cell)?
size of image ÷ magnification
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what is the equation for image size?
image size = magnification x size of real object
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what is the resolving power of a light microscope?
about 200nm
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how much can a light microscope magnify?
about x2000
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what is the resolving power of an electron microscope?
around 0.2nm
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how much can an electron microscope magnify?
about x2 , 000 000
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