Microscope

Microscopy 🔬

➡️ magnification VS resolution

➡️ light microscope VS electron Microscope

Magnification

• number of times an image is enlarged compared with the actual size of the object

Resolution (nm)

• ability to distinguish between two points clearly as separate

What determines resolution?

• range of electromagnetic radiations of different wavelengths
• Electromagnetic spectrum

❗️ shorter wavelength used ➡️ higher resolving power ❗️

➡️ wavelength of visible light is longest ha of an electron

➡️ ability to distinguish between two points is lower

❗️Max resolution is the…

• shortest distance between 2 separate points
• Larger wavelengths = lower resolutions