Microscopes

• Light Microscopes use light and lenses to form an image of a specimen and magnify it.
• Light Microscopes allow us to see individual cells and large subcellular structures, like nuclei.
• Light Microscopes are cheaper.
• Electron Microscopes use electrons.
• Electron Microscopes offer higher magnification.
• Electron Microscopes provide higher resolution (clearer image).
• Electron Microscopes allow us to see smaller things in more details.
• How do you work out magnification?

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