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Q.Write the uses of electron microscope.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Because accelerated electrons have a very small de Broglie wavelength, an electron microscope achieves resolving power thousands of times greater than an optical microscope, giving it several specialised uses.
- Biology/medicine: to study the ultrastructure of viruses, bacteria, and cell organelles (mitochondria, ribosomes) far below the resolution limit of light microscopes.
- Materials science: to examine the fine structure, grain boundaries, and defects of metals, alloys, and crystals.
- Nanotechnology: to image and characterise nanoparticles and nanostructured materials.
- Industrial and forensic use: to inspect semiconductor chips, fibres, and evidence samples at very high magnification. …
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