What is a limitation of using electron microscopes to view specimens
electronic microscope is not suitable to examine living cells
electron microscope is not used to view living cell specimens because it will magnifies many much times whereas the cell is large in size
the specimen has to be dead and wont be in colour only black and white and they will be only small ones we cant view large specimens
Ifly is right the most important reason that we can't use living cell under the electronic microscope is that killing the cell in order to fix and prime it for electronic emissions
You cannot view live specimens because the necessary preparation kills cells.
you cannot use it to view live specimens it will kill them, for that you would have to use a light microscope
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