what is the function of electron microscope?

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anonymous · Answer

An electron microscope uses a beam of electrons to illuminate a specimen and produce a magnified image. An electron microscope (EM) has greater resolving power than a light-powered optical microscope because electrons have wavelengths about 100,000 times shorter than visible light (photons) . They can achieve better than 50 pm resolution[1] and magnifications of up to about 10,000,000x whereas ordinary, non-confocal light microscopes are limited by diffraction to about 200 nm resolution and useful magnifications below 2000x.

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jiteshmeghwal9 · Answer

& remember it has a magnification of 1,000,000 times higher

anonymous · Answer

The purpose - same as of any human-oriented optics. The purpose is to produce images.
The correct q. wld. be - what is the special advantages, physical principles of operation, mechanisms of getting the image.

anonymous · Answer

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