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The Principles and Limitations of Electron Microscopy.  

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The Principles and Limitations of Electron Microscopy. An Electron Microscope is a type of microscope that makes use of a beam of electrons rather than visible light. Which is due to the fact that the wavelength of electrons is much smaller than the wavelength of visible light, an Electron Microscope not only gives a high magnification but it also has high resolution. This means that details can be seen clearly. An Electron Microscope is very similar to a Light Microscope in the ways in which it works but, instead of using glass lenses to focus a beam of light, it uses magnets to focus a beam of electrons. Electrons are very small, so they are scattered if they hit molecules in the air due to this they must travel through a vacuum. Specimens that are to be examined must be cut into very thin sections, and these must be treated so...

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