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Microscopy Flashcards

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Magnification

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How much bigger the image is than the specimen

image size/object size

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Resolution

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How detailed the image is

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light microscopes(3)

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used to look at tissue and whole cells

magnification is x1500

lower resolution(detailed) than electron microscopes

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electron microscopes

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higher resolutions

TEM: 2D images
magnification= x 1 000 000
resolution= 0.0002

SEM: 3D images
magnification=x 500 000
resolution= 0.002

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