Light Microscope and Electron Microscopes

Magnification and Resolution Magnification is how much bigger a sample appears to be under the microscope than it is in real life. Overall magnification = Objective lens x Eyepiece lens Resolution is the ability to distinguish between two points on an image. ·<Tab/>The resolution of an image is limited by the wavelength of radiation used to view the sample. ·<Tab/>This …

…material. Vacuum is not required. <Tab/>Vacuum is required. Natural colour of sample maintained. <Tab/>All images in black and white. Magnifies objects only up to 2000 times <Tab/>Magnifies over 500 000 times. References Complete book of Microscopy by Kirsteen Rogers Biological Science 1&2 by N.P.O. Green, G.W. Stout, D.J. Taylor Biology a functional approach by M B V Roberts