BRAINCAKETransmission Electron Microscope
The transmission electron microscope passes a beam of electrons through a thin specimen and focuses the electrons that have passed through the specimen onto a screen to form a two-dimensional image. It has a resolution of 0.5nm.
The specimen is prepared by
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Key terms in this lesson
- resolution
- The ability to distinguish two objects that are close together as separate entities, which determines how much detail can be seen.
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