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Questions:
1. What determines the resolving power of a
a) light microscope: The wavelength of the beam of light.
b) electron microscope: The wavelength of the beam of electrons.
2. What is the resolving power of each microscope?
Light microscope: 0.2 μm.
Electron microscope: 0.1 nm
3.what is the approximate magnifying power of each microscope?
Light microscope: 1500 x
Electron microscope: 500000 x