Question

Of the four major types of microscopes give an example of a scenario in which each would be the ideal choice for visualizing a sample

Answer 1

Answer:

#Compound Light Microscopes

1. Use light to magnify

2. Can magnify up to 2000x, but ours magnify up to 500x

3. Use ONE eye to see in 2D

4. The object you look at must be thin enough for light to pass through.

#Stereoscopic Microscopes

1. Use light to magnify

2. Ours magnifies up to 50x

3. Use TWO eye to see in 3D

4. The object you look at can be thick; light does not have to pass through.

#Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

1. Use Electrons to magnify

2. magnifies up to 1,000,000x

3. Only makes 2D images

4. Object must be THIN.

#Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

1. Use Electrons to magnify

2. magnifies up to 200,000x

3. Only makes 3D images

4. Object can be THICK