Multiple choice

A light microscope has a _ than an electron microscope.

  1. Higher resolution

  2. Higher capacity

  3. Lower resolution

  4. Lower capacity
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Light microscopes use visible light and lenses to magnify specimens, resulting in a much lower resolution (limit of about 200 nm) compared to electron microscopes, which use electron beams and have a much higher resolution (limit of about 0.1 nm).

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