Microscope/ magnification

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Biology

Cells

GCSE Computer Science

AQA

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Advantages of light microscope

  • Cheaper

  • Can see colours

  • Can see live specimen

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Disadvantages of light microscope

  • Lower magnification

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Advantages of electron microscope

  • Higher resolution

  • Higher magnification


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Disadvantage of electron microscope

  • Can only see dead specimen

  • No colour

  • Expensive


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  • mm to μm

  • μm to nm

  • mm to nm

  • x 1000

  • x 1000

  • x 1000000

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Magnification equation

I = AM