B1.1.4 COMPARISON BETWEEN EM AND LM!!!!

what are the advantages of the light microscope?

1. cheap and easy to operate

2. small and portable

3. simple to prepare sample

4. specimens can be dead or alive

5. natural colours can be seen

what are the disadvantages of a light microscope?

1. resolution only up to 2 micro metres (2 × 10 -7)

what are the advantages of a electron microscope

1. resolution is up to 0.1 nanometre (1 × 10 -10)

what are the disadvantages of an electron microscope?

1. expensive and hard to set up

2. only use dead specimens

3. Large and difficult to move around

4. sample prep is complex

5. image is in black and white so you have to use false colour (iodine)