Microscopy (OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards

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First observer of cells & year

Robert Hooke, 1665

Light microscope max magnification

×2000

Light microscope resolving power

200nm

When were electron microscopes developed?

1930s

SEM image type

3D images

TEM image type

2D images detailing organelles

Electron microscope max magnification

×2,000,000

TEM resolving power

0.2nm

SEM resolving power

10nm

Light microscope magnification formula

Eyepiece mag. × Objective mag.

Object size calculation formula

Size of image / Magnification

What electron microscopes use to form images

Electrons

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