S.No
|
|
Optical Microscope
|
Electron Microscope
|
| 1. |
Principle |
Absorption |
Transmission or diffraction of electron |
| 2. |
Source |
Incandescent lamp |
Electron gun |
| 3. |
Lens |
Optical lens made of glass |
Electric and electromagnetic lenses |
| 4. |
Magnification |
2000 times as that of the size of the object |
1,00,000 times as that of the size of the object |
| 5. |
Resolution |
Poor |
Good |
| 6. |
Resolving power |
0.00002 cm |
Upto 1 Å |
| 7. |
Resultant image |
2-dimensional image |
2-dimensional image |
| 8. |
Cost |
Low |
High |
| 9. |
Size |
Compact |
Larger |
| 10. |
Application |
In Meiosis |
Nano technology, metallurgy materials science microbiology etc., |
