Comparison Between Optical and Electron Microscope

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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.,
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