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camila

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on: Jun 6, 2013
What is the reason that a modern electron microscope (TEM) can resolve biological images to the subnanometer level, as opposed to tens of nanometers achievable for the best super-resolution light microscope?
A) The focal length of the electron microscope is significantly longer.
B) Contrast is enhanced by staining with atoms of heavy metal.
C) Electron beams have much shorter wavelengths than visible light.
D) The electron microscope has a much greater ratio of image size to real size.
E) The electron microscope cannot image whole cells at one time.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 7, 2013
Pick C as your answer. We had a question like this on our previous test. Good luck!


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camila

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Reply #2 on: Jun 8, 2013
Thank youu! It was right :)


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Reply #3 on: Oct 7, 2014
thank you


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