Question

Differentiate between electron microscope and
optical microscope.

Answer 1

Electron microscope:

1. The electron microscope is a microscope that attains extremely high resolution using an electron beam to illuminate the object to study.

Optical microscope:

1. The optical microscope is a microscope that commonly uses visible light and a system of lenses to generate magnified images of small objects.

Electron Microscope	Optical microscope
1. The electron microscope uses the particles of electrons to specify the detailing of the objects under examination.	1. Optical microscope primarily uses light energy or photon particles as the source of its work.
2. It uses an advanced electromagnetic lens for examination.	2.. It uses a much simpler type of lens for examining
3. It is more advanced and can provide much greater details in the clarity of the image.	3. It produces less detailed images of objects.
4. More on the expensive side of the price.	4. Much cheaper than that of an electron microscope.
5. It possesses magnification power that can even extend up to 10,00,000 times to produce an image.	5. It possesses a magnification power of 1000 times to produce an image of the object.