What is the difference between Compound microscope and Electron microscope?

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S.No COMPOUND MICROSCOPE ELECTRONE MICROSCOPE
1. It use light ray to illuminate the specimen. It use electron beam to illuminate the specimen.
2. Its resolving power is low, below 0.25 Î¼m to 0.30 Î¼m Its resolving power is high, 250 times more than compound microscope.
3. It has low magnification power. It has high magnification power.
4. It is used for seeing both live and dead specimens. It is used for seeing only dead and dried specimens.
5. It is very cheap. It is very costly.
6. In this specimen preparation takes only few minutes. In this specimen preparation takes several days.

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S.No	COMPOUND MICROSCOPE	ELECTRONE MICROSCOPE
1.	It use light ray to illuminate the specimen.	It use electron beam to illuminate the specimen.
2.	Its resolving power is low, below 0.25 Î¼m to 0.30 Î¼m	Its resolving power is high, 250 times more than compound microscope.
3.	It has low magnification power.	It has high magnification power.
4.	It is used for seeing both live and dead specimens.	It is used for seeing only dead and dried specimens.
5.	It is very cheap.	It is very costly.
6.	In this specimen preparation takes only few minutes.	In this specimen preparation takes several days.