Biology GCSE
resolution
What resolution means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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The ability to distinguish two separate points that are close together, which is greater in electron microscopy because electron beams have a much shorter wavelength than visible light.
The ability to distinguish two close points as separate, and the wavelength of light limits light microscope resolution to about 200 nm.
Topics that use resolution
- Microscopy (AQA GCSE)
- Cell structures (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- approximation
- cell dimensions
- cell membranes
- chloroplasts
- Discovery of sub-cellular structures
- Electron microscope
- Electron microscopes
- estimation
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