Physics A-Level
Resolution limits of electron microscopes
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Shorter de Broglie wavelengths allow finer detail to be resolved, though practical electron microscopes use much higher voltages to resolve finer details.
Topics that use Resolution limits of electron microscopes
- Electron microscopes (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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