0 Question: Is it possible to view a single atom through a microscope? Keywords: atom, subatomic, technology Asked by u13thomasa to Aled, Ellie, Fiona, Kev, Willem on 12 Mar 2014.
Willem Heijltjes answered on 12 Mar 2014:
Yes! But you need a very special microscope, which doesn’t work like a “normal” microscope at all! Here it is:
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_tunneling_microscope
Aled Roberts answered on 12 Mar 2014:
Hi u13thomasa!
Will is right, you can use special microscopes to look at atoms! I think this might be only type of microscope that I have yet to use! Atoms are too small for me! Give me bacteria any day!
🙂
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