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What is the difference between a compound light microscope and an electron microscope?

April 26, 2017compound electron light microscope

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What is the difference between a compound light microscope and an electron microscope?

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In a compound light microscope the specimen has to be thin enough so that light can shine through it. These microscopes are common and are the type that is usually used in classrooms. An electron microscope is higher powered and involves bouncing electron beams off the specimen which is coated with a special solution to make the beams bounce off it. This type of microscope creates a 3-D image.