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Is It Possible to See Atoms These Days ? Explain Your Answer.

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Is it possible to see atoms these days ? Explain your answer.

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Yes, it is possible to see atoms these days, with the help of advanced technology. Electronic microscopes are extremely powerful and can magnify even the smallest particle. A Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM) can be used to produce highly magnified images of the surface of elements on a computer screen. Therefore, a highly sophisticated STM can be used to view atoms indirectly.

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Chapter 3: Atoms and Molecules - Very Short Answers [Page 129]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry Part 2 [English] Class 9
Chapter 3 Atoms and Molecules
Very Short Answers | Q 24 | Page 129

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