what types of microscopes do you have to use to see atoms? sounds really fun.

Question: what types of microscopes do you have to use to see atoms? sounds really fun.
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Asked by 652eura43 to Kerry on 13 Nov 2014.
- Kerry O'Shea answered on 13 Nov 2014:
  
  Hi, yes it is fun! Thanks for your question 🙂 Normal microscopes aren’t powerful enough for us to see atoms because we can’t see anything smaller than the wavelength of light (about a quarter of a millimeter). We have to use electrons instead because they have a much smaller wavelength and allows us to see much smaller things, such as individual atoms!
  
  Have a look at the first picture on my profile page if you want to see the electron microscope I use.

Question: what types of microscopes do you have to use to see atoms? sounds really fun.