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To study the details of protein molecules on the surface of a cell, a biologist would likely use a

scanning electron microscope

transmission electron microscope


compound light microscope

dissecting microscope

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Answer:

scanning electron microscope is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Scanning electron microscope that uses a focused beam of the electron over a surface to form an image.

electron interacts with the atom present in the sample and it produces various signals that are used to get the information about the composition and details structure of protein molecule.

scanning electron microscope use in the research works, industrial work, forensic investigations.

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The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by the question is scanning electron microscope.

The scanning electron microscope (SEM) uses a focused beam of high-energy electrons to generate a variety of signals at the surface of solid specimens.

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