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Which type of microscope can be used to view atoms?1. Scanning tunneling microscope2. Light microscope3. Polarizing microscope4. Fluorescence microscope

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Scanning tunneling microscope is the only one that is able to view atoms. But let's elaborate on this: no one has ever seen only one atom. That's not possible with actual technology.

What can be seen in a scanning tunneling microscope are surfaces at the atomic level, i.e., we can see a lot of atoms together and their arrangements over a surface of some material.

Therefore, it is the only possible answer.

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