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How does the use of a scanning electron microscope differ from that of transmission electron microscopes

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A TEM makes images of the shadows that electrons make when they pass through the object of interest. They are absorbed to various degrees, which makes shadows of varying degrees of density.

An SEM makes images of the shadows that electrons make when they scatter from the surface of the object of interest.

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