2006-12-17 07:28:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
For one thing, the electron beam has to be operated in a vacuum. Anthing alive would die in that vacuum.
Also, for the best contrast, objects usually have to be coated with a conductive material or to be pepared in some otehr way, another step that is normally incompatible with life.
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2006-12-17 07:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to keep the electrons from burning the thing you looking at they must be cut into extremely thing slices witch pretty much kills any thing. but i think advances in technology have solved some of these problem, but for classic electron microscopes that is the case
2006-12-17 07:32:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the electron beam itself would kill most organisms.
2006-12-17 10:02:25 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋