NEET2016PhysicsRay OpticsActual
Assertion : Electron microscope has more resolving power than optical microscope. Reason : We can control the energy of electron.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Resolving Power, R.P. 1 . An electron microscope has extremely high resolving power because the electronic beams have wavelength 10^5 times shorter than visible light.