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Who invented Atomic Force Microscope?

Who invented Atomic Force Microscope? Correct Answer Gerd Binning and Calvin Quate

The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) was invented by IBM scientists in 1985, by Gerd Binning. It had its first experimental impression made in 1986 by Gerber, Calvin Quate and Gerd Binning. The AFM was first commercially available in 1989.

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Which of the following statements about optical microscope is/are correct? 1. Both the eyepiece and objective of a microscope are convex lenses. 2. The magnification of a microscope increases with increase in focal length of the objective. 3.The magnification of a microscope depends upon the length of the microscope tube. 4. The eyepiece of a microscope is a concave lens. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Which of the following statements about optical microscope is/are correct?
1. Both the eyepiece and objective of a microscope are convex lenses.
2. The magnification of a microscope increases with increases in focal length of the objective.
3. The magnification of a microscope depends upon the length of the microscope tube.
4. The eyepiece of a microscope is a concave lens.
Select the correct answer:
In case of compound microscope which of the following statements is/are correct? 1) The focal length of eye piece is larger than the focal length of the objective 2) The focal length of the eye piece is smaller than the focal length of the objective 3) The image produced in a normal optical microscope is real 4) The image produced in a normal optical microscope is virtual
In case of a compound microscope, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The focal length of the eyepiece is larger than the focal length of the objective.
2. The focal length of the eyepiece is smaller than the focal length of the objective.
3. The image produced in a normal optical microscope is real.
4. The image produced in a normal optical microscope is virtual.
Select the correct answer:
Certain facts about Force are given below. Identify the true information. A. Force is a scalar quantity. B. Gravitational force is the weakest force. C. Electromagnetic force is the strongest force. D. When sum of all forces acting on a body is zero, the body is said to be in a state of equilibrium.
Consider the following statements 1. The electrostatic force is an example of a contact force. 2. The frictional force is an example of a contact force. 3. The nuclear force is an example of a contact force. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
The elastic potential energy of a body is
1. Work done by the external force against the deforming force.
2. Work done against the external force by the deforming force.
3. The sum of work done by the external force and the deforming force.
Which one option is true?
An electron microscope gives higher magnifications than an optical microscope because:
If stethoscope is called microscope, microscope is called thermometer, thermometer is called laser and laser is called surgery, then what is the code of the device which magnifies the image manifold?
A microscope of objective focal length 1 cm and an eyepiece of focal length 2.0 cm has a tube length of 20 cm. What will be the magnification of the microscope?