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Question
Why is it not possible to see an atom even with the most powerful microscope ?
Solution
Atoms are the building blocks of nature. They are tiniest particles in nature and optical microscopes cannot magnify the image of such a tiny object, so that becomes visible to us. It is possible to watch an atom under an electron microscope.
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