If we doubled the magnifying power of the most powerful optical microscope in the world, we would
A) still not be able to see or photograph an atom.
B) be able to photograph individual atoms, even though we couldn't see them.
C) be able to see individual atoms.

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Doubling the magnifying power of the most powerful optical microscope would still not allow us to see or photograph an atom, as atoms are smaller than the wavelength of visible light, limiting the resolution of optical microscopes.

If We Doubled the Magnifying Power of the Most Powerful