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Scanning Tunneling Microscope can be used to map the

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Scanning Tunneling Microscope can be used to map the
  1. bulk magnetic properties
  2. bulk electronic properties
  3. internal structural properties
  4. surface topography

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Correct answer: D - surface topography
A scanning tunnelling microscope measures the tunnelling current between a sharp tip and a conducting surface; the current varies exponentially with the gap, so scanning the tip maps the surface topography down to atomic resolution. It probes only the outermost atomic layer, so it cannot give bulk electronic, bulk magnetic or internal structural properties.

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