Which outcome arises when electrons in a scanning tunneling microscope encounter contaminants?

💡 Explanation

Reduced resolution arises because contaminant tunneling affects the tunneling current, altering the feedback loop distance to maintain setpoint current, rather than increasing charging; this is because increased resistance impacts the tunneling mechanism, and therefore atomic resolution decreases, rather than those alternative effects.

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