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QAIPMT-2004-Ph-2642: NEET 2004 Physics - Class 12 AIPMT-2004-Ph-2642 Solution: A telescope has an objective lens of 10 cm diameter and is…
A telescope has an objective lens of 10 cm diameter and is situated at a distance of one kilometer from two objects. The minimum distance between these two objects, which can be resolved by the telescope, when the mean wavelength of light is 5000 , is of the order of
Multiple Choice Options
- A 0.5 m
- B 5 m
- C 5 mm
- D 5 cm
Step-by-Step Verified Solution
Here, x 1000 = 1.22 _ D
_ x = 1.22 _ 5 _ 10 3 _ 10 _ 10 _ 10 3 10 _ 10 _ 2
_ x = 1.22 _ 5 _ 10 -3 m = 6.1 mm
_ x is of the order of 5 mm.