A telescope has an objective lens of 10 cm diameter and is situated at a distance of 1 km from two objects. The minimum distance between these two objects, which can be resolved by the telescope, when seen in the light of mean λ = 5000 A is of the order of:

A telescope has an objective lens of 10 cm diameter and is situated at a distance of 1 km from two objects. The minimum distance between these two objects, which can be resolved by the telescope, when seen in the light of mean λ = 5000 A is of the order of:

A

5 mm

B

5 cm

C

0.5 m

D

5 m

Answer:

The correct option is A. 5 mm

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