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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Wave optics
  • JEE Mains 2019
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Calculate the limit of resolution of a telescope objective having a diameter of \(200\, cm\), if it has to detect light of wavelength \(500\, nm\) coming from a star

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(C) \(305\times10^{-9}\) radian

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Limit of resolution of telescope \(=\frac{1.22 \lambda}{\mathrm{D}}\)

\(\theta  = \frac{{1.22 \times 500 \times {{10}^{ - 9}}}}{{200 \times {{10}^{ - 2}}}}\) \( = 305 \times {10^{ - 9}}\,{\text{radian}}\)

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