Ray Optics and Optical Instruments - Result Question 70

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74. 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 $5000 \AA$, is of the order of

======= ####74. 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 $5000 \AA$, is of the order of

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(b) $0.5 m$

(c) $5 m$

(d) $5 mm$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 74. (d)

Solution:

(d) Here, $\frac{x}{1000}=\frac{1.22 \lambda}{D}$

or, $x=\frac{1.22 \times 5 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{-10} \times 10^{3}}{10 \times 10^{-2}}$

or, $x=1.22 \times 5 \times 10^{-3} m=6.1 mm$

$\therefore x$ is of the order of $5 mm$.