Given Perfect Lenses, What Is the Main Reason That a Telescope

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Multiple Choice

Given perfect lenses, what is the main reason that a telescope with a large-diameter objective lens can produce a sharper image than one with a small-diameter lens?

• A) A larger lens can focus more wavelengths of light than a smaller lens.
• B) A larger lens has a longer focal length than a smaller lens.
• C) A larger lens can focus more accurately than a smaller lens.
• D) A larger lens can gather more light than a smaller lens.
• E) There is less diffraction with a larger lens than with a smaller lens.

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