Two Point Sources of Light of Wavelength 600 Nm Are $\times$

question 16

Multiple Choice

Two point sources of light of wavelength 600 nm are being viewed by a telescope of aperture width 2.0 cm.What is the closest angular separation at which the two sources can be resolved?

• A) 7.3 \(\times\) 10^-5 rad
• B) 3.7 \(\times\) 10^-5 rad
• C) 7.3 \(\times\) 10^-5 deg
• D) 3.7 \(\times\) 10^-5 deg
• E) 4.2 \(\times\) 10^-3 deg

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Negative Value

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