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Two stars are situated at a distance of 8 light years from the earth. These are to be just resolved by a telescope of diameter 0.25 m. If the wavelength of light used is 5000 Å, then the distance between the stars must be

A

`3 xx10^(10) m`

B

`3.35 xx10^(11) m`

C

`1.35 xx10^(11) m`

D

`4.32 xx10^(10) m`

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The correct Answer is:
C

`d=(1.22lamda xx)/(D)=(1.22xx5xx10^(-7)xx8xx10^(16))/(0.25)`
`=1.95xx10^(11)m`
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