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The diameter of the pupil of human eye is 2.5 mm. Assuming the wavelength of light used is `5000Å`. What must be the minimum distance between two point like objects to the seen clearly if they are a distance of 5 m from the eye?

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`1.34xx10^(-3)m`

B

`1.22xx10^(-3)m`

C

`1.5xx10^(-3)m`

D

`1.6xx10^(-3)m`

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