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The minimum intensity of light to be detected by human eye is `10^(-10) W//m^(2)`. The number of photons of wavelength `5.6 xx 10^(-7) m` entering the eye , with pupil area `10^(-6) m^(2)` , per second for vision will be nearly

A

100

B

200

C

300

D

400

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