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The distance of the moon from earth is `3.8 xx 10^(5) km`. The eye is most sensitive to light of wavelength `5500 Å`. The separation of two points on the moon that can be resolved by a 500 cm telescope will be

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51 m

B

60 m

C

70 m

D

All the above

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