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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 xx 10^(10)m`

B

`3.35 xx 10^(11) m`

C

`1.95 xx 10^(11)m`

D

`4.32 xx 10^(10)m`

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