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A telescope of diameter 2m uses light of wavelength 5000 A for viewing stars. The minimum angular separation between two stars whose image is just resolved by this telescope is:

A

`4xx10^(-4)" rad"`

B

`0.25xx10^(-6)" rad"`

C

`0.31xx10^(-6)" rad"`

D

`5xx10^(-3)" rad"`

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