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What is the minimum angular separation between two stars ,if a telesope is used to observe them witha n objective of aperture 0.2 m?The wavelength of light used is `5,900 A`.

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  7. Determine the angular separation betwen central maximum and first orde...

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  8. 9 A parallel beam of light of wavelength 500 nm falls on a narrow slit...

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  10. A slt of width a illuminated by mono-chromatic ligth of wavelength 650...

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  15. Light of wavelength 600 nm is incident on an aperture of size 2 mm.Cal...

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  19. What should be the width of each slit to obtain 10 maxima of the doubl...

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