The aperture of the largest telescope in the wold is ≈5 meters. If the separation between the moon and the earth is ≈4×105 km and the wavelength of visible light is ≈5000Å then the minimum separation between objects on the surface of moon which can be just resolved is
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a
≈1m
b
≈10m
c
≈50m
d
≈200m
answer is C.
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If θ be the angle of the cone of light from the object and d, the diameter of the object, thenθ=1⋅22λd or d=1⋅22λθ Here θ= diameter of telescope distance of moon =54×108 d=1⋅22×5000×10−105/4×108≈50m