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Two stars are 10 light years away from the earth. They are seen through a telescope of objective diameter 30 cm. The wavelength of light is 600nm. To…

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Two stars are 10 light years away from the earth. They are seen through a telescope of objective diameter 30 cm. The wavelength of light is 600nm. To see the stars just resolved by the telescope, the minimum distance between them should be (1lightyear=9.46×1015m)(1 light year=9.46\times {10}^{15}m)(1lightyear=9.46×1015m) of the order of :

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Held on 10 Apr 2016 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    108km{10}^{8}km108km

  2. B

    1010km{10}^{10}km1010km

  3. C

    1011km{10}^{11}km1011km

  4. D

    106km{10}^{6}km106km

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