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Resolving Power

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Q1MHT CET 2026 · 12 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Resolving Power · Telescope

Resolving power of a telescope can be increased by

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Q2MHT CET 2026 · 17 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Resolving Power · Telescope

In telescopes for a given wavelength, the objectives with large aperture are used for

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Q3JEE Main 2026 · 4 APR · SHIFT 1EasyOld syllabus

Resolving Power · Telescope

A telescope with objective diameter RR is used to observe a distant star emitting light of wavelength 500 nm, at a resolution of 5×10−75 \times 10^{-7} radian. The value of RR is

______ cm.

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Answer: (b)

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Q4JEE Main 2026 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Resolving Power · Telescope

Some distant star is to be observed by some telescope of diameter of objective lens aa, at an angular resolution of 3.0×10−73.0 \times 10^{-7} radian. If the wavelength of light from the star reaching the telescope is 500 nm, the minimum diameter of the objective lens of the telescope is ______ cm. (nearest interger)

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Answer: 203

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Q5MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Resolving Power · Microscope

To improve the resolving power of a compound microscope we should

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Q6MHT CET 2026 · 18 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Resolving Power · Microscope

In an optical instrument- microscope, the wavelength of light used are λ1=6800\lambda_1 = 6800 Å and λ2=5100\lambda_2 = 5100 Å. The ratio of the resolving power of microscope corresponding to 'λ1\lambda_1 ' to that for 'λ2\lambda_2' is

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Q7MHT CET 2026 · 11 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Resolving Power · Telescope

Converging lens of telescope 55 cm in diameter has focal length 2525 cm. In the focal plane of the lens the distance between the centres of the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern is (wavelength of light used = 50005000 Å, Rayleigh's criterion is satisfied)

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Q8MHT CET 2025 · 5 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Resolving Power · Telescope

Resolving power of a telescope can be increased by increasing

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Q9MHT CET 2025 · 22 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Resolving Power · Human eye

Assuming human pupil to have radius of 0.25 cm and comfortable viewing distance of 25 cm, the minimum separation between the two objects that human eye can resolve at 500 nm wavelength is nearly

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Q10MHT CET 2024 · 2 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Resolving Power · Microscope

Two points separated by a distance of 0.1 mm can just be seen in microscope when light of wavelength 6000 A˚6000\text{ Å} is used. If the light of wavelength 4800 A˚4800\text{ Å} is used, the limit of resolution will become

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Q11MHT CET 2023 · 10 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Resolving Power · Microscope

A person is observing a bacteria through a compound microscope. For better observation and to improve its resolving power he should

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Q12JEE Main 2023 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Resolving Power · Microscope

A scientist is observing a bacteria through a compound microscope. For better analysis and to improve its resolving power he should. (Select the best option)

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Q13JEE Main 2022 · 28 JUN · SHIFT 1Medium

Resolving Power · Telescope

The aperture of the objective is 24.4 cm. The resolving power of this telescope, if a light of wavelength 2440 A˚\text{Å} is used to see the object will be:

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Q14NEET 2020 · PHASE 1Easy

Resolving Power · Telescope

Assume that light of wavelength 600 nm is coming from a star. The limit of resolution of telescope whose objective has a diameter of 2 m is:

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Q15MHT CET 2020 · 16 OCT · SHIFT 2Easy

Resolving Power · Microscope

When wavelength of light used in optical instruments A and B are 4500A˚\text{Å} and 6000A˚\text{Å} respectively, the ratio of resolving power of A to B will be

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Q16JEE Main 2020 · 9 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Resolving Power · Telescope

The aperture diameter of a telescope is 5m. The separation between the moon and the earth is 4 × 105 km. With light of wavelength of 5500 A˚\text{Å}, the minimum separation between objects on the surface of moon, so that they are just resolved, is close to:

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Q17JEE Main 2019 · 9 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Resolving Power · Telescope

Diameter of the objective lens of a telescope is 250 cm. For light of wavelength 600nm. coming from a distant object, the limit of resolution of the telescope is close to :-

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Q18JEE Main 2019 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Resolving Power · Telescope

Calculate the limit of resolution of a telescope objective having a diameter of 200 cm, if it has to detect light of wavelength 500 nm coming from a star :-

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Q19JEE Main 2019 · 12 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Resolving Power · Microscope

The value of numerical aperature of the objective lens of a microscope is 1.25. If light of wavelength 5000 A˚\text{Å} is used, the minimum separation between two points, to be seen as distinct, will be:

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Q20NEET 2017Easy

Resolving Power · Microscope

The ratio of resolving powers of an optical microscope for two wavelength λ\lambda1 = 4000 A˚\text{Å} and λ2\lambda_2 = 6000 A˚\text{Å} is

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Q21JEE Main 2016 · 10 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Resolving Power · Telescope

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 600 nm. To see the stars just resolved by the telescope, the minimum distance between them should be (1 light year = 9.46 ×\times 1015 m) of the order of:

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Q22JEE Main 2015Medium

Resolving Power · Human eye

Assuming human pupil to have a radius of 0.25 cm0.25\text{ cm} and a comfortable viewing distance of 25 cm25\text{ cm}, the minimum separation between two objects that human eye can resolve at 500 nm500\text{ nm} wavelength is:

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Q23JEE Main 2014 · 19 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Resolving Power · Microscope

The diameter of the objective lens of microscope makes an angle β\beta at the focus of the microscope. Further, the medium between the object and the lens is an oil of refractive index n. Then the resolving power of the microscope.

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Q24NEET 2005 · AIPMTEasy

Resolving Power · Telescope

The angular resolution of a 10 cm diameter telescope at a wavelength of 5000 A˚\text{Å} is of the order of

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Q25JEE Main 2005 · AIEEEMedium

Resolving Power · Human eye

Two point white dots are 1 mm1\text{ mm} apart on a black paper. They are viewed by eye of pupil diameter 3 mm.3\text{ mm}. Approximately, what is the maximum distance at which these dots can be resolved by the eye? [ Take wavelength of light =500 nm= 500\text{ nm} ]

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Q26NEET 2004 · AIPMTMedium

Resolving Power · Telescope

A telescope has an objective lens of 10 cm diameter and is situated at a distance of one kilometer from two objects. The minimum distance between these two objects, which can be resolved by the telescope, when the mean wavelength of light is 5000 A˚\text{Å}, is of the order of

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Q27JEE Main 2002 · AIEEEEasy

Resolving Power · Microscope

Wavelengths of light used in an optical instrument are λ1=4000 A˚\lambda_1 = 4000\text{ Å} and λ2=5000 A˚,\lambda_2 = 5000\text{ Å}, then ratio of their respective resolving powers (corresponding to λ1\lambda_1 and λ2\lambda_2) is:

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