Resolving power of a telescope can be increased by increasing: ( – Answer & Explanation | CUET Subject PYQ – Dubuddy

Resolving power of a telescope can be increased by increasing:
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A
the wavelength
B
the diameter of the objective
C
the diameter of the eye piece
D
the focal length of eye piece
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the diameter of the objective
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Resolving power of telescope is defined as the reciprocal of the smallest angular separation between two distant objects whose images are seen separately.
Resolving power of telescope RP=1.22λ
where 
a is the diameter of objective lens of telescope.
RP ∝ a
Thus resolving power of telescope can be increased by increasing the diameter of objective lens of telescope.

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