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What limits the resolution of telescopes and microscopes?
AReflection from lenses
BDispersion of light
CPolarisation of light
DDiffraction of light
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Diffraction of light
Light spreads at apertures by diffraction, which sets a limit on seeing very close objects separately.
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