Resolving Power and Resolving Limit

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Resolving Power and Resolving Limit: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Resolving Power of Optical Instruments, Types of Resolution, Linear Resolving Power, Angular Resolving Power, Resolving Limit of Optical Instruments, Resolving Limit of Microscope, etc.

Important Questions on Resolving Power and Resolving Limit

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The resolving power of an electron microscope is higher than that of an optical microscope because the wavelength of electron is _____________ as/than the wavelength of visible light.

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A spy satellite moves at a height of 50km above the Earth's surface. The minimum diameter of a telescope objective on board of the satellite which can resolve objects separated by 2mm, using a light of wavelength 600nm is

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The human eye works like a convex lens with an aperture of 5 mm. Two bright spots of lightλ=5000 A0 are 1 mm apart. The maximum distance from the eye at which the two spots may appear well resolved is approximately

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A compound microscope is designed to resolve objects which are 0.01 mm apart. If the focal length of the objective is 4 cm and the wavelength of the light used is 550 nm, then, the diameter of the objective is

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What is the relationship between resolving power and wavelength of light?

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How does the resolving power of a microscope depend on i the wavelength of the light used and II the medium used between the object and the objective lens?

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How does the resolving power of a microscope depend on?

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On what factors does the resolving power depend?

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How does the resolving power of a microscope depend on?

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The ratio of resolving powers of an optical microscope for two wavelengths λ1=4000  and λ2=600  is

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An LED display consists of 100 pixels per cm2. Consider that the diameter of the pupil of the eye is 5 mm and the average wavelength of the display is 575 nm. What is the nearest distance from the display one can be at, such that the display does not appear pixelated?

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The characteristic impedance of a coaxial cable is of the order of

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Resolving power of a microscope depends upon

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Assume that the light of wavelength is 6000 A coming from a star. What is the resolution limit of a telescope whose objective has a diameter of 100 inch?

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The human eye has an approximate angular resolution of, ϕ=5.8×10-4 rad and a typical photo printer prints a minimum of 300 dpi (dots per inch, 1 inch=2.54 cm). At what minimum distance z should a printed page be held so that one does not see the individual dots?

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Two point white dots are 1 mm apart on a black paper. They are viewed by eye of pupil diameter 3 mm approximately. The maximum distance at which these dots can be resolved by the eye is (take wavelength of the light  =500 nm):

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Resolving power of a microscope depends upon

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Resolving power of a lens is the consequence of

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The resolving power of the human eye is aprroximately-

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An astronomical telescope is able to resolve two stars at an angular separation of 103 degree . If wavelength of light used is 500nm,then the diameter of the objective of the telescope is