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

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$\begin{array}{ll} & 	ext { Limit of resolution (D) } \propto \lambda \ 	herefore \quad & \frac{\mathrm{d}_1}{\mathrm{~d}_2}=\frac{\lambda_1}{\lambda_2} \ 	herefore \quad & \frac{0.1}{\mathrm{~d}_2}=\frac{6000}{4800} \Rightarrow \mathrm{~d}_2=0.08 \mathrm{~mm}\end{array}$

Two points separated by a distance of 0.1 mm can just be seen in microscope when light of wavelength $6000…

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