Resolving power of a microscope can $NOT$ be increased by

  • A
    Using oil immersion objective
  • B
    Decreasing the wavelength of light used
  • C
    Decreasing the focal length of objective, keeping aperture same
  • D
    Decreasing the aperture, keeping focal length same

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