The diameter of the objective of a telescope is $1 \ m$. Its resolving limit for light of wavelength $4538 \ \text{Å}$ will be:

  • A
    $5.54 \times 10^{-7} \ \text{rad}$
  • B
    $2.54 \times 10^{-4} \ \text{rad}$
  • C
    $6.54 \times 10^{-7} \ \text{rad}$
  • D
    None of these

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