What minimum separation between two objects a human eye would be able to resolve, if the eye pupil diameter is $2 \,mm$ and the two objects are $20 \,m$ away from the eye (in $\,mm$)?
(Assume, human eye to be equivalent to a convex lens and consider the average wavelength of light as $600 \,nm$.)

  • A
    $7.32$
  • B
    $8.72$
  • C
    $6.2$
  • D
    $4.71$

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