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Question: If the red light is replaced by blue light illuminating the object in a microscope the resolving pow...

If the red light is replaced by blue light illuminating the object in a microscope the resolving power of the microscope

A

Decreases

B

Increases

C

Gets halved

D

Remains unchanged

Answer

Increases

Explanation

Solution

R.P.∝1λ; 6muλBlue<λRed 6muso 6mu(R.P.)Blue>(R.P.)Red\propto \frac{1}{\lambda};\mspace{6mu}\lambda_{Blue} < \lambda_{Red}\mspace{6mu} so\mspace{6mu}(R.P.)_{Blue} > (R.P.)_{Red}