If the lens diameter is doubled, what happens to the resolvable angle of images produced at fixed wavelength?

A)

The angle decreases by a factor of two.
B)

The angle increases by a factor of two.
C)

The angle decreases by a factor of four.
D)

The angle increases by a factor of four.
E)

The angle stays the same.


A

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