The diameter of the pupil of the human eye is about $2 \, mm$. The human eye is most sensitive to the wavelength of $555 \, nm$. The limit of resolution of the human eye is ....... $min$.

  • A
    $1.2$
  • B
    $2.4$
  • C
    $0.6$
  • D
    $0.3$

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