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Chapter 17, Problem 26MCQ
You want to estimate the diameter of a very small circular pinhole that you’ve made in a piece of aluminum foil. To do so, you shine a red laser pointer
A. 0.18 mm
B. 0.29 mm
C. 0.36 mm
D. 1.1 mm
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