For each of the following statements

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Problem

For each of the following statements, write whether it is TRUE or FALSE and then provide a brief justification (about two sentences) for your answer. (i) A refracting telescope with an achromatic doublet objective is completely free from spherical aberration. (ii) A reflecting telescope can employ a thin, wide mirror because the mirror is supported from the back, whereas a large lens can be supported only at its rim. (iii) Increasing the focal length of the eyepiece keeps the magnifying power of a telescope unchanged if the focal length of the objective is increased by the same factor. (iv) A reflecting telescope of a given aperture collects more light than a refracting telescope of the same aperture.

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