Speed of a galaxy from the shift in wavelength of its light
This type of question, asked 2 times: 2021 Paper 12, 26 Jun 2022. All 2 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 12
2The wavelength of sodium lamp is observed to be 2886Å from earth & original wavelength was 2880Å. Find speed of galaxy.
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Question 2
26 Jun 2022
106For a specific wavelength 670 nm of light coming from a galaxy moving with velocity v, the observed wavelength is 670.7 nm. The value of v is :
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