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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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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 12

    2
    The wavelength of sodium lamp is observed to be 2886Å2886\text{Å} from earth & original wavelength was 2880Å2880\text{Å}. Find speed of galaxy.

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  2. Question 2

    26 Jun 2022

    106
    For a specific wavelength 670 nm670\text{ }nm of light coming from a galaxy moving with velocity vv, the observed wavelength is 670.7 nm670.7\text{ }nm. The value of vv is :

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