Multiple Choice
A blue line in the spectrum of the hydrogen atom has a wavelength = 486 nm.In the hydrogen-atom spectrum emitted by a distant galaxy,this line is observed on Earth at = 550 nm.With what speed is this galaxy receding from us? (The speed of light is 3.0 108 m/s.)
A) 1.31 107 m/s
B) 1.13 108 m/s
C) 2.65 108 m/s
D) 3.49 107 m/s
E) 3.95 107 m/s
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