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Standard XII
Physics
Doppler Effect in Light Waves
What speed sh...
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What speed should a galaxy move with respect to us so that the sodium line at
589.0
n
m
is observed at
589.6
n
m
?
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Solution
λ
=
589.0
n
m
∴
Δ
λ
=
589.6
−
589.0
=
0.6
n
m
Hence velocity of Galaxy ;
=
C
×
Δ
λ
λ
=
C
×
0.6
×
10
−
9
589
×
10
−
9
=
3
×
10
8
×
0.6
589
=
3.06
×
10
5
m
/
s
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