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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Wave optics
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With what speed should a galaxy move outward with respect to earth so that the sodium-D line at wavelength \(5890\) \(\stackrel{\circ}{{A}}\) is observed at \(5896\) \(\stackrel{\circ}{{A}}\) ? (in \({km} / {sec}\))

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(C) \(306\)

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\(\frac{\Delta \lambda }{\lambda }=\frac{v}{c}\)

\(v=6 \times \frac{3\times 10^8}{5890}=305.06\, {km} / {s}\)

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