A particular emission spectral line is measured in the laboratory to have a frequency of 7.3

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A particular emission spectral line is measured in the laboratory to have a frequency of 7.3 × 1014 Hz.
a. Calculate the wavelength of this spectral line in the laboratory.
b. Calculate the observed wavelength of this same spectral line in the spectrum of a galaxy moving away from the Earth at a speed of:
i. 11 Mm s−1 
ii. 7.0 % the speed of light.
c. The spectrum of all distant galaxies is redshifted. State and explain what you can deduce about the Universe.

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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