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A particular emission spectral line is measured in the laboratory to have a frequency of 7.3×1014 Hz. Calculate the wavelength of this spectral line in the laboratory.

Important Questions on Astronomy and Cosmology

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A particular emission spectral line is measured in the laboratory to have a frequency of 7.3×1014 Hz.

(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) 11Mms-1

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A particular emission spectral line is measured in the laboratory to have a frequency of 7.3×1014 Hz. Calculate the observed wavelength of this same spectral line in the spectrum of a galaxy moving away from the Earth at a speed of 7.0% the speed of light.

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A particular emission spectral line is measured in the laboratory to have a frequency of 7.3×1014 Hz. The spectrum of all distant galaxies is redshifted. State and explain what you can deduce about the Universe.

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The recession speed v against distance d graph for some galaxies is shown.

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Determine the Hubble constant from this graph. Explain your answer.

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The Big Bang occurred some 14 billion years ago.

1 years 3.15×10-7s

Estimate the farthest distance we can observe. Explain your answer.

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A red giant is a star bigger than our Sun. Explain how the surface of a red giant star can be cooler than the Sun, yet have a luminosity much greater than the Sun.