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A galaxy is receding from earth at a velocity of 0.13 c, 13% of the speed...

A galaxy is receding from earth at a velocity of 0.13 c, 13% of the speed of light.

What wavelength will be obsered for the first hydrogen Balmer line, with a λ of 656 nm.

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