A single slit of width 0.0300 mm is used to project a diffraction pattern of 500 nm light on a screen at a distance of 2.00 m from the slit. What angle does the central maximum subtend as measured from the slit?

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A quasar's spectrum is hugely redshifted. What do most astronomers think this large redshift tells us about the quasar?

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A) Platinum-195 B) Iron-56 C) Carbon-12 D) Bismuth-209 E) Helium-3

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