Doppler shifted hydrogen absorption lines are seen in the spectrum of a star. The hydrogen line at 656.28 nm is seen to be shifted to 656.08 nm. The star is moving at which fraction of the speed of light?
A) about 0.000003 (3 × 10?6 ) B) about 0.0003 (3 ×10?4 )
C) about 0.2 D) about 0.03 (3 × 10?2 )
B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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