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Tirant22

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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.
 
  How fast is the star moving (Note: The speed of light is approximately 300,000 km/s, or 3  105 km/s.)?
  A) about 10,000 km/s B) about 1,000 km/s
  C) about 1,000,000 km/s D) about 100 km/s

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The chromosphere is the layer of the Sun that we see as its visible surface.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
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