A star has a measured radial velocity of 300 km/s. If you measure the wavelength of a particular spectral line of Hydrogen as 657.18 nm, what was the laboratory wavelength (in nm) of the line? (Round your answer to at least one decimal place.) nm

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A star has a measured radial velocity of 300 km/s. If you measure the wavelength of a particular spectral line of Hydrogen as 657.18 nm, what was the laboratory wavelength (in nm) of the line? (Round your answer to at least one decimal place.)

**Answer Box**

[__________] nm

**Question**

Which spectral line does this likely correspond to?

**Options**

- Balmer-alpha (656.3 nm)
- Balmer-beta (486.1 nm)
- Balmer-gamma (434.0 nm)
- Balmer-delta (410.2 nm)
Transcribed Image Text:**Problem Description** A star has a measured radial velocity of 300 km/s. If you measure the wavelength of a particular spectral line of Hydrogen as 657.18 nm, what was the laboratory wavelength (in nm) of the line? (Round your answer to at least one decimal place.) **Answer Box** [__________] nm **Question** Which spectral line does this likely correspond to? **Options** - Balmer-alpha (656.3 nm) - Balmer-beta (486.1 nm) - Balmer-gamma (434.0 nm) - Balmer-delta (410.2 nm)
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