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Question 46
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An astronomer compares the absorption spectrum of a laboratory standard with the spectra from three distant galaxies, X, Y, and Z, as shown in the diagram below.

Diagram comparing absorption spectra lines.

The reference wavelength, λ0\lambda_0λ0​, is shown at 430 nm.

Estimate the change in wavelength, Δλ\Delta\lambdaΔλ, for this spectral line in the light from Galaxy Y.

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