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The 6563 Å line emitted by hydrogen atom in a star is found to be red shifted by 5 Å. The speed with which the star is receding form the earth is

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`17.29xx10^(9) m//s`

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`4.29xx10^(7) m//s`

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`3.39xx10^(5) m//s`

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`2.29xx10^(5) m//s`

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