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Option 4 : 3 × 108 m/sec
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- Light is a form of energy that produces the sensation of vision.
- By the term light, we usually mean Visible Light i.e.
"VIBGYOR" it stands for Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red.
- Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation within the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that can be perceived by the human eye.
- Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of (400-700) nm.
- This wavelength means a frequency range of roughly 430-750 terahertz.
EXPLANATION:
- Speed of light: The speed of light in a vacuum commonly denoted c, is a universal physical constant important in many areas of physics. Its exact value is defined as 299792458 meters per second (approximately 300000km, or 186000 mi/second or 3 × 108 m/s).
- It is exact because, by international agreement, a metre is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299792458 second.
Additional Information
- speed of light is different in a different medium
Medium | Speed of light |
Vaccum | 186000 miles/sec |
Water | 140.000 miles/sec |
Glass | 124000 miles/sec |
Diamond | 77.500 miles/sec |
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