What is the speed of light in vaccum?

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  1. 330 m/sec
  2. 3 × 10m/sec
  3. 3 × 105 m/sec
  4. 3 × 108 m/sec

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Option 4 : 3 × 108 m/sec
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CONCEPT:

  • 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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