How long will it take, for the sunlight to reach theearth surface, if the sun is 1.497 x 10"m away fromthe earth? (Consider the speed of light in vacuum)

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How long will it take, for the sunlight to reach the earth surface, if the sun is 1.497 x 101'm away from the earth? (Consider the speed of light in vacuum)

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Chapter1: The Nature Of Light

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