It takes around minutes for the sunlight to reach Earth.

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The correct option is B 8
Light travels at a speed of around $3, 00, 000 k m s^{- 1}$ in space. The Earth is 1.5 million km away from the Sun. So, it takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds for the sunlight to reach Earth.

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