Light travels at the speed of _________________.

1,00,000 km per second

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4,00,000 km per second

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3,00,000 km per second

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2,00,000 km per second

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Solution

The correct option is D 3,00,000 km per second
Light is made up of packets of energy called photons. It is mainly through light, we can see the world around us. Light follows rectilinear motion. A light wave can be considered to travel from one point to another along a straight line joining them. The path of light is called a ray of light, and a bundle of such rays constitutes a beam of light. The speed of light is 3,00,000 km per second. It is the maximum speed attained.

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