Speed of light

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Speed of light in vaccum is 3×10⁸ m/s .

This is 300000000 m/s

The speed of light in air is a little bit less. But for all calculations, we use 3×10⁸ only.

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Speed of light

Speed of light in vaccum is 3×10⁸ m/s . This is 300000000 m/s The speed of light in air is a little bit less. But for all calculations, we use 3×10⁸ only.

Speed of light in vaccum is 3×10⁸ m/s .

This is 300000000 m/s

The speed of light in air is a little bit less. But for all calculations, we use 3×10⁸ only.