Suppose a British official tried transmitting electricity generated from London to New Delhi in 17th century when India had no access to electricity. Taking the distance between London & New Delhi approximately as 7000 km, find out the time taken to transmit electricity (assume a metal conductor for transmission).
We know that in a material, electricity travels at a speed of light, c =3×108 m/s.
We also know that, Speed=DistanceTime
⟹Time=DistanceSpeed
Distance in metre = 7×106 m
∴ Time = 7000000300000000 sec
Hence, time taken for transmission of electricity from London to New Delhi will be 0.023 sec.