Fermi
·
Concept Library
·
Courses
·
Books
·
Problems
·
Simulations
·
Math Wiki
·
High School
Fermi
›
Problems
Physics
Physics
Problem
According to the present SI definition of the metre, how much time (approximately) does light in vacuum take to travel a distance of exactly
1
m
1\,\text{m}
1
m
? (Take
c
=
3.00
×
10
8
m
s
−
1
c = 3.00\times10^{8}\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}
c
=
3.00
×
1
0
8
m
s
−
1
.) a)
3.33
×
10
−
10
s
3.33\times10^{-10}\,\text{s}
3.33
×
1
0
−
10
s
b)
3.33
×
10
−
8
s
3.33\times10^{-8}\,\text{s}
3.33
×
1
0
−
8
s
c)
3.34
×
10
−
9
s
3.34\times10^{-9}\,\text{s}
3.34
×
1
0
−
9
s
d)
2.99
×
10
−
9
s
2.99\times10^{-9}\,\text{s}
2.99
×
1
0
−
9
s
Browse the problem library