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(New page: ==Definition== The '''Speed of Light''' (or '''''c''''') is the speed at which a photon (an "energy packet" of electromagnetic radiation) travels in a vacuum. ===Values=== The exact measu...)
 
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:<math>c = 3 \times 10^{8} \mathrm{m&nbsp;s^{-1}}</math>
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:<math>c = 3 \times 10^{8} \mathrm{ms^{-1}}</math>
  
 
Kilometers per second:
 
Kilometers per second:
:<math>c = 3 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{km&nbsp;s^{-1}}</math>
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:<math>c = 3 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{kms^{-1}}</math>
  
 
Miles per second:
 
Miles per second:
:<math>c = 1.9 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{mi&nbsp;s^{-1}}</math>
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:<math>c = 1.9 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{mis^{-1}}</math>
  
  

Revision as of 12:51, 2 December 2007

Definition

The Speed of Light (or c) is the speed at which a photon (an "energy packet" of electromagnetic radiation) travels in a vacuum.

Values

The exact measurement for the speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second, in the following values, the speed of light will use values based on the rounded 300,000,000 m/s.

Meters per second:

Kilometers per second:

Miles per second:


See also