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The speed of light in air is `3.00xx 10^8 m//s` The distance travelled by light in one year `(i.e.365 days = 3.154xx10^7s)` is know as one light year. A student calculates one light year = `9.462xx10^(15)`m. Do you agree with the student ? If not what should be the correct value of one light year?

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