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Light from the sun reaches the earth app...

Light from the sun reaches the earth approximately in

A

5s

B

50s

C

500s

D

0.5s

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The correct Answer is:
C
Time taken by light to reach the earth from the sun is `t=8` min `20 s `=8xx60s+20s=480s+20s=500`s
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