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Light is an electromagnetic wave. Its peed in vacuum is given by the expression

A

`sqrt((mu_(0).in_(0))`

B

`sqrt((mu_(0))/(in_(0)))`

C

`sqrt((in_(0))/(mu_(0)))`

D

`(1)/(sqrt(mu_(0)in_(0)))`

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D
Speed of e.m. (light) wave in vacuum is given by the expression `c=(1)/(sqrt(mu_(0)in_(0)))`.
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