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Question
Light reaches the earth form sun in nearly____________________?
A
15 minutes
B
10 minutes
C
8 minutes
D
8 minutes 30 seconds
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A
15 minutes
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B
10 minutes
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C
8 minutes
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D
8 minutes 30 seconds
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Explanation
At an average Earth-Sun distance of about 149.6 million km and light speed ~299,792 km/s, sunlight takes roughly 8 minutes 20 seconds to reach Earth, closely matching 8 minutes 30 seconds among these options.
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