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Question
Can light travel in vacuum?
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Solution
Yes, light can travels in vacuum or air, a distance of nearly 299, 792, 458 metre (or nearly 3 × 108 metre) in one second. Thus, the speed of light in vacuum (or air) is 3 x 108 m s’1 nearly.
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