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Define light year.

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Define the light year.
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A light year is defined as the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in one year.
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Chapter 1: Measurement - Exercise 5 [Page 47]

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Frank Physics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 1 Measurement
Exercise 5 | Q 7 | Page 47

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