Approximately How Long Does It Take Light to Travel from the Fingertips

question 357

Multiple Choice

Approximately how long does it take light to travel from the fingertips of your extended arm to your eye?

• A) zero time because light is transmitted instantaneously
• B) 2.5 trillionths of a second (2.5 × 10-¹² sec)
• C) 2.5 billionths of a second (2.5 nanoseconds)
• D) 2.5 millionths of a second (2.5 microseconds)

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