The Meter Is Currently Defined as

question 80

Multiple Choice

The meter is currently defined as

• A) the distance between two etched lines in a platinum-iridium bar kept in S vres, France.
• B) the distance between two etched lines in a platinum-iridium bar kept in Washington, D.C.
• C) one ten-millionth of the distance between the North pole and the equator.
• D) the distance traveled by light in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
• E) 1,553,164.1 wavelengths of red cadmium light in dry air at 25°C.

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