The Speed of Light in a Vacuum Is 300,000,000 M/s $\times$

question 63

Multiple Choice

The speed of light in a vacuum is 300,000,000 m/s. Represented in powers-of-10 notation, this is

• A) 30 \(\times\) 10⁸m/s.
• B) 3 \(\times\) 10⁷m/s.
• C) 30 \(\times\) 10⁶m/s.
• D) 3 \(\times\) 10⁸m/s.

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