The sunlight from the sun to the earth reaches in
- A5 minutes approx
- B6 minutes approx
- C8 minutes approx
- D10 minutes approx
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (c) 8 minutes approx
Explanation
Sunlight takes about 8 minutes 20 seconds to travel from the Sun to the Earth.
Light moves at 3 × 10⁸ m/s and the Sun is one Astronomical Unit (≈ 1.5 × 10⁸ km) away.
Distance ÷ speed gives roughly 500 seconds ≈ 8 minutes.