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Consult Maxwell's Equations. It is derived from electrical and magnetic constants.

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Q: Why is the speed of light 186000 miles per second?
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The sun's light has a blank of 186000 miles per second?

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How fast is the speed of light in a vacuum?

186000 miles per second


What is the speed of light in a vacuum per second?

186000 miles per hour


Is the speed of sound 186000 miles per second?

No, the speed of light is 186,282.4 miles per second. The speed of sound at sea level is about 0.2114 miles per second.


How long is the speed of light?

The speed of light isn't a distance so it has no length it is a measure of speed, which is roughly 186000 miles per second.


What travels at appromimately 186000 miles per second?

That is a common estimate of the speed of light in vacuum.


Which vehicle travel 186000 miles per second?

No known vehicle travels at the speed of light.


Where would you be34 hours from earth at light speed?

well the speed of light is roughly 186000 miles/second so you would be about 22766400000 miles away


How many miles does light travel in 1 microsecond in a vacuum the speed of light in a vacuum is 186000 miles per second?

Since a microsecond is a millionth of a second, just divide the distance light travels in one second, by a million.


Who first proposed the speed of light is 186000 miles per second?

The expected speed of light fell out of James Clerk-Maxwell's equations, before it was measured and confirmed.


According to science the fastest speed possible for anything is the speed of light The speed of light is about 186000 miles per second That means that in one minute light travels 11160000 miles?

In free space, light travels at 186,282.397 miles per second, so in one minute it has travelled 11,176,943.82 miles. [See Link]Mhmm. Oh yeah, sorry. It is.


How long will it take for light to reach Earth from the Sun if the speed of light is 186000 miles per second when the Sun is about 93000000 miles from Earth showing work?

Time taken: 93,000,000/186,000 = 500 seconds or about 8 minutes