NCERT Exercise 1.5 - Units and Measurements

Question: A new unit of length is chosen such that the speed of light in vacuum is unity. What is the distance between the Sun and the Earth in terms of the new unit if light takes 8 min and 20 s to cover this distance?

Answer: The Sun-Earth distance is **500 new units of length**.

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