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Chapter 25, Problem 42P
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To determine
The time interval in which the light travel from the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface.
(b)
To determine
The fraction by which the time taken by light to travel in absence of atmosphere is larger than the time taken in presence of atmosphere.
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