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Question 4

What fixes the length of the SI metre?

  1. One ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole
  2. The wavelength of a spectral line of krypton 86
  3. A platinum-iridium bar kept in Paris
  4. The speed of light in vacuum, given the exact value 299 792 458 metres per secondCorrect answer

Explanation

Because the speed of light is fixed by definition, the metre is the distance light travels in vacuum in 1/299 792 458 of a second. The other three answers are historical definitions that are no longer in force.

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