Light travels at 3 $\times$ 10⁸ m/s,and it takes about 8 min for light from the sun to travel to Earth.Based on this,the order of magnitude of the distance from the sun to Earth is A)10¹⁰ m B)10⁸ m C)10⁹ m D)10⁶ m E)10¹¹ m

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The distance is calculated by multiplying the speed of light (3 x 10^8 m/s) by the time it takes for light to travel from the sun to Earth (8 minutes or 480 seconds), resulting in approximately 1.44 x 10^11 meters, which is of the order of magnitude 10^11 m.

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Light Travels at 3 $\times$ 10⁸ M/s,and It Takes About 8 Min for Light from 8