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The metre is now defined by fixing the value of which constant?
AElementary charge
BSpeed of light
CPlanck constant
DBoltzmann constant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Speed of light
The metre is fixed by setting the speed of light in vacuum to exactly 299792458 m/s.
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