How long does a photon take to cross 10cm space?

Sure! Here’s the calculation in plain ASCII:

Speed of light: c = 3.0 x 10^8 m/s
Distance: d = 10 cm = 0.10 m

Time to cross distance: t = d / c
t = 0.10 / (3.0 x 10^8)
t ≈ 3.33 x 10^-10 seconds

Result:
t ≈ 0.33 nanoseconds

For reference:

  • 1 nanosecond = light travels ~30 cm
  • 10 cm = ~0.33 ns
  • 1 meter = ~3.3 ns

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