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Depending what you mean, it may be precisely the speed of light. If you add velocities at relativistic speeds (i.e., close to, or equal to, the speed of light), you can't do the simple addition; you need special formulae, which result in speeds that never exceed the speed of light. For more information, the Wikipedia has an article on "velocity addition".
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y ago
Speed of light in vacuum . . . 299,792,458 meters per second, slower in material media
Speed of sound
in standard atmosphere . . . 343 meters per second, different in various substances
Their sum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299,792,801 meters per second
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∙ 7y agoThe speed of light in vacuum added to the speed of sound in dry air at 20 deg C at sea level is 299,792,798 metres per second.
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Is the speed of sound as speed of light?
The speed of light is much greater than the speed of sound.
Is the speed of light or sound faster?
The speed of light is about 880 thousand timesfaster than the speed of sound.
How is the speed of light and speed of sound related?
The speed of light is about 900,000 times as fast as the speed of sound in air.
What is farster the speed of light or the speed of sound?
The speed of light is more than 850 thousand times the speed of sound.
Which is faster the speed of sound in air or the speed of light in air?
Speed of light in air ~ speed of light in vavuum = 3,00 *10^8 m/s speed of sound in air ~ 330 m/s. Speed of light is faster than sound in air
Is the speed of sound as speed of light?
The speed of light is much greater than the speed of sound.
Is the speed of light or sound faster?
The speed of light is about 880 thousand timesfaster than the speed of sound.
How fast is the speed of sound and speed of light added together?
If you try to measure it its still the speed of light : 186,000 miles per second PLUS about 0.2 miles per second.
How is the speed of light and speed of sound related?
The speed of light is about 900,000 times as fast as the speed of sound in air.
Which was the fastest the speed of light or the speed of sound?
speed of light
What is farster the speed of light or the speed of sound?
The speed of light is more than 850 thousand times the speed of sound.
Why speed of light is greater than speed of sound?
The speed of light is the speed at which electromagnetic waves propagate through a medium. The speed of sound is the speed at which acoustic waves propagate through a medium. As the speed of sound relies on the medium moreso than the speed of light, sound propagates much slower than light.
When was The Sound the Speed the Light created?
The Sound the Speed the Light was created on 2009-10-06.
Which is faster the speed of sound in air or the speed of light in air?
Speed of light in air ~ speed of light in vavuum = 3,00 *10^8 m/s speed of sound in air ~ 330 m/s. Speed of light is faster than sound in air
What is faster in speed light or sound?
Light; The speed of light is 300,000 km/s yet the speed of sound is just 343 m / s
What is the speed of electricity or lightning compared to the speed of sound and light?
The speed of lightning is somewhere between that of light and sound which is why most scientists would agree that the speed of light and the speed of sound make a good comparison to that of lightning and electricity.
Does light travel at half the speed of sound?
No. Light travels at about 875 thousand times the speed of sound.
