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How does the speed of laser light compare with that of ordinary light?

Correct answer B. Equal to ordinary light

Explanation

Laser light is ordinary electromagnetic radiation, special only for being coherent and monochromatic, so in a vacuum it travels at the same speed c as any light.

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