Practice mode Everyday Science

On what is the SI standard of time based?

Correct answer E. None of these

Explanation

Since 1967 the second has been defined by the radiation of the caesium-133 atom, exactly 9,192,631,770 cycles, so none of the listed options, including krypton-86 light, is correct.

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