Input interpretation
halogenated compounds | speed of light
Summary
median | 2.13×10^8 m/s highest | 2.4263×10^8 m/s (1, 1, 2, 2-tetrafluoroethane) lowest | 1.68×10^8 m/s (lithium bromide) distribution | | (based on 9 values; 11 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
1-chloro-1-propene | acetyl fluoride | cupric fluoride | hydrofluoric acid | hydrogen chloride | lithium chloride | potassium chloride | potassium iodide | rubidium fluoride | sodium fluoride | zinc fluoride (total: 11)
Distribution plots
(speed of light in millions of meters per second)
Speed of light rankings
1 | lithium bromide | 1.68×10^8 m/s 2 | sodium bromide | 1.8215×10^8 m/s 3 | iodoacetonitrile | 1.905×10^8 m/s 4 | chlorocyclopentane | 2.066×10^8 m/s 5 | fluorocyclohexane | 2.13×10^8 m/s 6 | methyl chloride | 2.2391×10^8 m/s 7 | hydrogen bromide | 2.263×10^8 m/s 8 | fluoromethane | 2.2775×10^8 m/s 9 | 1, 1, 2, 2-tetrafluoroethane | 2.4263×10^8 m/s (based on 9 values; 11 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median speed of light 2.13×10^8 m/s
213000 km/s (kilometers per second)
4.76×10^8 mph (miles per hour)
132000 mi/s (miles per second)
0.709 c (speed of light)
Comparison for median speed of light 2.13×10^8 m/s
≈ 1.7 × speed of light in diamond ( ≈ 1.24×10^8 m/s )
Corresponding quantities
Time to travel 1 meter from t = d/v: | 4.7 ns (nanoseconds)
Time to travel 1 kilometer from t = d/v: | 4.7 µs (microseconds)
Relativistic factor γ from γ = (1 - v^2/c^2)^(-1/2): | 1.4