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The american physical chemist gilbert newton lewis (1875-1946) proposed a unit of time called a jiffy. according to lewis, 1 jiffy is the time it takes light to travel 1 cm. (c= 2.998 x 10^8 m/s)
a) if you perform a task in a jiffy, how long does it take in seconds?
b) how many jiffys are in one minute?

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