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The SI standard of time is based on:Group of answer choicesYearly revolution of the Earth about the sunA precision pendulum clockVibration of atoms of Cesium-133Frequency of light emitted from Krypton-86Daily rotation of the Earth

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The SI standard of time is based on:Group of answer choicesYearly revolution of the Earth about the sunA precision pendulum clockVibration of atoms of Cesium-133Frequency of light emitted from Krypton-86Daily rotation of the Earth

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The SI standard of time is based on the vibration of atoms of Cesium-133.

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