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3 years ago

All types of electromagnetic waves moves with speed of light in *

Physics

1 answer:

Fiesta28 [93]3 years ago

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Answer:

in a vacuum

Explanation:

Electromagnetic waves are waves consisting of oscillations of electric and magnetic fields along a plane perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave (transverse waves)

Electromagnetic waves are the only waves being able to travel in a vacuum, since they do not need a medium to propagate.

In a vacuum, all electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed, called speed of light, whose value is:

$c=3.0\cdot 10^8 m/s$

The speed of the waves is actually reduced when they enter a medium, according to

$v=\frac{c}{n}$

where n is the refractive index of the medium.

Electromagnetic waves are also classified into 7 different types according to their wavelength. From shortest to longest wavelength, we have:

Gamma rays

X-rays

Ultraviolet

Visible light

Infrared

Microwaves

Radio waves

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