What is the speed of all forms of electromagnetic radiation in a vacuum

Physics

1 answer:

marysya [2.9K]3 years ago

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Answer:

$3.0 \cdot 10^8 m/s$ (speed of light)

Explanation:

Electromagnetic waves are oscillations of the electric and the magnetic field that occur in a plane perpendicular to the direction of travelling of the wave.

All electromagnetic waves travel in a vacuum at the same speed, whose value is:

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

And this value is called speed of light.

Electromagnetic waves are classified into 7 different types, depending on their wavelength/frequency. From highest to lowest frequency, we have:

Gamma rays

X-rays

Ultraviolet radiation

Visible light

Infrared radiation

Microwaves

Radio waves

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