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Do gamma rays travel the speed of light?
Gamma rays travel exactly the speed of light because gamma rays are light
Which ray is the fastest gamma alpha beta?
Gamma rays. Since they are electromagnetic waves, they travel at the speed of light.
How many km hr do gamma rays travel at?
Gamma rays travel at the same speed (in a vacuum) as all Electromagnetic radiation, that is 2.99 792 458 x 108 m/s. There are 1000 metres in a kilometre, making 2.99 792 458 x 105 km/s. Since there are 3600 seconds in an hour gamma rays travel at 1.079252849 x 109 km/hr or 1,079,252,849 km/hr. (roughly a billion)
Is it true that gamma rays travel with constant velocity?
Yes. Gamma Rays are photons (like visible light, just at another part of the electromagnetic spectrum). They travel with constant velocity at the speed of light (only in a vacuum). Although the original speed of the gamma ray varies.
Which is the most penetrating rays x-rays or gamma rays?
Gamma rays are the most penetration rays because of its shortest wave length...
Is it true that the three major kinds of radiation gamma rays can penetrate the farthest into a material?
Gamma rays can travel furthest into a material which is why it is emitted in a nuclear bomb blast. In a supernova gamma rays are burst out in all directions. Gamma rays are so deadly all life on Earth could be annihilated because of a single supernova from as far as 7 light years away!
How far will gamma travel?
Gamma Rays will travel as long as they have energy
Why do gamma rays travel at the speed of light?
Gamma rays travel at the speed of light because both light and gamma rays are variants of the same thing: electromagnetic radiation.
What happens in a year to a supernova?
It's gamma rays will have traveled one light year.
Can gamma rays travel in a vacuum?
yes they can they travel up to bum
Why do gamma rays travel farthest through matter?
They have less mass than other rays. Gamma rays are basically a wave, like sound.
Do gamma rays travel the speed of light?
Gamma rays travel exactly the speed of light because gamma rays are light
Why gamma rays travel as fast as the speed of light?
Because gamma rays are exactly the same thing that light is, only with shorter wavelengths.
Wwhat speed do gamma rays travel at?
Like all forms of light (ie, electro-magnetic radiation), gamma rays in a vacuum travel at exactly 299,792,458 meters per second.
What kind of gamma ray can penetrate solids?
Gamma rays are gamma rays are gamma rays.
Which ray is the fastest gamma alpha beta?
Gamma rays. Since they are electromagnetic waves, they travel at the speed of light.
What are the similarities between light and gamma rays?
Light ray and gamma ray both travel in a straight line.
