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electomagnetic waves are transverse waves...

electromagnetic waves do not need any medium to travel

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Q: What are the properties of electromagnetic waves?
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Which waves have some electrical properties and some magneric properties?

Electromagnetic Waves.


What waves have some electrical properties and some magnetc properties?

Electromagnetic Waves.


Which waves have some electrical properties and some magnetic properties?

The answer is electromagnetic waves.


How do waves differ from one another?

Electromagnetic waves differ in there properties because of the difference in there frequency


What properties are the same for all electromagnetic waves in a vacuum?

Their speeds are all the same.


What models explain the behavior of electromagnetic waves?

Many properties of electronmagnetic waves can be explained by a wave model. However, some properties can be explained by a particle model.


What are properties of waves?

There are different kinds of wave, such as sound waves, electromagnetic waves, water waves etc. So the first property I would describe as the wave medium. Then you would have the additional properties of amplitude and frequency.


Are all waves mechanical waves?

maybe? ----- No, you are forgetting about electromagnetic radiation such as a light, radio, x-rays, and so on that also have wave properties. Mechanical waves are able to travel through matter but electromagnetic waves can travel in a vacuum.


When electromagnetic waves are moving through matter the speed of electromagnetic waves depends on?

Velocity of light in a medium depends on the electric and magnetic properties of that medium, namely permittivity, and permeability.


Are the sun's rays mechanical waves or electromagnetic waves?

Electromagnetic waves


What are three properties of waves?

There are different kinds of wave, such as sound waves, electromagnetic waves, water waves etc. So the first property I would describe as the wave medium. Then you would have the additional properties of amplitude and frequency.


How are electromagnetic waves different to radio waves?

Radio waves ARE electromagnetic waves.