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When you say slowest wave are you including every possible wave or only the electromagnetic waves?
slowest electromagnetic wave is radio waves.
All other waves can vary pretty large
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In the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, gamma rays) all waves will travel at the same speed, 300million metres per second, through a vacuum. In other materials, such as glass, these waves will travel slower. (about 200million metres per second in glass).
Different kinds of these waves will be slowed different amounts by the materials they pass through, but only very slightly. With special materials created in labs, scientists have been able to slow light down to very slow speeds.
The speed of sound in air is about 1200km/h (765mph) - but sound will travel at different speeds depending on the material it travels through.
Hope this helps :-)
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