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All types of electromagnetic waves traveling through a vacuum travel at the speed of light The speed of light?
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Yes all types or kinds such as radio, micro, infra red, visible, ultra violet, X-ray and gamma ray all traverse with the same speed in vacuum ie free space. That speed will be 2.99797 x 10 8 metre/second. Or approximately 3 x108 m/s or we can say it to be
300,000 km per second. ie three hundred thousand kilometer per second.
But these kinds would have different frequencies and so they would have different wavelengths. The familiar relation to be kept in mind is C = nu * lambda
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Which type of wave travels faster gamma or radio?
The same. Both are electromagnetic waves; in a vacuum, they both travel at the speed of light.
What speed do radio waves travel in air?
Radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultra violet, XRays, and gamma rays are all part of the "electromagnetic spectrum". They are all electromagnetic radiation and they all travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second). The only difference between them is their frequencies (or wavelengths)
What term is used to describe the collection that includes gamma rays x-rays ultraviolet light visible light infrared radiation and radio waves?
All travel at the same speed through a vacuum
Can visible light travel faster in a vacuum than both xrays and radio waves?
No. We call it the "speed of light", but it's also the speed of radio, X-rays, heat, ultraviolet, microwave, gamma rays, etc, and all forms of electromagnetic radiation travel at the same speed, as long as they're in the same medium (vacuum or material substance).
What is the only time that light waves travel at the speed of light?
Light always travels at the speed of light. The only time that's 299,792,458 meters per second ( " c " ) is when it's traveling in vacuum.
Electromagnetic waves can travel through a?
Vacuum
Which can travel through a vacuum?
Electromagnetic waves.
Types of electromagnetic waves traveling through a vacuum travel at the speed of light The speed of light?
is a constant, about 300,000,000 m/s.
Do microwave travel through vacuum?
Yes, any electromagnetic wave can travel through a vacuum.
Is it possible for a electromagnetic wave to travel through a vacuum?
yes, they can travel.
Do infrared waves travel through a vacuum?
Yes, infrared waves are part of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum and all electromagnetic radiation will propagate through a vacuum.
Is it true that unlike mechanical waves electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum such as you would find in space?
Correct, electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum. Sunlight is an example of this.
What Waves that can travel through a vacuum?
Electromagnetic waves.
What kind of energy can travel through a vacuum?
electromagnetic energy
What kind of wave can travel through vacuum?
Electromagnetic waves.
Can microwave travel through vacuum?
A microwave is near the "red" side of the electromagnetic scale. All electromagnetic travels at the same rate. Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation which travels through a vacuum (space). Thereofore, being a part of electormagnetic radiation, microwaves will travel through a vacuum.
Do electromagnetic waves all travel at the same speed through space?
Through a vacuum ... yes. Through outer space, which is not quite a vacuum ... not quite, but very very close.
