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All ectromagnetic waves travel at the same speed: approximately 3x108 m/s.

Actually it depends on the medium that the wave is passing through. The speed of light in air is slower than speed of light in a vacuum. Sound waves depend on their medium too. Sound is faster in water than in air. Ocean waves travel faster in the open sea than they do at shore.

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