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The speed of UV light in a vacuum is the same as visible light, infrared light, radio waves, x-rays, gamma rays, etc.: 299,792,458 m/s. All light in a vacuum has the same speed and it is constant, that's one of the basis of Einstein's relativity and is why the famous equation E=mc^2 works, c being the speed of light in a vacuum.

Also, it can be proven that not just light, but anyparticle with no mass has to travel at the speed of light.

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