All electromagnetic waves, regardless of their frequency or wavelength (radio waves, microwaves, visible light, X-rays, gamma rays), travel at the speed of light in a vacuum.
The velocity of electromagnetic waves is
Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 66th · Topic: Wave Motion (Electromagnetic Waves: Properties, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Energy and Momentum)
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