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An electromagnetic wave has a frequency of 500 MHz and a wavelength of 60 cm. Calculate the speed of the wave. Name the medium through which it is traveling. - Physics

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An electromagnetic wave has a frequency of 500 MHz and a wavelength of 60 cm.
    1. Calculate the speed of the wave.
    2. Name the medium through which it is traveling.
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Solution

a. We know that, 

v = f λ 

Here it is given that c = 3 × 108 m/s

and, f = 500 MHz = 500 × 10Hz

λ = 60 cm = 0.6 m 

∴ v = (500 × 10) × (0.6) = 3 × 10m/s

which is the same as the velocity of the e-m wave in vacuum or air.

b. The medium through which it is travelling is either air or vacuum.

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