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Which physical quantity is the same for UV rays, red light and radio waves when they are travelling in vacuum? - Physics (Theory)

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Which physical quantity is the same for UV rays, red light and radio waves when they are travelling in vacuum?

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The physical quantity that is identical for all electromagnetic waves in a vacuum is speed (the speed of light, approximately 3 × 108 m/s.

While their wavelengths and frequencies differ significantly, they all travel at this same constant velocity because they are all composed of oscillating electric and magnetic fields.

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