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A 5.09 × 1014-hertz electromagnetic wave is traveling through a transparent medium. The main factor that determines the speed of this wave is the

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We are given an electromagnetic wave with a frequency of 5.09 x 10^14 Hz and travelling through a transparent medium. If the medium was vacuum, the speed of the wave would be equal to the speed of light. Otherwise, the main factor that would determine the speed of the wave is its wavelength.
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