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Rank these electromagnetic waves on the basisof their speed (in vacuum). Rank from fastest to slowest. To rankitems as equivalent, overlap them. yellow light FM radio wave green light X-ray AM radio wave
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Rank these electromagnetic waves on the basisof their speed (in vacuum).

Rank from fastest to slowest. To rankitems as equivalent, overlap them.
yellow light
FM radio wave
green light
X-ray
AM radio wave
infrared wave

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All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in a vacuum

Step-by-step explanation:

All the wave listed in the question are electromagnetic waves. The speed of electromagnetic waves (collectively called light) in a vacuum is fixed. Its value is 3×10^8 ms^-1. This is a constant for all electromagnetic waves irrespective of their frequency.

Hence for any electromagnetic wave, its speed is 3×10^8 ms^-1, this will be the common velocity of all the electromagnetic waves listed in the question in a vacuum thus we can not rank them according to speed.

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