Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic spectrum

Electromagnetic spectrum — practice question

How fast do X-rays travel in a vacuum and in air?

  • Ain a vacuum $3.0 \times 10^6\,\text{m s}^{-1}$; in air $2.0 \times 10^6\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • Bin a vacuum $3.0 \times 10^6\,\text{m s}^{-1}$; in air $3.0 \times 10^6\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • Cin a vacuum $3.0 \times 10^8\,\text{m s}^{-1}$; in air $2.0 \times 10^8\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • Din a vacuum $3.0 \times 10^8\,\text{m s}^{-1}$; in air $3.0 \times 10^8\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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