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  • May 20, 2008, 12:02 PM
    sunny101
    Electromagnetic waves
    Which is same for all kind of electromagnetic waves?
    Frequency , speed , energy
  • May 20, 2008, 12:31 PM
    Stratmando
    I would say speed, They can have different frequency and energy. Speed would be the same for all.
  • May 20, 2008, 02:58 PM
    Capuchin
    All of those three things can change.
  • May 20, 2008, 03:35 PM
    Stratmando
    I would believe Capichun, but if 1 was the answer, I would chose speed.
  • May 20, 2008, 03:49 PM
    Capuchin
    Yes, the speed of an EM wave is fixed when traveling through a particular medium. The change in speed is not a property of the wave, but of the material.

    You should point out to your teacher that EM waves can move at different speeds if they are in different media, though :)
  • May 23, 2008, 12:52 PM
    Cho
    Speed of EM waves depend on permitivity & permiability of the medium.And if frequency is constant energy is also constant.But frequency depends on speed which in turn depends on the medium of propagation
  • May 23, 2008, 12:55 PM
    Cho
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Stratmando
    I would say speed, They can have different frequency and energy. Speed would be the same for all.


    Speed depends on medium and , frequency and energy depends on speed
  • May 24, 2008, 11:57 AM
    kesavan
    In Vacuum, all of them are same speed, but other medium speed different

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