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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do different parts of the em spectrum travel in a vacuum

OpenStudy (anonymous):

we dont have any textbooks for science

OpenStudy (jamesj):

Really? Then how does your teacher think you can answer this question or all the ones before it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

usually look at what the worksheet has but it doesnt help

OpenStudy (jamesj):

All parts of the EM spectrum travel through a vacuum or any other material both as a wave and as photons. Photons are the smallest bundles of energy, sometimes called quanta.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how fast?

OpenStudy (jamesj):

In a vacuum all photons travel at the speed of light.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[c = 299 792 458 m/s \]

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