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Question 121

What is the velocity of a radio wave traveling through free space?

  1. Speed of lightCorrect answer
  2. Speed of sound
  3. 0.86 times the speed of light
  4. 1.86 times the speed of sound

Explanation

Radio waves are electromagnetic radiation, the same phenomenon as light, so in free space they travel at the speed of light regardless of frequency or power. Sound is a mechanical wave and travels roughly a million times slower.

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