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x rays and visible light travel with same speed in vaccum,, will they travel with same speed in glass???

Profile image of tejas desai
14 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Ritvik Gautam
14 Years ago

Yes

Profile image of G Ashwin -
13 Years ago

X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation just like visible light. They travel at the same speed (299,792 km/s in a vacuum) as visible light.

The only difference is that x-rays have a much higher frequency (~10^18 Hz) and hence a much shorter wavelength (~1 nm) than visible light.

the speed should change after refraction in glass due to difference in wavelength. so they won''t travel with same speed