(iii) The speed of electromagnetic wave in vacuum depends upon the source of radiationlt (a) increases as we move from y-rays to radio waves (b) decreases as we move from 7-rays to radio waves (c) is same for all of them (d) None of the above

(iii) The speed of electromagnetic wave in vacuum depends upon the source of radiationlt (a) increases as we move from y-rays to radio waves (b) decreases as we move from 7-rays to radio waves (c) is same for all of them (d) None of the above

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(iii) The speed of electromagnetic wave in vacuum depends upon the source of radiation It
(a) increases as we move from y-rays to radio waves
(b) decreases as we move from y-rays to radio waves
(c) is same for all of them
(d) None of the above

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