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Gamma radiation is the fastest, as it is light.

speed of gamma radiation = c (light speed)

speed of beta radiation < c ( below light speed )

speed of alpha radiation < c/10 ( far below light speed )

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How the speed of visible light compare with gamma rays when both speeds are measured in a vacuum?

Both visible light and gamma rays travel at the same speed in a vacuum, which is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second. This speed is often denoted by the letter 'c' in physics equations and is considered to be the speed of light in a vacuum, which is a universal constant.


How does the wavelength of gamma rays compare to the wavelength of visible light?

It is electromagnetic radiation, which is the same in composition as visible light but has a much higher frequency/shorter wavelength, and will do damage to any biological material it passes through. Both travel at the same speed ('velocity of light') but gamma radiation can penetrate material opaque to visible light.


How does the speed of visible light compare with the speed of gamma rays when both speeds are measured in a vacuum?

The speed of light in glass is the reciprocal of the refractive index of the glass or 1/(refractive index). Not all glass is the same: its refractive index can range from less than 1.5 for Pyrex (a borosilicate glass) to more than 1.9 for (impure) flint glass. This means the speed of light in glass can range between 0.52 and 0.68 of its speed in vacuum.


Is it true that gamma rays travel with constant velocity?

Yes. Gamma Rays are photons (like visible light, just at another part of the electromagnetic spectrum). They travel with constant velocity at the speed of light (only in a vacuum). Although the original speed of the gamma ray varies.


Do gamma rays travel the speed of light?

Yes, gamma rays travel at the speed of light, which is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second in a vacuum. This is because gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, like visible light and radio waves, and all forms of electromagnetic radiation travel at the speed of light in a vacuum.

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How does the speed of visible light compare to the speed of gamma rays?

The speed of visible light is the same as the speed of gamma rays, which is approximately 186,282 miles per second in a vacuum.


How does the speed of visible light compare with the speed of gamma rays when both speeds are maeasured in a vacuum?

If both of them are in the same substance, then their speeds are equal.


How the speed of visible light compare with gamma rays when both speeds are measured in a vacuum?

Both visible light and gamma rays travel at the same speed in a vacuum, which is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second. This speed is often denoted by the letter 'c' in physics equations and is considered to be the speed of light in a vacuum, which is a universal constant.


How does the wavelength of gamma rays compare to the wavelength of visible light?

It is electromagnetic radiation, which is the same in composition as visible light but has a much higher frequency/shorter wavelength, and will do damage to any biological material it passes through. Both travel at the same speed ('velocity of light') but gamma radiation can penetrate material opaque to visible light.


How does the speed of light compare with the speed of gamma rays when both speeds are measured in a vacuum?

Same speed - light and gamma rays are both electromagnetic waves, but with different frequencies.


How does the speed of microwaves compare to the speed of visible light when measured in a vacuum?

They are equal.


How does the speed of visible light compare with the speed of gamma rays when both speeds are measured in a vacuum?

The speed of light in glass is the reciprocal of the refractive index of the glass or 1/(refractive index). Not all glass is the same: its refractive index can range from less than 1.5 for Pyrex (a borosilicate glass) to more than 1.9 for (impure) flint glass. This means the speed of light in glass can range between 0.52 and 0.68 of its speed in vacuum.


Is it true that gamma rays travel with constant velocity?

Yes. Gamma Rays are photons (like visible light, just at another part of the electromagnetic spectrum). They travel with constant velocity at the speed of light (only in a vacuum). Although the original speed of the gamma ray varies.


Do gamma rays travel the speed of light?

Yes, gamma rays travel at the speed of light, which is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second in a vacuum. This is because gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, like visible light and radio waves, and all forms of electromagnetic radiation travel at the speed of light in a vacuum.


How does light speed as a constant apply to things such as x rays gamma rays etc and anything else beyond visible light in the spectrum?

Light speed as a constant applies to the spectrum beyond visible light the same way as visible light c= fw where c is a constant then the product of wavelength w and frequency f is a constant beyond the visible spectrum.


Why do gamma rays travel at the speed of light?

Gamma rays travel at the speed of light because both light and gamma rays are variants of the same thing: electromagnetic radiation.


Do other forms of radiation from the electromagnetic spectrum also travel at the speed of light?

Yes, all forms of electromagnetic radiation, including gamma rays, X-rays, visible light, ultraviolet light, infrared light, microwaves, and radio waves, travel at the same speed in a vacuum, which is the speed of light.