2006-11-07 15:19:48 · 9 answers · asked by sblues 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
All electromagnetic waves travel at the same velocity c.
2006-11-07 15:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
X-rays move at the speed of light, but when x-rays, or any electromagnetic radiation, move through matter, their speeds appear to change. EM radiation is almost always slowed down by matter, but X-rays constitute a special case. They sometimes can move faster than the speed of light when propogated through certain media. Weird.
2006-11-08 01:31:45 · answer #2 · answered by Biznachos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
X-rays are Electromagnetic Radiation,
so the answer is Speed of Light, c, which depends on the medium,
in Vacuum 299,792,458 m / s, in any other medium: c/sqrt (relative_mu *relative_epsilon)
No information can travel faster than light. In superluminal experiments the group velocity of peak was always no more than c. Phase velocity can be anything, even much bigger than c.
2006-11-07 23:40:38 · answer #3 · answered by justiceforall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
X-rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum (including visible light) which I believe all travel at the speed of light, depending on the medium they are traveling through.
2006-11-07 23:24:26 · answer #4 · answered by JBarleycorn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
x-rays are belonging to the electromagnetic spectrum so they travel with the velocity of light (3*(10^8)m/s)
2006-11-08 04:05:52 · answer #5 · answered by sona 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10power of 11
to 10 power 0f 8
metre per second.
2006-11-07 23:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
c, the speed of light.
2006-11-07 23:53:54 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
299,792,458 metres per second
2006-11-07 23:32:11 · answer #8 · answered by Master J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask the radiologist
2006-11-07 23:20:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋