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What is the ratio of the speed of gamma rays to that of radio waves in vacuum?

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Since both gamma rays and radio waves are electromagnetic waves and all electromagnetic waves travel with same speed in vacuum.
Thus speed of gamma rays is equal to that of radio waves in vacuum.
Thus ratio of their speed is $1$ .

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