we are taught that all Em radiation forms travel at the velocity of light. However it is possible that X-rays actually travel slower. It is now thought that space-time is a flexible medium for the transportation of Em energy just as is water the medium for ther transportation of water waves.... It is noted that the shorter waves of water travekl slower than the much longer waves at sea, which can travel at 500 miles an hour. This is very likely due to the friction of the water molecules which at a small scale beocmes more significant in retarding the velocity of waves. If you drop a stone into a pool or pond you will observe that the small waves travel much slower than 500 MPH !!
No. In the same media, they all travel the same speed; in a vacuum, that's the Speed of Light. X-rays carry more energy, photon for photon, and therefore can do more work/damage when they collide with something, but not because they travel a different speed.
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we are taught that all Em radiation forms travel at the velocity of light. However it is possible that X-rays actually travel slower. It is now thought that space-time is a flexible medium for the transportation of Em energy just as is water the medium for ther transportation of water waves.... It is noted that the shorter waves of water travekl slower than the much longer waves at sea, which can travel at 500 miles an hour. This is very likely due to the friction of the water molecules which at a small scale beocmes more significant in retarding the velocity of waves. If you drop a stone into a pool or pond you will observe that the small waves travel much slower than 500 MPH !!
No. In the same media, they all travel the same speed; in a vacuum, that's the Speed of Light. X-rays carry more energy, photon for photon, and therefore can do more work/damage when they collide with something, but not because they travel a different speed.
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false - all em waves travel at the same speed in vacuum