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A Levels Physics (9702)•9702/11/M/J/21
Question 25 from 9702/11/M/J/21

Explanation

Electromagnetic waves share speed in vacuum; X-rays have shorter wavelengths

Steps:

  • All electromagnetic waves, including microwaves and X-rays, propagate at the speed of light ccc in vacuum, so X-rays speed is X.
  • Microwave wavelengths are on the order of magnitude Y (typically centimeters to meters).
  • X-ray wavelengths are much shorter, on the order of picometers to nanometers, approximated as 10−Y10^{-Y}10−Y relative to microwave scale.
  • Thus, X-rays have speed X and wavelength order 10−Y10^{-Y}10−Y.

Why A is correct:

  • Matches the universal speed c=Xc = Xc=X for EM waves in vacuum and the relative wavelength scale where X-rays are orders smaller than microwaves.

Why the others are wrong:

  • B: Speed remains X, not 10X; wavelength is shorter, not Y.
  • C: Speed is X, not 10X10^X10X; wavelength is shorter, not Y.
  • D: Speed is X, not 10X; wavelength scale correct but speed incorrect.

Final answer: A

Topic: Electromagnetic spectrum

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