gamma-rays are also called electromagnet...

`gamma`-rays are also called electromagnetic waves. Why?

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`gamma`-rays are photons of short wavelength. They travel with the speed of em waves and exhibit those phenomena which are being exhibated by electromagnetic waves. Hence `gamma`-rays are called electromagnetic waves.

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The electromagnetic waves

travel with the speed of sound

travel with the same speed in all media

travel in free space with the speed of light

do not travel through a medium

Electromagnetic waves are

transverse

longitudinal

longitudinal or transverse

none of these

X -rays and gamma rays are both electromagnetic waves. Which of the following statements is true

In general X-rays have larger wavelength than of gamma rays

X -rays have smaller wavelength than that of gamma rays

Gamma rays have smaller frequency than that of X - rays

Wavelength and frequency of X-rays are both larger than that of gamma rays