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How is the speed of Electromagnetic waves in vacuum determined by the electric and magnetic fields?

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Speed of Electromagnetic wave
`= ("Peak value of Electric field ")/("Peak value of magnetic field ")`
` c = (E_(0))/(B_(0))`
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