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The electric field of an electromagnetic wave travelling through vacuum is given by the equation `E=E_(0) sin (k x - omega t)`. The quantity that is independent of wavelength is

A

a. `(k)/(omega)`

B

b. `k omega`

C

c. `omega`

D

d. k

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