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Radio wave diffract around building although light waves do not. The reason is that radio waves

A

travel with speed larger than c

B

have much larger wavelength than light

C

are not electromagnetic waves

D

None of these.

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B
The wavelength of radiowaves being much larger than light, has a size comparable to those of buildings, hence diffract from them.
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