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Why is the ratio of the velocities of light of wavelengths 4000 Å and 8000 Å in vacuum 1 : 1?

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In vacuum, light of all the wavelengths travel with the same velocity `i.e.3xx10^(8)ms^(-1)` therefore, the ratio of the velocities of the two light waves is `1`.
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