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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

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D

Are not electromagnetic waves

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The correct Answer is:
B
Because `lambda_("radio") gt gt lambda_("light")`
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