Light and Optics Question
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Which statement best explains the difference between light waves traveling through a vacuum and light waves traveling through a medium?
- Light waves traveling through a vacuum are transverse, but light waves traveling through a medium are longitudinal.
- Light waves traveling through a vacuum travel faster than light waves traveling through a medium.
- Light waves traveling through a vacuum have no mass, but light waves traveling through a medium have a mass greater than zero.
- Light waves traveling through a vacuum have a shorter wavelength than light waves traveling through a medium.