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Light is electromagnetic radiation. The speed of light in a vacuum is the speed for all electromagnetic radiation, as long as it is measured in vacuo.

When e-m radiation travels through something other than a vacuum, it travels more slowly. How much slower sometimes varies according to the wavelength of the radiation.

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