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Question 15

An X-ray telemetry burst from an automated scientific explorer near a moon of Jupiter takes 444444 minutes to reach an Earth-orbiting observatory.

A radio beacon transmission from a lunar scientific outpost takes 1.321.321.32 seconds to reach the same observatory.

a.

Calculate how many times further the Jupiter explorer is from the observatory than the lunar outpost.

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b.

State the fundamental property of electromagnetic waves that you used to make this calculation.

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5.2 The electromagnetic spectrum Questions

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26 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 5.2 The electromagnetic spectrum. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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