The velocity of electromagnetic radiation in a medium of permittivity ${\varepsilon _0}$  and permeability ${\mu _0}$ is given by 

  • [AIPMT 2008]
  • A

    $\sqrt {\frac{1}{{{\mu _0}{\varepsilon _0}}}} $

  • B

    $\;\sqrt {\frac{{{\mu _0}}}{{{\varepsilon _0}}}} $

  • C

    $\;\sqrt {\frac{{{\varepsilon _0}}}{{{\mu _0}}}} $

  • D

    $\;\sqrt {{\mu _0}{\varepsilon _0}} $

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