Is light is a electromagnetic wave ?

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Light is indeed an electromagnetic wave, as established by Maxwell's Theory of Electromagnetism. It travels at the speed of light, approximately 3.0 × 10^8 meters per second. While electromagnetic waves can be produced by oscillating electrons, they do not carry electrons themselves. Instead, they are often represented as photons moving through space. This distinction highlights the nature of electromagnetic radiation and its relationship to light.
yuganes warman
Electromagentic waves travels at the speed of light that is 3.0 × 10^8. Is the light itself is electromagnetic wave because if the light is a transverse wave which is the electromagnetic wave is transverse too does that makes the light as an electromagnetic wave ?
 
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thanks ! does electromagnetic waves caries elctrons as well ?
 
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