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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Electromagnetic Waves

The average value of electric energy density in an electromagnetic wave is.
[where \(\mathrm{E}_0\) is peak value]

  1. A \(\frac{\epsilon_0 \mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{rms}}^2}{4}\)
  2. B \(\frac{1}{2} \epsilon_0 \mathrm{E}_0^2\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{2} \epsilon_0 \mathrm{E}_0\)
  4. D \(\frac{1}{4} \epsilon_0 \mathrm{E}_0^2\)
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(D) \(\frac{1}{4} \epsilon_0 \mathrm{E}_0^2\)

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The energy density in EM wave is \(\mathrm{u}=\frac{1}{2} \varepsilon_{\mathrm{o}} \mathrm{E}^2=\frac{1}{2} \varepsilon_{\mathrm{o}} \mathrm{E}_0^2 \sin ^2(\omega \mathrm{t}-\mathrm{kx})\) \(\therefore \quad\) Average energy density,…