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COMEDK · Physics · 24. Electromagnetic Waves

The electric and magnetic fields associated with an electromagnetic wave propagating along \(+z\) axis, can be represented by

  1. A \(E=E_0 i, \quad B=B_0 j\)
  2. B \(E=E_0 i, \quad B=B_0 k\)
  3. C \(E=E_0 k, \quad B=B_0 j\)
  4. D \(E=E_0 j, \quad B=B_0 k\)
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(A) \(E=E_0 i, \quad B=B_0 j\)

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An electromagnetic wave propagates in the direction of the vector \(\vec{E} \times \vec{B}\). The direction of propagation is given as the \(+z\) axis, which corresponds to the unit vector \(\hat{k}\). We check the cross products for the given options: For option (FLnIo):…
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