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COMEDK · Physics · 24. Electromagnetic Waves

The ratio of amplitude of magnetic field to the amplitude of electric field of an electromagnetic wave propagating in vacuum is

  1. A reciprocal of speed of light in vacuum
  2. B the speed of light in vacuum
  3. C proportional to frequency of the electromagnetic wave
  4. D inversely proportional to the frequency of the electromagnetic wave
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(A) reciprocal of speed of light in vacuum

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For an electromagnetic wave, Speed of electromagnetic wave, \(c=\frac{E_0}{B_0}\) \(\therefore \frac{B_0}{E_0}=\frac{1}{c}=\) reciprocal of speed