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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Which of the following statements are correct?
A. In a region of free space with electric field E, there is an energy density \( \frac{1}{2}\epsilon_0 E^2 \)
B. An electromagnetic wave contains both electric and magnetic field.
C. Electromagnetic waves do not exert pressure
D. Hertz could not establish the wave nature of radiation.
E. No material medium is required for vibrations of electric field and magnetic field.

  1. A A, B, D and E only
  2. B A, B and E only
  3. C B, C and D only
  4. D B, C, D and E only
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(B) A, B and E only

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Statements A, B, and E correctly describe the energy density, composition, and self-sustaining nature of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum. Statement C is incorrect because EM waves do exert radiation pressure, and Statement D is incorrect because Hertz's experiments were the…