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MHT CET · Physics · Electromagnetic Waves

The velocity of electromagnetic radiation in a medium of permittivity \(\varepsilon_{0}\) and permeability \(\mu_{0}\) is given by

  1. A \(\sqrt{\frac{\varepsilon_{0}}{\mu_{0}}}\)
  2. B \(\sqrt{\mu_{0} \varepsilon_{0}}\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_{0} \varepsilon_{0}}}\)
  4. D \(\sqrt{\frac{\mu_{0}}{\varepsilon_{0}}}\)
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(C) \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_{0} \varepsilon_{0}}}\)

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Velocity of electromagnetic radiation is the velocity of light \((c)\), ie,
\(
c=\frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_{0} \varepsilon_{0}}}
\)
where \(\mu_{0}\) is the permeability and \(\varepsilon_{0}\) is the permittivity of free space.