Easy MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2021

Electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by E = 50 sin(500x $-$ 10 $\times$ 1010 t) V/m The velocity of electromagnetic wave in this medium is :

(Given C = speed of light in vacuum)

  1. A ${3 \over 2}$C
  2. B C
  3. C ${2 \over 3}$C Correct answer
  4. D ${C \over 2}$

Solution

$V = {\omega \over K} = {{10 \times {{10}^{10}}} \over {500}} = 2 \times {10^8}$<br><br>$V = {{2C} \over 3}$.

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Electromagnetic Waves · Topic: Maxwell's Equations

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