Medium MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2020

The electric fields of two plane electromagnetic plane waves in vacuum are given by
$\overrightarrow {{E_1}} = {E_0}\widehat j\cos \left( {\omega t - kx} \right)$ and
$\overrightarrow {{E_2}} = {E_0}\widehat k\cos \left( {\omega t - ky} \right)$
At t = 0, a particle of charge q is at origin with
a velocity $\overrightarrow v = 0.8c\widehat j$ (c is the speed of light in vacuum). The instantaneous force experienced by the particle is :

  1. A ${E_0}q\left( {0.8\widehat i - \widehat j + 0.4\widehat k} \right)$
  2. B ${E_0}q\left( { - 0.8\widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k} \right)$
  3. C ${E_0}q\left( {0.8\widehat i + \widehat j + 0.2\widehat k} \right)$ Correct answer
  4. D ${E_0}q\left( {0.4\widehat i - 3\widehat j + 0.8\widehat k} \right)$

Solution

$\overrightarrow {{E_1}} = {E_0}\widehat j\cos \left( {\omega t - kx} \right)$ <br><br>Its corresponding magnetic field will be <br><br>$$\overrightarrow {{B_1}} = {{{E_0}} \over c}\widehat k\cos \left( {\omega t - kx} \right)$$ <br><br>$\overrightarrow {{E_2}} = {E_0}\widehat k\cos \left( {\omega t - ky} \right)$ <br><br>Also its corresponding magnetic field will be <br><br>$$\overrightarrow {{B_2}} = {{{E_0}} \over c}\widehat i\cos \left( {\omega t - ky} \right)$$ <br><br>Net force on charge particle <br><br>= $$q\overrightarrow {{E_1}} + q\overrightarrow {{E_2}} + q\overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow {{B_1}} $$$+ q\overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow {{B_2}}$ <br><br>= ${q{E_0}\widehat j}$ + ${q{E_0}\widehat k}$ + $$q\left( {0.8c\widehat j} \right) \times \left( {{{{E_0}} \over c}\widehat i} \right)$$ + $$q\left( {0.8c\widehat j} \right) \times \left( {{{{E_0}} \over c}\widehat i} \right)$$ <br><br>= ${E_0}q\left( {0.8\widehat i + \widehat j + 0.2\widehat k} \right)$

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

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