Electromagnetic Wave and their Characteristics

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Electromagnetic Wave and their Characteristics: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Electromagnetic Waves, Radiation Pressure, Intensity of Electromagnetic Wave, Sources of Electromagnetic Waves and, Energy Density of Electromagnetic Wave

Important Questions on Electromagnetic Wave and their Characteristics

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An electromagnetic wave is travelling in a medium with a velocity v =v i ^ . The electric field oscillations, of this electromagnetic wave wave, are along the y – axis.

(a) Identify the direction in which the magnetic field oscillations are taking place, of the electromagnetic wave wave.

(b) How are the magnitudes of the electric and magnetic fields in the electromagnetic wave related to each other?

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The following constituent radiations of electromagnetic spectrum and their use is mentioned below

(i) Produce intense heating effect.

(ii) Is absorbed by the ozone layer in the atmosphere-ultraviolet radiation.

(iii) Is used for studying crystal structure X-rays.

How many of them are correct?

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In a plane electromagnetic wave travelling in free space, the electric field component oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of 2.0×1010 Hz and amplitude 48 V m-1. Then the amplitude of oscillating magnetic field is: (Speed of light in free space = 3×108 m s-1)

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Electromagnetic waves travelling in a medium having relative permeability μr=1.3 and relative permittivity εr=2.14 . The speed of electromagnetic waves in the medium must be 

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The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave propagating along the z-axis varies with time with an amplitude of 2 V m-1. The average energy density of the magnetic field (in J m-3) is :

Take: ε0=8.854×10-12 F m-1

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Which of the following pairs of space and time-varying E and B fields would generate a plane electromagnetic wave travelling in the (+x) direction?

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Wavelength of EM waves varies from ______ to ________

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The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave varies with time with an amplitude of 2 V m-1 propagating along z -axis. The average energy density of the magnetic field (in J m-3 ) is (Take: ε0=8.854×10-12 F m-1)

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The amplitude of the magnetic field of a harmonic electromagnetic wave in vacuum is B0=510 nT. The amplitude of the electric field part of the wave is

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The spectrum of an oil flame is an example of

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If νg, νX and νm are the wave speeds of gamma rays, X- rays and microwaves respectively in vacuum, then

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Suppose that the electric field part of an electromagnetic wave in a vacuum is E=(3.1 N/C)cos [(1.8 rad/m)y +(5.4 ×106 rad/s)t] i^ . What is the frequency?

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The oscillating magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by By=8×10-6 sin[2×1011t +300 πx] T. Calculate the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave. 

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If the amplitude of the magnetic field is 3×10-6 T, then amplitude of the electric field for an electromagnetic waves is

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Which of the following are false for electromagnetic waves

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Consider an oscillator which has a charged particle and oscillates about its mean position with a frequency of 300 MHz. The wavelength of electromagnetic waves produced by this oscillator is

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Which of the following is an electromagnetic wave?

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Which one of them is used to produce a propagating electromagnetic wave?

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Let E=E0 sin[ 106x -ωt]  be the electric field of plane electromagnetic wave, the value of ω is

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Which of the following is not true for electromagnetic waves