Electromagnetic wave consists of periodically oscillating electric and magnetic vectors

  • A

    in mutually perpendicular planes but vibrating with a phase difference of $\pi $

  • B

    in mutually perpendicular planes but vibrating with a phase difference of $\frac {\pi }{2}$

  • C

    in randomly oriented planes but vibrating in phase

  • D

    in mutually perpendicular planes but vibrating in phase

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