Gujarati
Hindi
8.Electromagnetic waves
easy

In an electromagnetic wave the energy density associated with magnetic field will be

A

$\frac{1}{2}\,L{I^2}$

B

$\frac{{{B^2}}}{{2{\mu _0}}}$

C

$\frac{{1\,}}{2}{\mu _0}{B^2}$

D

$\frac{{1\,}}{2}\frac{{{\mu _0}}}{{{B^2}}}$

Solution

Energy density due to electric field $=\frac{1}{2} \epsilon E^{2}$

Energy density due to magnetic field $=\frac{1}{2} \frac{B^{2}}{\mu}$

since $\frac{E}{B}=c=\frac{1}{\sqrt{\epsilon \mu}}$

Energy density is equally contributed to by electric and magnetic fields.

Standard 12
Physics

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