Which of the following statement is false for the properties of electromagnetic waves ?

  • [AIPMT 2010]
  • A

    Both electric and magnetic field  vectors attain the maxima and minima at the same place and same time.

  • B

    The energy in  electromagnetic wave is divided equally between electric and magnetic vectors.

  • C

    Both electric and  magnetic field vectors are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the direction of propagation of wave

  • D

    These waves do not require any material medium for propagation

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A plane $EM$ wave travelling in vacuum along $z-$ direction is given by $\vec E = {E_0}\,\,\sin (kz - \omega t)\hat i$ and $\vec B = {B_0}\,\,\sin (kz - \omega t)\hat j$.

$(i)$ Evaluate $\int {\vec E.\overrightarrow {dl} } $ over the rectangular loop $1234$ shown in figure.

$(ii)$ Evaluate $\int {\vec B} .\overrightarrow {ds} $ over the surface bounded by loop $1234$.

$(iii)$ $\int {\vec E.\overrightarrow {dl}  =  - \frac{{d{\phi _E}}}{{dt}}} $ to prove $\frac{{{E_0}}}{{{B_0}}} = c$

$(iv)$ By using similar process and the equation $\int {\vec B} .\overrightarrow {dl}  = {\mu _0}I + { \in _0}\frac{{d{\phi _E}}}{{dt}}$ , prove that  $c = \frac{1}{{\sqrt {{\mu _0}{ \in _0}} }}$ 

In a plane $EM$ wave, the electric field oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of $5 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{~Hz}$ and an amplitude of $50 \mathrm{Vm}^{-1}$. The total average energy density of the electromagnetic field of the wave is :

[Use $\varepsilon_0=8.85 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{C}^2 / \mathrm{Nm}^2$ ]

  • [JEE MAIN 2024]

Which scientist discarded postulate of ether? 

An electron is constrained to move along the $y-$axis with a speed of $0.1\, c$ (c is the speed of light) in the presence of electromagnetic wave, whose electric field is $\overrightarrow{ E }=30 \hat{ j } \sin \left(1.5 \times 10^{7} t -5 \times 10^{-2} x \right)\, V / m$ The maximum magnetic force experienced by the electron will be: (given $c=3 \times 10^{8}\, ms ^{-1}$ and electron charge $\left.=1.6 \times 10^{-19} C \right)$

  • [JEE MAIN 2020]

The ratio of the magnitude of the magnetic field and electric field intensity of a plane electromagnetic wave in free space of permeability $\mu_0$ and permittivity $\varepsilon_0$ is (Given that $c$ - velocity of light in free space)

  • [NEET 2022]