NCERT Class XII Chapter
Electromagnetic Waves
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Question : 10
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In a plane electromagnetic wave, the electric field oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of 2.0 × 1010 Hz and amplitude 48 V m1.
(a) What is the wavelength of the wave?
(b) What is the amplitude of the oscillating magnetic field?
(c) Show that the average energy density of the
E
field equals the average energy density of the
B
field. [c = 3 × 108 m s1.]
Solution:  
(a) Wavelength of electromagnetic wave is
λ =
c
v
=
3×108
2×1010
= 1.5 × 102 m
(b) Amplitude of magnetic field,
E0
B0
= c
B0 =
E0
c
=
48
3×108
= 16 × 108 T
(c) Energy density as electric field, uE =
1
2
ε0
E2

Here,
E
B
= c
So, uE =
1
2
ε0
c2
B2

where speed of electromagnetic wave, c =
1
µ0ε0

so uE =
1
2
ε0
µ0ε0
B2
=
B2
2µ0
= µB
[Energy density as magnetic field]
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