Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Electromagnetic waves are not deflected by electric and magnetic field.
Statement II: The amplitude of electric field and the magnetic field in electromagnetic waves are related to each other as \(E_0 = \sqrt{\frac{\mu_0}{E_0}}B_0\).
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Statement I: Electromagnetic waves are not deflected by electric and magnetic field.
Statement II: The amplitude of electric field and the magnetic field in electromagnetic waves are related to each other as \(E_0 = \sqrt{\frac{\mu_0}{E_0}}B_0\).
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Statement I is true but statement II is false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is false but statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
- Statement II: False, because the relation is \(E_0 = c B_0\), not \(E_0 = \sqrt{\mu_0 / \epsilon_0} B_0\).
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The waves that are produced when an electric field comes into contact with a magnetic field are known as Electromagnetic Waves or EM waves. The constitution of an oscillating magnetic field and electric fields gives rise to electromagnetic waves.
Types of Electromagnetic Waves:
Electromagnetic waves can be grouped according to the direction of disturbance in them and according to the range of their frequency. Recall that a wave transfers energy from one point to another point in space. That means there are two things going on: the disturbance that defines a wave, and the propagation of wave. In this context the waves are grouped into the following two categories:
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