Directions of E, B and propagation of an EM wave
This type of question, asked 4 times: 2021 Paper 10, 25 Jan 2023, 13 Apr 2023, 29 Jan 2025. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 10
5A plane electromagnetic wave propagating along -direction can have the following pair of electric field and magnetic field components.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
25 Jan 2023
15An electromagnetic wave is transporting energy in the negative direction. At a certain point and certain time the direction of electric field of the wave is along positive y direction. What will be the direction of the magnetic field of the wave at the point and instant?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
13 Apr 2023
99In an electromagnetic wave, at an instant and at a particular position, the electric field is along the negative z-axis and magnetic field is along the positive -axis. Then the direction of propagation of electromagnetic wave is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
29 Jan 2025
83A plane electromagnetic wave propagates along the direction in free space. The components of the electric field, and magnetic field, vectors associated with the wave in Cartesian frame are :Tap an option to check your answer.