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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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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 10

    5
    A plane electromagnetic wave propagating along yy-direction can have the following pair of electric field (E→)(\overrightarrow{E}) and magnetic field (B→)(\overrightarrow{B}) components.

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  2. Question 2

    25 Jan 2023

    15
    An electromagnetic wave is transporting energy in the negative zz 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?

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  3. Question 3

    13 Apr 2023

    99
    In 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 xx-axis. Then the direction of propagation of electromagnetic wave is:

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  4. Question 4

    29 Jan 2025

    83
    A plane electromagnetic wave propagates along the +x+ x direction in free space. The components of the electric field, E→\overrightarrow{E} and magnetic field, B→\overrightarrow{B} vectors associated with the wave in Cartesian frame are :

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