Share of energy between the electric and magnetic fields of an EM wave
This type of question, asked 3 times: 2021 Paper 5, 1 Feb 2023, 6 Apr 2023. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 5
16For an electromagnetic wave travelling in free space, the relation between average energy densities due to electric and magnetic fields is :Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
1 Feb 2023
95The ratio of average electric energy density and total average energy density of electromagnetic wave is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
6 Apr 2023
104The energy density associated with electric field and magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave in free space is given by ( permittivity of free space, - permeability of free space)Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
6 Apr 2023
1For the plane electromagnetic wave given by and , the ratio of average electric energy density to average magnetic energy density isTap an option to check your answer.