JEE Main & Advanced Physics Wave Optics / तरंग प्रकाशिकी Question Bank EM Waves

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    An electromagnetic wave travels along z-axis. Which of the following pairs of space and time varying fields would generate such a wave                                                              [CBSE PMT 1994]

    A)            \[{{E}_{x}},\,{{B}_{y}}\]   

    B)            \[{{E}_{y}},\,{{B}_{x}}\]

    C)            \[{{E}_{z}},\,{{B}_{x}}\]   

    D)            \[{{E}_{y}},\,{{B}_{z}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                       \[{{E}_{x}}\] and \[{{B}_{y}}\] would generate a plane EM wave travelling in z-direction. \[\vec{E}\], \[\vec{B}\] and \[\vec{k}\] form a right handed system \[\vec{k}\] is along z-axis. As \[\hat{i}\times \hat{j}=\hat{k}\]            Þ \[{{E}_{x}}\hat{i}\times {{B}_{y}}\hat{j}=C\hat{k}\] i.e. E is along x-axis and B is along y-axis.


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