JEE Main & Advanced Physics EM Waves JEE PYQ-Electro Magnetic Waves

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    A lamp emits monochromatic green light uniformly in all directions. The lamp is 3% efficient in converting electrical power to electromagnetic waves and consumes 100 W of power. The amplitude of the electric field associated with the electromagnetic radiation at a distance of 5 m from the lamp will be nearly:                              [JEE ONLINE 12-04-2014]

    A) 1.34 V/m

    B) 2.68 V/m

    C) 4.02 V/m

    D) 5.36 V/m

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] Wavelength of monochromatic green light
    \[=5.5\times {{10}^{-5}}cm\]
    Intensity \[\text{I=}\frac{\text{Power}}{\text{Area}}\]
    \[\text{=}\frac{100\times \left( 3/100 \right)}{4\pi {{\left( 5 \right)}^{2}}}\]            \[\text{=}\frac{3}{100\pi }W{{m}^{-2}}\]
    Now, half of this intensity (I) belongs to electric field and half of that to magnetic field, therefore,
    \[\frac{I}{2}=\frac{1}{4}{{\varepsilon }_{0}}E_{0}^{2}C\]                  
    or \[{{E}_{0}}=\sqrt{\frac{2I}{{{\varepsilon }_{0}}C}}\]
    \[=\sqrt{\frac{2\times \left( \frac{3}{100}\pi  \right)}{\left( \frac{1}{4\pi \times 9\times {{10}^{9}}} \right)\times \left( 3\times {{10}^{8}} \right)}}\]
    \[=\sqrt{\frac{6}{25}\times 30}\]             \[=\sqrt{7.2}\]
    \[\therefore \]\[{{E}_{0}}=2.68V/m\]


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