Electromagnetic Waves · Physics · JEE Main

If microwaves, X rays, infracted, gamma rays, ultra-violet, radio waves and visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum by M, X, I, G, U, R and V, ...

A lamp emits monochromatic green light uniformly in all directions. The lamp is 3% efficient in converting electrical power to electromagnetic waves a...

Match the List - I (Phenomenon associated with electromagnetic radiation) with List - II (Part of electromagnetic spectrum) and select the correct cod...

An electromagnetic wave of frequency 1 $$ \times $$ 1014 hertz is propagating along z - axis. The amplitude of electric field is 4 V/m. If $$ \in $$0...

Match List I (Wavelength range of electromagnetic spectrum) with List II. (Method of production of these waves) and select the correct option from th...

For plane electromagnetic waves propagating in the z direction, which one of the following combination gives the correct possible direction for $$\...

An electromagnetic wave travelling in the x-direction has frequency of 23 $$ \times $$ 1014 Hz and electric field amplitude of 27 Vm$$-$$1. From the o...

The magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is $$\mathrm{B}_{\mathrm{y}}=\left(3.5 \times 10^{-7}\right) \sin \left(1.5 \times 10^3 x+0.5 \time...

A plane EM wave is propagating along $$x$$ direction. It has a wavelength of $$4 \mathrm{~mm}$$. If electric field is in $$y$$ direction with the maxi...

Average force exerted on a non-reflecting surface at normal incidence is $$2.4 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~N}$$. If $$360 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{cm}^2$$ is...

In the given electromagnetic wave $$\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{y}}=600 \sin (\omega t-\mathrm{kx}) \mathrm{Vm}^{-1}$$, intensity of the associated light beam...

Electromagnetic waves travel in a medium with speed of $$1.5 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$$. The relative permeability of the medium is 2....

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Arrange the following in the ascending order of wavelength: A. Gamma rays $$\left(\lambda_1\right)$$ B. $$x$$ - rays $$\left(\lambda_2\right)$$ C. Inf...

The electric field in an electromagnetic wave is given by $$\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}=\hat{i} 40 \cos \omega(\mathrm{t}-z / \mathrm{c}) \mathrm{NC}^...

If frequency of electromagnetic wave is $60 \mathrm{~MHz}$ and it travels in air along $z$ direction then the corresponding electric and magnetic fiel...

Given below are two statements: Statement I: Electromagnetic waves carry energy as they travel through space and this energy is equally shared by the ...

In a plane EM wave, the electric field oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of $$5 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{~Hz}$$ and an amplitude of $$50 \mathrm{~V...

The electric field of an electromagnetic wave in free space is represented as $$\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}=\mathrm{E}_0 \cos (\omega \mathrm{t}-\math...

A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency $$35 \mathrm{~MHz}$$ travels in free space along the $$X$$-direction. At a particular point (in space and ti...

An object is placed in a medium of refractive index 3 . An electromagnetic wave of intensity $$6 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^2$$ falls normal...

A plane electromagnetic wave propagating in $$\mathrm{x}$$-direction is described by $$E_y=\left(200 \mathrm{Vm}^{-1}\right) \sin \left[1.5 \times 10^...

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In an electromagnetic wave, at an instant and at particular position, the electric field is along the negative $$z$$-axis and magnetic field is along ...

Which of the following Maxwell's equation is valid for time varying conditions but not valid for static conditions :

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion $$\mathbf{A}$$ and the other is labelled as Reason $$\mathbf{R}$$ Assertion A : EM waves ...

A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency $$20 ~\mathrm{MHz}$$ propagates in free space along $$\mathrm{x}$$-direction. At a particular space and time...

The electric field in an electromagnetic wave is given as $$\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}=20 \sin \omega\left(\mathrm{t}-\frac{x}{\mathrm{c}}\right) \ov...

The amplitude of magnetic field in an electromagnetic wave propagating along y-axis is $$6.0 \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~T}$$. The maximum value of electr...

The energy of an electromagnetic wave contained in a small volume oscillates with

The energy density associated with electric field $$\vec{E}$$ and magnetic field $$\vec{B}$$ of an electromagnetic wave in free space is given by $$\l...

For the plane electromagnetic wave given by $$E=E_{0} \sin (\omega t-k x)$$ and $$B=B_{0} \sin (\omega t-k x)$$, the ratio of average electric energy ...

The ratio of average electric energy density and total average energy density of electromagnetic wave is :

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A point source of $100 \mathrm{~W}$ emits light with $5 \%$ efficiency. At a distance of $5 \mathrm{~m}$ from the source, the intensity produced by th...

Given below are two statements : Statement I : Electromagnetic waves are not deflected by electric and magnetic field. Statement II : The amplitude of...

Which of the following are true? A. Speed of light in vacuum is dependent on the direction of propagation. B. Speed of light in a medium is independen...

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An electromagnetic wave is transporting energy in the negative $$z$$ direction. At a certain point and certain time the direction of electric field of...

The electric field and magnetic field components of an electromagnetic wave going through vacuum is described by $$\mathrm{{E_x} = {E_o}\sin (kz - \om...

In $$\overrightarrow E $$ and $$\overrightarrow K $$ represent electric field and propagation vectors of the EM waves in vacuum, then magnetic field v...

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Sun light falls normally on a surface of area $$36 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}$$ and exerts an average force of $$7.2 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{~N}$$ within a time ...

Identify the correct statements from the following descriptions of various properties of electromagnetic waves. (A) In a plane electromagnetic wave el...

A beam of light travelling along $$X$$-axis is described by the electric field $$E_{y}=900 \sin \omega(\mathrm{t}-x / c)$$. The ratio of electric forc...

The oscillating magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by $$B_{y}=5 \times 10^{-6} \sin 1000 \pi\left(5 x-4 \times 10^{8} t\right) T$...

A velocity selector consists of electric field $$\vec{E}=E \,\hat{k}$$ and magnetic field $$\vec{B}=B \,\hat{j}$$ with $$B=12 \,m T$$. The value of $$...

The magnetic field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by : $$ \overrightarrow{\mathrm{B}}=2 \times 10^{-8} \sin \left(0.5 \times 10^{3} x+1.5 \t...

Light wave travelling in air along x-direction is given by $${E_y} = 540\sin \pi \times {10^4}(x - ct)\,V{m^{ - 1}}$$. Then, the peak value of magnet...

The rms value of conduction current in a parallel plate capacitor is $$6.9 \,\mu \mathrm{A}$$. The capacity of this capacitor, if it is connected to $...

An expression for oscillating electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given as Ez = 300 sin(5$$\pi$$ $$\times$$ 103x $$-$$ 3$$\pi$$ $$\times...

An EM wave propagating in x-direction has a wavelength of 8 mm. The electric field vibrating y-direction has maximum magnitude of 60 Vm$$-$$1. Choose ...

A radar sends an electromagnetic signal of electric field (E0) = 2.25 V/m and magnetic field (B0) = 1.5 $$\times$$ 10$$-$$8 T which strikes a target o...

Given below are two statements : Statement I : A time varying electric field is a source of changing magnetic field and vice-versa. Thus a disturbance...

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Which is the correct ascending order of wavelengths?

If Electric field intensity of a uniform plane electromagnetic wave is given as $$E = - 301.6\sin (kz - \omega t){\widehat a_x} + 452.4\sin (kz - \om...

In free space, an electromagnetic wave of 3 GHz frequency strikes over the edge of an object of size $${\lambda \over {100}}$$, where $$\lambda$$ is ...

The electromagnetic waves travel in a medium at a speed of 2.0 $$\times$$ 108 m/s. The relative permeability of the medium is 1.0. The relative permit...

The electric field in an electromagnetic wave is given by E = 56.5 sin $$\omega$$(t $$-$$ x/c) NC$$-$$1. Find the intensity of the wave if it is propa...

An electric bulb is rated as 200 W. What will be the peak magnetic field at 4 m distance produced by the radiations coming from this bulb? Consider th...

A plane electromagnetic wave travels in a medium of relative permeability 1.61 and relative permittivity 6.44. If magnitude of magnetic intensity is 4...

Electric field of plane electromagnetic wave propagating through a non-magnetic medium is given by E = 20cos(2 $$\times$$ 1010 t $$-$$ 200x) V/m. The ...

The magnetic field vector of an electromagnetic wave is given by $$B = {B_0}{{\widehat i + \widehat j} \over {\sqrt 2 }}\cos (kz - \omega t)$$; where ...

Electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by E = 50 sin(500x $$-$$ 10 $$\times$$ 1010 t) V/m The velocity of electromagnetic wave in thi...

A light beam is described by $$E = 800\sin \omega \left( {t - {x \over c}} \right)$$. An electron is allowed to move normal to the propagation of ligh...

The relative permittivity of distilled water is 81. The velocity of light in it will be :(Given $$\mu$$r = 1)

A linearly polarized electromagnetic wave in vacuum is $$E = 3.1\cos \left[ {(1.8)z - (5.4 \times {{10}^6})t} \right]\widehat iN/C$$is incident normal...

Intensity of sunlight is observed as 0.092 Wm$$-$$2 at a point in free space. What will be the peak value of magnetic field at the point?($${\varepsil...

In an electromagnetic wave the electric field vector and magnetic field vector are given as $$\overrightarrow E = {E_0}\widehat i$$ and $$\overrighta...

A plane electromagnetic wave propagating along y-direction can have the following pair of electric field $$\left( {\overrightarrow E } \right)$$ and m...

A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 100 MHz is travelling in vacuum along the x-direction. At a particular point in space and time, $$\overright...

A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 500 MHz is travelling in vacuum along y-direction. At a particular point in space and time, $$\overrightarro...

For an electromagnetic wave travelling in free space, the relation between average energy densities due to electric (Ue) and magnetic (Um) fields is :...

Match List - I with List - II. List I List II (a) Source of microwave frequency (i) Radioactive decay of...

For a plane electromagnetic wave, the magnetic field at a point x and time t is $$\overrightarrow B \left( {x,t} \right)$$ = $$\left[ {1.2 \times {{10...

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An electron is constrained to move along the y-axis with a speed of 0.1 c (c is the speed of light) in the presence of electromagnetic wave, whose ele...

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by $$\overrightarrow E = {E_0}\left( {\widehat x + \widehat y} \right)\sin \left( {kz - \...

Choose the correct option relating wave lengths of different parts of electromagnetic wave spectrum:

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave propagating along the x direction in vacuum is $$\overrightarrow E = {E_0}\widehat j\cos \left( {\...

The magnetic field of a plane electromagnetic wave is $$\overrightarrow B = 3 \times {10^{ - 8}}\sin \left[ {200\pi \left( {y + ct} \right)} \right]\...

In a plane electromagnetic wave, the directions of electric field and magnetic field are represented by $$\widehat k$$ and $$2\widehat i - 2\widehat j...

A plane electromagnetic wave, has frequency of 2.0 $$ \times $$ 1010 Hz and its energy density is 1.02 $$ \times $$ 10–8 J/m3 in vacuum. The amplitude...

A plane electromagnetic wave is propagating along the direction $${{\widehat i + \widehat j} \over {\sqrt 2 }}$$ , with its polarization along the dir...

The electric fields of two plane electromagnetic plane waves in vacuum are given by $$\overrightarrow {{E_1}} = {E_0}\widehat j\cos \left( {\omega t ...

A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 25 GHz is propagating in vacuum along the z-direction. At a particular point in space and time, the magnetic...

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by $$\overrightarrow E = {E_0}{{\widehat i + \widehat j} \over {\sqrt 2 }}\cos \left( {kz...

If the magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by $$\overrightarrow B $$ = 3 $$ \times $$ 10-8 sin(1.6 $$ \times $$ 103x + 48 $$ \time...

A plane electromagnetic wave having a frequency v = 23.9 GHz propagates along the positive z-direction in free space. The peak value of the Electric F...

An electromagnetic wave is represented by the electric field $$\overrightarrow E = {E_0}\widehat n\sin \left[ {\omega t + \left( {6y - 8z} \right)} \...

Light is incident normally on a completely absorbing surface with an energy flux of 25 W cm–2. If the surface has an area of 25 cm2, the momentum tran...

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by $$\overrightarrow E = {E_0}\widehat i\cos (kz)cos(\omega t)$$ The corresponding magnet...

50 W/m2 energy density of sunlight is normally incident on the surface of a solar panel. Some part of incident energy (25%) is reflected from the surf...

The magnetic field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by : $$$\overline B = {B_0}\widehat i\left[ {\cos (kz - \omega t)} \right] + {B_i}\wideha...

The magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave is given by :- $$\mathop B\limits^ \to = 1.6 \times {10^{ - 6}}\cos \left( {2 \times {{10}^7}z + 6 \ti...

A plane electromagnetic wave travels in free space along the x-direction. The electric field component of the wave at a particular point of space and ...

The mean intensity of radiation on the surface of the Sun is about 108 W/m2 . The rms value of the corresponding magnetic field is closet to :...

A light wave is incident normally on a glass slab of refractive index 1.5. If 4 % of light gets reflected and the amplitude of the electric field of t...

A 27 mW laser beam has a cross-sectional area of 10 mm2. The magnitude of the maximum electric field in this electromagnetic wave is given by : [Given...

An electromagnetic wave of intensity 50 Wm–2 enters in a medium of refractive index 'n' without any loss. The ratio of the magnitudes of electric, and...

The electric field of a plane polarized electromagnetic wave in free space at time t = 0 is given by an expression $$\overrightarrow E \left( {x,y} \r...

If the magnetic field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by (the speed of light = 3 × 108 B = 100 × 10–6 sin $$\left[ {2\pi \times 2 \times {{...

The energy associated with electric field is (UE) and with magnetic field is (UB) for an electromagnetic wave in free space. Then : ...

A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 50 MHz travels in free space along the positive x-direction. At a particular point in space and time, $$\ov...

A plane electromagnetic wave of wavelength $$\lambda $$ has an intensity I. It is propagatting along the positive Y-direction. The allowed expression...

An EM wave from air enters a medium. The electric fields are $$\overrightarrow {{E_1}} $$ = $${E_{01}}\widehat x\cos \left[ {2\pi v\left( {{z \over c}...

A plane polarized monochromatic EM wave is traveling in vacuum along z direction such that at t = t1 it is found that the electric field is zero at a ...

A monochromatic beam of light has a frequency $$v = {3 \over {2\pi }} \times {10^{12}}Hz$$ and is propagating along the direction $${{\widehat i + \wi...

The electric field component of a monochromatic radiation is given by $$\overrightarrow E $$ = 2 E0 $$\widehat i$$ cos kz cos $$\omega $$t Its magneti...

Magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by $$\overrightarrow B $$ = B0 sin (k x + $$\omega $$t) $$\widehat j\,T$$ Expression for corr...

Consider an electromagnetic wave propagating in vacuum. Choose the correct statement :

Microwave oven acts on the principle of :

Arrange the following electromagnetic radiations per quantum in the order of increasing energy : A : Blue light      &nb...

During the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a medium :

Match List - $$1$$ (Electromagnetic wave type ) with List - $$2$$ (Its association/application) and select the correct option from the choices given ...

The magnetic field in a travelling electromagnetic wave has a peak value of $$20$$ $$n$$$$T$$. The peak value of electric field strength is :

An electromagnetic wave in vacuum has the electric and magnetic field $$\mathop E\limits^ \to $$and $$\mathop B\limits^ \to $$, which are always per...

The $$rms$$ value of the electric field of the light coming from the Sun is $$720$$ $$N/C.$$ The average total energy density of the electromagnetic w...

An electromagnetic wave of frequency $$v=3.0$$ $$MHz$$ passes from vacuum into a dielectric medium with permittivity $$ \in = 4.0.$$ Then

A radiation of energy $$E$$ falls normally on a perfectly reflecting surface. The momentum transferred to the surface is

Electromagnetic waves are transverse in nature is evident by

Which of the following are not electromagnetic waves?

In a medium the speed of light wave decreases to $$0.2$$ times to its speed in free space The ratio of relative permittivity to the refractive index o...

A point source of light is placed at the centre of curvature of a hemispherical surface. The source emits a power of $$24 \mathrm{~W}$$. The radius of...

Nearly 10% of the power of a $$110 \mathrm{~W}$$ light bulb is converted to visible radiation. The change in average intensities of visible radiation,...

The displacement current of 4.425 $$\mu$$A is developed in the space between the plates of parallel plate capacitor when voltage is changing at a rate...

The intensity of the light from a bulb incident on a surface is 0.22 W/m2. The amplitude of the magnetic field in this light-wave is ______________ $$...

The electric field in an electromagnetic wave is given by E = (50 NC$$-$$1) sin$$\omega$$ (t $$-$$ x/c)The energy contained in a cylinder of volume V ...

A plane electromagnetic wave with frequency of 30 MHz travels in free space. At particular point in space and time, electric field is 6 V/m. The magne...

The electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by $$\overrightarrow E = 200\cos \left[ {\left( {{{0.5 \times {{10}^3}} \over m}} \right)...

The electric field intensity produced by the radiation coming from a 100 W bulb at a distance of 3 m is E. The electric field intensity produced by th...

Seawater at a frequency f = 9 $$\times$$ 102 Hz, has permittivity $$\varepsilon $$ = 80$$\varepsilon $$0 and resistivity $$\rho$$ = 0.25 $$\Omega$$m. ...

If 2.5 $$\times$$ 10$$-$$6 N average force is exerted by a light wave on a non-reflecting surface of 30 cm2 area during 40 minutes of time span, the e...

A radiation is emitted by 1000W bulb and it generates an electric field and magnetic field at P, placed at a distance of 2m. The efficiency of the bul...

The peak electric field produced by the radiation coming from the 8W bulb at a distance of 10 m is $${x \over {10}}\sqrt {{{{\mu _0}c} \over \pi }} {V...

The wavelength of an X-ray beam is 10$$\mathop A\limits^o $$. The mass of a fictitious particle having the same energy as that of the X-ray photons is...

An electromagnetic wave of frequency 3 GHz enters a dielectric medium of relative electric permittivity 2.25 from vacuum. The wavelength of this wave ...

An electromagnetic wave of frequency 5 GHz, is travelling in a medium whose relative electric permittivity and relative magnetic permeability both are...

Suppose that intensity of a laser is $${{315} \over \pi }$$ W/m2. The rms electric field, in units of V/m associated with this source is close to the ...