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Consider an electric charge oscillating with a frequency o . The radiation emitted will have a wavelength equal to
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Correct option: C
Option B () is correct because the wavelength of the emitted radiation is calculated using the speed of light and the given frequency.
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The speed of electromagnetic wave is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the speed of an electromagnetic wave is inversely proportional to the square root of the product of permittivity and permeability.
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If and represent the permittivity and permeability of vacuum and and represent the permittivity and permeability of medium, then refractive index of the medium is given by
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because the refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in the medium, which is related to the permittivity and permeability of both.
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Which of the following is absorbed by the ozone layer?
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Correct option: D
Ultraviolet rays
Option D (Ultraviolet rays) is correct because the ozone layer in the Earth's atmosphere absorbs a significant portion of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.
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Which of the following is/are the property/properties of a monochromatic electromagnetic wave propagating in the free space?
I. Electric and magnetic fields will have a phase difference .
II. The energy of the wave is distributed equally between electric and magnetic fields.
III. The pressure exerted by the wave is the product of its speed and energy density.
IV. The speed of the wave is equal to the ratio of the magnetic field to the electric field.
I. Electric and magnetic fields will have a phase difference .
II. The energy of the wave is distributed equally between electric and magnetic fields.
III. The pressure exerted by the wave is the product of its speed and energy density.
IV. The speed of the wave is equal to the ratio of the magnetic field to the electric field.
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Correct option: B
Only II
Option B is correct because only statement II is true: the energy of an electromagnetic wave is equally distributed between electric and magnetic fields.
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The velocity of electromagnetic radiation in a medium of permittivity and permeability is given by
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the velocity of electromagnetic radiation is inversely proportional to the square root of the product of permittivity and permeability.
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Assertion: MRI is an excellent method to find problem in internal tissues.
Reason : Two third of the human body is made up of hydrogen which has one electron.
Reason : Two third of the human body is made up of hydrogen which has one electron.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
Option A (If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because MRI relies on the abundance of hydrogen atoms in the body, which have a single electron and thus a magnetic moment.
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If and are respectively, the electric permittivity and the magnetic permeability of free space, and the corresponding quantities in a medium, the refractive index of the medium is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the refractive index is the square root of the ratio of the product of permeability and permittivity of the medium to that of free space.
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The idea of the quantum nature of light has emerged in an attempt to explain
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Correct option: C
Radiation spectrum of a black body
The correct answer is C (Radiation spectrum of a black body) because the quantum nature of light was proposed to explain the blackbody radiation spectrum.
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Identify the mismatched pair in electromagnetic wave spectrum
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Correct option: C
Microwaves: To destroy cancer cells
Option C (Microwaves: To destroy cancer cells) is correct because microwaves are not typically used to destroy cancer cells; X-rays and gamma rays are used for that purpose.
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The property which is not of an electromagnetic wave travelling in free space is that:
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Correct option: C
They originate from charges moving with uniform speed
Option C is correct because electromagnetic waves originate from accelerating charges, not charges moving with uniform speed.
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An electromagnetic wave travels along -axis. Which of the following pairs of space and time varying fields would generate such a wave
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because in an electromagnetic wave, the electric and magnetic fields are perpendicular to each other and to the direction of propagation.
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The electromagnetic waves do not transport
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Correct option: B
Charge
Option B is correct because electromagnetic waves transport energy, momentum, and information, but they do not transport electric charge.
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The intensity contribution of electric field in the net intensity of EM wave is I. The value of half of intensity contribution due to magnetic field will be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the intensity of the electric field and magnetic field are equal, and half of the magnetic field intensity is half of the total intensity.
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The reative permeability of glass is 3/8 and the dielectric constant of glass is 8. The refractive index of glass is
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Correct option: B
1.732
Option B (1.732) is correct because the refractive index is calculated as the square root of the product of relative permeability and dielectric constant.
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Assertion: The average magnitude of Pointing vectors is the intensity of electromagnetic wave.
Reason: Poynting vector is given by .
Reason: Poynting vector is given by .
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C is correct because while the assertion is true, the reason provides an incorrect formula for the Poynting vector (missing the factor of 2).
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The intensity of sunlight (in ) at the solar surface will be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the intensity calculated using the power of the sun and its surface area.
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Laser beams are used to measure long distance because
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Correct option: D
They have high degree of parallelism
Option D (They have high degree of parallelism) is correct because laser beams maintain a narrow width over long distances due to their parallelism.
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Identify the correct statements from the following descriptions of various properties of electromagnetic waves.
(A) In a plane electromagnetic wave electric field and magnetic field must be perpendicular to each other and direction of propagation of wave should be along electric field or magnetic field.
(B) The energy in electromagnetic wave is divided equally between electric and magnetic fields.
(C) Both electric field and magnetic field are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the direction of propagation of wave.
(D) The electric field, magnetic field and direction of propagation of wave must be perpendicular to each other.
(E) The ratio of amplitude of magnetic field to the amplitude of electric field is equal to speed of light.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
(A) In a plane electromagnetic wave electric field and magnetic field must be perpendicular to each other and direction of propagation of wave should be along electric field or magnetic field.
(B) The energy in electromagnetic wave is divided equally between electric and magnetic fields.
(C) Both electric field and magnetic field are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the direction of propagation of wave.
(D) The electric field, magnetic field and direction of propagation of wave must be perpendicular to each other.
(E) The ratio of amplitude of magnetic field to the amplitude of electric field is equal to speed of light.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
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Correct option: B
(B) and (D) only
Option B ((B) and (D) only) is correct because electromagnetic waves have perpendicular electric and magnetic fields, and energy is equally divided between them.
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The wavelength of infrared rays is of the order of
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Correct option: C
Diverge more
Option B () is correct because the wavelength of infrared rays falls in the range of approximately $700 nm$ to $1 mm$, which includes .
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In a uniform magnetic field of in free space, the energy density is u. The electric field which will produce the same energy density in free space is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it correctly equates the energy density of the magnetic field to the energy density of the electric field and solves for the electric field strength.
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To establish an instantaneous displacement current of 2 A in the space between two parallel plates of plates will have to be changed at the rate of
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is calculated using the formula relating displacement current, capacitance, and the rate of change of voltage.
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Maxwell’s set of equation encapsulated basic laws such as
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Correct option: D
Both (1) and (2)
Option D (Both (1) and (2)) is correct because Maxwell's equations encapsulate Coulomb's law, Oersted's law, Ampere's law, and Faraday's law.
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The average value of electric energy density in an Electromagnetic Waves is ( is peak value)
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the average electric energy density in an electromagnetic wave is half of the product of the permittivity of free space and the square of the RMS electric field, which is .
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Which of the following shows green house effect
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Correct option: B
Infrared rays
Option B (Infrared rays) is correct because infrared rays are absorbed by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, trapping heat and causing the greenhouse effect.
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The magnetic field between the plate of a capacitor where is given by (where is the distance from the axis of plates and is the radius of each plate of capacitor)
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Correct option: C
Option B () is correct because the magnetic field at the center of the coil increases by a factor of when the number of turns is increased to n, while keeping the current constant.
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A point source of electromagnetic radiation has an average power output of . The maximum value of electric field at a distance of from this sources in is
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Correct option: B
100
Option B (100) is correct because it is the maximum electric field calculated from the average power output at a given distance.
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Which of the following statement is false for the properties of electromagnetic waves?
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Correct option: D
Both electric and magnetic field vectors are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the direction of propagation of wave
Option D (Both electric and magnetic field vectors are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the direction of propagation of wave) is false because electric and magnetic fields in an EM wave are perpendicular to each other.
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The decreasing order of wavelength of infrared, microwave, ultraviolet and gamma rays is
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Correct option: A
microwave, infrared, ultraviolet, gamma rays
Option A (microwave, infrared, ultraviolet, gamma rays) is correct because it represents the electromagnetic spectrum in decreasing order of wavelength.
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Dimensions of is
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Correct option: A
Ampere
Option A (Ampere) is correct because the dimensions of represent displacement current, which has the same units as current (Ampere).
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