NEET UG PHYSICS MCQ: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

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A plane electromagnetic wave is propagating along the direction

\frac{{\hat i + \hat j}}{{\sqrt 2 }}

with its polarization along the direction

\hat k.

The correct form of the magnetic field of the wave would be (here

{B_0}

is an appropriate constant)

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Correct option: C

{B_0}\frac{{\hat i - \hat j}}{{\sqrt 2 }}\cos \left( {\omega t - k\frac{{\hat i + \hat j}}{{\sqrt 2 }}} \right)

Option C (

{B_0}\frac{{\hat i - \hat j}}{{\sqrt 2 }}\cos \left( {\omega t - k\frac{{\hat i + \hat j}}{{\sqrt 2 }}} \right)

) is correct because the magnetic field must be perpendicular to both the direction of propagation and the polarization direction of the electric field.

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