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NEET UG PHYSICS MCQ: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

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An electromagnetic wave is travelling to the east. At one instant at a given point its E vector points straight up. What is the direction of is B vector ?

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Correct option: C

South

Option C (South) is correct because the direction of propagation, electric field, and magnetic field are mutually perpendicular, and following the right-hand rule, if E is up and the wave travels East, B must be South.

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