When an electromagnetic wave enters an ionized layer of earth’s atmosphere present in…

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When an electromagnetic wave enters an ionized layer of earth’s atmosphere present in ionosphere_____.
  1. the electron cloud will not oscillate in the elec-tric field of the wave
  2. the electron cloud will oscillate in the electric field of wave in the phase of sinusoidal electro-magnetic wave
  3. the electron cloud will oscillate in the electric field of wave in the opposite phase of sinusoidal electromagnetic wave
  4. the electron cloud will oscillate in the electric field of wave with a phase retardation of 90° for a sinusoidal electromagnetic wave.

Answer

(D) the electron cloud will oscillate in the electric field of wave with a phase retardation of 90° for a sinusoidal electromagnetic wave.

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