The electric and magnetic fields in an electromagnetic wave are
Physics · Class 12 · CBSE — Electromagnetic Waves
The electric and magnetic fields in an electromagnetic wave are
- in phase and perpendicular to each other.
- in opposite phase and perpendicular to each other
- in opposite phase and parallel to each other
- in phase and parallel to each other
Answer
(A) in phase and perpendicular to each other.
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