The property which is not of an electromagnetic wave travelling in free space is that:
- They are transverse in nature
- The energy density in electric field is equal to energy density in magnetic field
- They travel with a speed equal to 1 0 0
- They originate from charges moving with uniform speed
Answer
(4) They originate from charges moving with uniform speed
Solution
EM waves are transverse, travel in free space with c = 1 0 0, and the average energy densities of the electric and magnetic fields are equal.
A charge moving with uniform speed produces steady electric and magnetic fields but does not radiate; EM waves are produced by accelerated (oscillating) charges.
Hence statement (4) is not a property of EM waves.
Answer: (4)