Electromagnetic Waves · Question 5

An electromagnetic wave travelling in x-direction is described by field equation Ey=300 (t- xc ). If the electron is restricted to move in y-direction only with speed of 1.5 106 m/s then ratio of maximum electric and magnetic forces acting on the electron is .

1. 200
2. 150
3. 400
4. 300

An electromagnetic wave travels in free space along the x-direction. At a particular point in space and time, B=2 10-7 j T is associated with this wave. The value of corresponding electric field E at this point is V/m.

1. 60 k
2. -60 k
3. 30 k
4. -600 k

The electric field of an electromagnetic wave travelling through a medium is given by E(x, t) = 25 (2.0 1015 t - 107 x ) n then the refractive index of the medium is . (All given measurements are in SI units)

1. 2
2. 1.2
3. 1.5
4. 1.7

A plane electromagnetic wave is moving in free space with velocity c = 3 108 m/s and its electric field is given as E = 54 (kz - t) j V/m, where j is the unit vector along y-axis. The magnetic field vector B of the wave is :

1. -1.8 10-7 (kz - t) i T
2. +1.8 10-7 (kz - t) i T
3. 1.4 10-7 (kz - t) k T
4. 1.4 10-7 (kz - t) i T

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
2. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
3. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
4. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

A point source is kept at the center of a spherically enclosed detector. If the volume of the detector is increased by 8 times, the intensity will

1. increase by 64 times
2. decrease by 4 times
3. decrease by 8 times
4. increase by 8 times

Match List-I with List-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

1. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
2. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
3. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
4. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

The equation of the electric field of an electromagnetic wave propagating through free space is given by : E = 377 (6.27 103 t - 2.09 10-5 x) N/C The average intensity of the electromagnetic wave is ( 1 ) W/m2. The value of α is . (Take 0 0 = 377 in SI units )

The ratio of speeds of electromagnetic waves in vacuum and a medium, having dielectric constant k = 3 and permeability of = 2 0, is ( 0 = permeability of vacuum)

1. 6 : 1
2. 3 : 2
3. 6 : 1
4. 36 : 1

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave, travelling in an unknown nonmagnetic medium is given by, Ey = 20 (3 106 x - 4.5 1014 t ) V/m (where x, t and other values have S.I. units). The dielectric constant of the medium is (speed of light in free space is 3 108 m/s)