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A plane electromagnetic wave travels in vacuum along z-direction. What can you say about the directions of its electric and magnetic field vectors? If the frequency of the wave is 30 MHz, what is its wavelength?

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`vecE` along X-axis , `vecB` along Y-axis.
Alternatively,
`vecE` along Y-axis , `vecB` along X-axis.
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