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A plane electromagnetic wave travels in vacuum along y-direction. What can you say about the direction of electric and magnetic field vectors?

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Both the cenctors are in ZX-plane.
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  • A plane electromagnetic wave travels in vacuum along z-direction. If the frequency of the wave is 40 MHz then its wavelength is

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    B
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    If assertion is true but reason is false
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