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What are electromagnetic waves ?

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Electromagnetic waves are coupled time-varying electric and magnetic fields propagating in space with the speed of light.
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  • The electromagnetic waves

    A
    travel with the speed of sound
    B
    travel with the same speed in all media
    C
    travel in free space with the speed of light
    D
    do not travel through a medium

  • The phenomenon of polarisation of electromagnetic wave proves that the electromagnetic waves are

    A
    (a) Longitudinal
    B
    (b) transverse
    C
    (c) neither longitudinal nor transverse
    D
    (d) None of these

  • Electromagnetic waves are

    A
    transverse
    B
    longitudinal
    C
    longitudinal or transverse
    D
    none of these

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