Select the correct statement from the following:

  • A
    Electromagnetic waves cannot travel in vacuum.
  • B
    Electromagnetic waves are longitudinal waves.
  • C
    Electromagnetic waves are produced by charges moving with uniform velocity.
  • D
    Electromagnetic waves carry both energy and momentum as they propagate through space.

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If $E_{o}$ and $B_{o}$ are the magnitudes of the electric and magnetic fields respectively of an electromagnetic wave in vacuum,then among the following the correct relation is ($\mu_0-$ permeability of free space,$\varepsilon_0-$ permittivity of free space).

The electric field part of an electromagnetic wave in a medium is represented by:
$E_x = 0;$
$E_y = 2.5 \, \text{N/C} \cos \left[ \left( 2\pi \times 10^6 \, \text{rad/s} \right) t - \left( \pi \times 10^{-2} \, \text{rad/m} \right) x \right];$
$E_z = 0.$
The wave is:

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The electric field intensity of an electromagnetic wave is ....... to the distance it has traveled.

If the direction of propagation of an electromagnetic wave is along the $z$-axis,then the directions of the electric field $(E)$ and magnetic field $(B)$ are:

Atmospheric conditions affect ......... space waves.

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