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If the average power per unit area delivered by an electromagnetic wave is 9240 W m-2, then the amplitude of the oscillating magnetic field in EM wave is
PhysicsElectromagnetic WavesAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2022 (04 Jul Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 4.4μT
  • B 6.6 μT
  • C 8.8 μT
  • D 10.2 μT
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 8.8 μT

Average power per unit area of an electromagnetic wave is given by I=cBmax22μ0, here, c is speed of light in vacuum and μ0 is permeability of free space.

Now, the amplitude of the oscillating magnetic field is Bmax=2μ0Ic=2×4π×10-7×92403×108=8.79×10-6 T=8.8 μT

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