A plane electromagnetic wave travels in vacuum along z-direction. What can you say about the directions of its electric

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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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answered Jan 6, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 21
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The electromagnetic wave travels in a vacuum along the z-direction. The electric field (E) and the magnetic field (H) are in the x-y plane. They are mutually perpendicular. Frequency of the wave, ν = 30 MHz = 30 × 106 s−1
Speed of light in a vacuum, c = 3 × 108 m/s Wavelength of a wave is given as:

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