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JEE Main 2020Electromagnetic Waves Question with Solution

JEE Main 2020 (04 Sep Shift 2)

Question

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by E=E0x^+y^sinkz-ωt. Its magnetic field will be given by

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Correct answer
AE0c-x^+y^sinkz-ωt

Step-by-step explanation

As in electromagnetic  wave electric field is always perpendicular to the magnetic field and both the fields oscillates perpendicularly to the direction pf propagation so E×BC 

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