PH302 Electrical Communication and

Instrumentation
Tutorial 1: Electromagnetic Waves 1
1. Which of these is not a correct form of the wave E x  cost  z  ?

a. cosz  t 
b. sint  z   / 2
 2 t 2 z 
c. cos  
 T  
d. Re e j t z  

2. The electric field component of a wave in free space is given by

 
E  10 cos 10 7 t  kz a y V/m. It can be inferred that
a. The wave propagates along a y .
b. The wavelength   188.5 m.
c. The wave amplitude is 10 V/m.
d. The wave number k = 0.33 rad/m.
e. The wave attenuates as it travels.

 
3. Given that H  0.5e 0.1x sin 10 6 t  2 x a z A/m, which of theses statements
are incorrect?
a.   0.1 Np/m
b.   2 rad/m
c.   10 6 rad/s
d. The wave travels along a x .
e. The wave is polarized in the z-direction.
f. The period of the wave is 1 s .

4. In a certain medium, E  10 cos108 t  3 y  a x V/m. What type of medium is

it?
a. Free space
b. Lossy dielectric
c. Lossless dielectric
d. Perfect conductor
Problems
5. Seawater has the following properties at 2 GHz: Conductivity = 4 S/m,
Dielectric Constant = 80, Relative permeability = 1. Determine the
a. Loss tangent
b. Propagation constant
c. Intrinsic impedance
d. Phase velocity

6. A non magnetic medium has an intrinsic impedance of 24030o  . Find

its:
a. Dielectric constant
b. Attenuation constant at 1 MHz

7. The magnetic field component of an EM wave propagating through a

nonmagnetic medium is H  25 sin  2  108 t  6 x  ˆj mA/m . Determine:
a. The direction of wave propagation.
b. The permittivity of the medium
c. The electric field intensity.