Ans.

(4)
46. A plane electromagnetic wave propagating in
x-direction is described by
Ey = (200 Vm–1) sin[1.5 × 107t – 0.05 x] ;
The intensity of the wave is :
(Use 0 = 8.85 × 10–12 C2N–1m–2)
(1) 35.4 Wm–2
(2) 53.1 Wm–2
(3) 26.6 Wm–2
(4) 106.2 Wm–2
Ans. (2)

47. An object is placed in a medium of refractive index

3. An electromagnetic wave of intensity
6 × 108 W/m2 falls normally on the object and it is
absorbed completely. The radiation pressure on the
object would be (speed of light in free space
= 3 × 108 m/s) :
(1) 36 Nm–2
(2) 18 Nm–2
(3) 6 Nm—2
(4) 2 Nm–2
Ans. (3)

40. Match List I with List II

List I List II
A. dE I. Gauss’
 B.dl   i0 c  0 0
dt law for
electricity
B. dB II. Gauss'
 E.dl  dt law for
magnetism
C. Q III. Faraday
 E.dA   0
law

D. IV. Ampere –
 B.dA  0 Maxwell
law

Chose the correct answer from the options given

below
(1) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
(2) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
(3) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
(4) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
45. A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency
35 MHz travels in free space along the X-direction.
At a particular point (in space and time)
E  9.6ˆjV / m . The value of magnetic field at this
point is :
ˆ
(1) 3.2  10 8 kT (2) 3.2  10 8 ˆiT
(3) 9.6ˆjT ˆ
(4) 9.6  10 8 kT
Ans. (1)

38. The electric field of an electromagnetic wave in

free space is represented as E  E0 cos t  kz  iˆ .
The corresponding magnetic induction vector will
be :
(1) B  E0C cos t  kz  ˆj

E0
(2) B  cos t  kz  ˆj
C
(3) B  E0 Ccos t  kz  ˆj

E0
(4) B  cos t  kz  ˆj
C

49. Match List I with List II

List-I List-II
A. Gauss’s law of I. 1
magnetostatics o E  da  0  dV
B. Faraday’s law of II.
electro magnetic o B  da  0
induction
C. Ampere’s law III. d
o E  dl  dt 
B  da
D. Gauss’s law of IV. o B  dl   I
electrostatics
 0

Choose the correct answer from the options given

below:
(1) A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
(2) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
(3) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
(4) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
Ans. (4)
40. In a plane EM wave, the electric field oscillates
10
sinusoidally at a frequency of 5 × 10 Hz and an
–1
amplitude of 50 Vm . The total average energy
density of the electromagnetic field of the wave is :
[Use  0 = 8.85 × 10 C / Nm ]
–12 2 2

(1) 1.106 × 10–8 Jm–3

(2) 4.425 × 10–8 Jm–3
–8 –3
(3) 2.212 × 10 Jm
–10 –3
(4) 2.212 × 10 Jm

40. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Electromagnetic waves carry energy
as they travel through space and this energy is
equally shared by the electric and magnetic fields.
Statement II: When electromagnetic waves strike
a surface, a pressure is exerted on the surface.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
most appropriate answer from the options given
below:
(1) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is
correct
(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
(3) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
(4) Statement I is correct but Statement II is
incorrect.

38. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance

C = 200 pF. It is connected to 230 V ac supply
with an angular frequency 300 rad/s. The rms
value of conduction current in the circuit and
displacement current in the capacitor respectively
are :
(1) 1.38 A and 1.38 A
(2) 14.3 A and 143 A
(3) 13.8 A and 138 A
(4) 13.8 A and 13.8 A
Ans. (4)
38. If frequency of electromagnetic wave is 60 MHz
and it travels in air along z direction then the
corresponding electric and magnetic field vectors
will be mutually perpendicular to each other and
the wavelength of the wave (in m) is :
(1) 2.5 (2) 10
(3) 5 (4) 2
Ans. (3)
 EM WAVES – SHORT NOTES Class 12th

Topics to cover in EM Waves – PART 3 (Wave Optics/EM Waves)

1. Types of EM Waves
2. Displacement Current
3. Ampere – Maxwell Law
a. NCERT Solved Ex.
4. Maxwell’s Equation
5. EM Waves equation and Key Points
a) Relation among c, E and B
b) Intensity of EM Waves
c) Speed of EM Waves

Type Wavelength Range Production Detection

Rapid acceleration and
Radio >0.1 m deceleration of electrons in Receiver's aerials
aerials
Klystron valve or magnetron
Microwave 0.1 m to 1 mm Point contact diodes
valve
Thermopiles,
Vibration of atoms and
Infra-red 1 mm to 700 nm Bolometer, Infrared
molecules
photographic film
Electrons in atom emit light
when they move from one The eye, photocells,
Light 700 nm to 400 nm
energy level to a lower energy photographic film
level
Inner shell electrons in atoms
Photocells,
Ultraviolet 400 nm to 1 nm moving from one energy level
Photographic film
to lower level
X-ray tubes or inner shell Photographic film,
X-rays 1 nm to 0.001 nm
electrons Geiger tubes
Radioactive decay of the Photographic film,
Gamma rays < 0.001 nm
nucleus Geiger tubes
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