ELECTROMAGNETIC

WAVES
Propagation, properties and problem
solving
PROPAGATION OF EM WAVES
Electic and
magnetic fields
propagate
perpendicular to
each other and
perpendicular to the
direction of the
wave.
PROPERTIES OF EM WAVES
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
AN EM SPECTRUM AND AN EM WAVE?
HOW ARE THE EM WAVES ARRANGED
IN THE EM SPECTRUM?

Arranged
according to
their
frequency,
wavelength
and energy
Table 1. Frequency, wavelength and energy of
EM waves
FORMULA
What is the frequency
of radio waves with
wavelength of 18.25 m?
What is the frequency of
light waves with a
wavelength of
−7
5X10 m?
What is the wavelength
of an x-ray with
frequency of 7.5 X
17
10 Hz?
What is the energy
carried by a UV ray at
frequency of 4.25 X
15
10 Hz?