Electromagnetic waves

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
• Name given to a range of waves having different
wavelengths, frequencies and energies but some
common properties
• All are propagated by varying electric and magnetic
fields which oscillate at right angles to one another
and also to the direction of propagation of the wave
• All travel with the same constant speed in air or a
vacuum…the speed of light…3.0x108 ms-1
• All are unaffected by external electric and magnetic
fields
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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v2gs8rdQzU
 Electromagnetic waves
• All are transverse waves
• All can undergo reflection, refraction, diffraction and
interference
• All travel in straight lines in a vacuum or air or other
medium
• All can be plane polarized
• All are progressive waves but can produce stationary
waves under suitable circumstances
• The intensity of each varies inversely as the square of
the linear distance from a point source
 Electromagnetic spectrum is divided into the following range
with specific range of 300nm (violet light) to 750nm (red light)

Light has a wave-particle nature:

Wave nature supported by the young double slit experiment that light can be
Diffracted and interference can occur and
The Photoelectric effect ( instantaneous emission of electrons from the surfaces of
certain material when exposed to E.M. radiation above a certain frequency
 Uses of EM waves
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 Dangers of EM waves
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Like other cellular networks, 5G networks use a system of cell sites that divide their territory
into sectors and send encoded data through radio waves.
Each cell site must be connected to a network backbone, whether through a wired or
wireless backhaul connection