The electric and magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave are:

The electric and magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave are:
  1. in opposite phase and perpendicular to each other
  2. in opposite phase and parallel to each other
  3. in phase and perpendicular to each other
  4. in phase and parallel to each other

Solution

In EM waves $\vec{E}$ and $\vec{B}$ are in same phase and perpendicular to each other.

Asked in: NEET 2007

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