The electric field part of an electromagnetic wave in a medium is represented by : $\begin{aligned} &…

The electric field part of an electromagnetic wave in a medium is represented by : $\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{x}}=0 \\ & \mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{y}}=2.5 \frac{\mathrm{N}}{\mathrm{C}} \cos \left[\left(2 \pi \times 10^6 \frac{\mathrm{rad}}{\mathrm{m}}\right) \mathrm{t}-\left(\pi \times 10^{-2} \frac{\mathrm{rad}}{\mathrm{s}}\right) \mathrm{x}\right] \end{aligned}$ $E_z=0$. The wave is :
  1. Moving along - $x$ direction with frequency $10^6 \mathrm{~Hz}$ and wavelength $200 \mathrm{~m}$
  2. Moving along $y$ direction with frequency $2 \pi \times 10^6 \mathrm{~Hz}$ and wavelength $200 \mathrm{~m}$
  3. Moving along $x$ direction with frequency $10^6$ $\mathrm{Hz}$ and wavelength $100 \mathrm{~m}$
  4. Moving along $x$ direction with frequency $10^6$ $\mathrm{Hz}$ and wavelength $200 \mathrm{~m}$

Solution

As the coefficient of $x$ is negative, it is moving along +ve $x$-axis and equating the equation $\begin{aligned} \mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{y}} & =2.5 \cos \left[\left(2 \pi \times 10^6\right) \mathrm{t}-\left(\pi \times 10^{-2}\right) \mathrm{x}\right] \\ \text { with } \mathrm{y} & =\mathrm{A} \cos (\omega \mathrm{t}-\mathrm{kx}) \\ \omega & =2 \pi \times 106 \\ \Rightarrow \mathrm{f} & =\frac{\omega}{2 \pi}=10^6 \mathrm{~Hz} \\ \mathrm{k} & =\pi \times 10^{-2} \\ \Rightarrow \quad \lambda & =\frac{2 \pi}{\mathrm{k}} \\ & =\frac{2 \pi}{\pi \times 10^{-2}}=200 \mathrm{~m} \end{aligned}$

Asked in: NEET 2009 (Mains)

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