Electromagnetic Waves Question 1

Question 1 - 2024 (01 Feb Shift 2)

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

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Answer: (3)

Solution:

$\lambda=\frac{c}{f}=\frac{3 \times 10^{8}}{60 \times 10^{6}}=5 m$