JEE MAIN - Physics (2022 - 30th June Morning Shift - No. 13)
An expression for oscillating electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given as Ez = 300 sin(5$$\pi$$ $$\times$$ 103x $$-$$ 3$$\pi$$ $$\times$$ 1011t) Vm$$-$$1
Then, the value of magnetic field amplitude will be :
(Given : speed of light in Vacuum c = 3 $$\times$$ 108 ms$$-$$1)
Explanation
Given the electric field expression:
$E_z = 300 \sin(5\pi \times 10^3 x - 3\pi \times 10^{11} t) \, \text{Vm}^{-1}$
The amplitude of the electric field ($E_0$) is $300 \, \text{V/m}$.
The velocity ($v$) of the wave in the medium is given by the ratio of the coefficients of time and displacement in the wave equation, which can be calculated as:
$v = \frac{\text{Coefficient of } t}{\text{Coefficient of } x} = \frac{3\pi \times 10^{11}}{5\pi \times 10^3} = \frac{3}{5} \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s}$
The relationship between the electric field amplitude and the magnetic field amplitude in an electromagnetic wave is given by:
$B_0 = \frac{E_0}{v}$
Substituting the values for $E_0$ and $v$ into this formula:
$B_0 = \frac{300}{\frac{3}{5} \times 10^8}$
$B_0 = \frac{300 \times 5}{3 \times 10^8}$
$B_0 = \frac{1500}{3 \times 10^8}$
$B_0 = 5 \times 10^{-6} \, \text{T}$
Therefore, the amplitude of the magnetic field ($B_0$) is $5 \times 10^{-6}$ T.
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