PHYSICS

CPP
EM WAVES
SR-REVISION (JEE-MAIN 2025) ` KKP / MYP CEN TRE

SINGLE CORRECT
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1. An electromagnetic wave in vaccum has the electric and magnetic field E and B , which are perpendicular

to each other. The direction of wave propagation k . Then
       
(A) k  B  E (B) k  E  B (C) k  E (D) none

2. An electromagnetic wave with frequency   and wavelength    travels in  y direction. Its magnetic field
along  x axis. The vector equation for the associated electric field of amplitude E0 is
  2  ˆ   2  ˆ
(A) E  E0 cos  t  y x (B) E  E0 cos  t  yx
     
  2  ˆ   2  ˆ
(C) E  E0 cos  t  yz (D) E  E0 cos  t  yz
     

3. For plane electromagnetic waves propagating in the z-direction, which one of the following combination is
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correct possible direction for E and B respectively
      
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
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(A) 2iˆ  3ˆj and i  2ˆj (B) 2iˆ  3ˆj and 3 i  2ˆj

3iˆ  4ˆj and  4 i  3ˆj  (D)  ˆi  2ˆj  and  2 i  ˆj 

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(C)

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4. Magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by B  B0 sin  kx  wt  ˆj T . Expression for
corresponding electric field will be: where C is speed of light
  B
(A) E  B0C sin  kx  wt  kˆ v m (B) E  0 sin  kx  wt  kˆ v m
c
 
ˆ
(C) E  B C sin  kx  wt  k v m (D) E  B C sin  kx  wt  kˆ v m
0 0

   z 
5. An EM wave from air enters a medium. The electric fields are E1  E01 cos  2f   t  xˆ in air and
  c 
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E2  E02 cos  k  2z  ct  xˆ in medium, where the wave number k and frequency (f) refer to their values in
air. The medium is non-magnetic. If r1 and r2 refer to relative permittivities of air and medium respectively,
which of the following is correct.
r r r1 1 r1 1
(A) 1  4 (B) 1  2 (C)  (D) 
r2 r2 r2 4 r2 2

6. The energy associated with electric field is UE  and with magnetic field is UB  for an electromagnetic
wave in free space. Then
U
(A) UE  B (B) UE  UB (C) UE  UB (D) UE  UB
2

7. A plane electromagnetic wave travels in free space along the x-direction. The electric field component of the
wave at a particular point of space and time is E  6 v m along y-direction. Its corresponding component, B
would be
(A) 6  108 T , along z-direction (B) 6  108 T along x-direction
(C) 2  10 8 T , along z-direction (D) 2  10 8 T , along y-direction

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8. A plane polarized monochromatic EM wave is travelling a vacuum along z-direction such that at t  t1 . It is
found that the electric field is zero at a spatial point z1 . The next zero that occurs in its neighbourhood is
at z2 . The frequency of EM wave is
3  108 6  108 1.5  108 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
z2  z1 z2  z1 z2  z1 z2  z1
t1 
3  108
9. A radio transmitter transmits at 830 KHz. At a certain distance from the transmitter magnetic field has the
value of 4.82  10 11 T . The electric field and wavelength are respectively.
(A) 0.014 N/C, 36m (B) 0.14 N/C, 36m (C) 0.14 N/C, 360m (D) 0.014 N/C, 360m

10. The electric field of a plane polarized electromagnetic wave in free space at time t  0 is given by an
expression
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E  x  y   10ˆjcos  6x  8z  
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The magnetic field B  x,z,t  m is given by (C-velocity of light)

(A)
1 ˆ
C
 
6k  8iˆ cos  6x  8z  10ct  (B)
1 ˆ
C
 
6k  8iˆ cos  6x  8z  10ct  

(C)
1 ˆ
C
 
6k  8iˆ cos  6x  8z  10ct  (D)
1 ˆ
C
 
6k  8iˆ cos  6x  8z  10ct 

11. A 27 mW laser beam has a cross-sectional area of 10mm2 . The magnitude of the maximum electric field in
this EM wave is given by 0  9  10 12 SI units, c  3  108 m s 
 
(A) 1 kv/m (B) 2 kv/m (C) 1.4 kv/m (D) 0.7 kv/m

12. The velocity of electromagnetic radiation in a medium of permittivity 0 and permeability 0 is given by
0 1 0
(A) (B) 0 0 (C) (D)
0 0 0 0

13. A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 25 MHz travels in free space along positive x-direction. At a
 
particular point in space and time E  6.3 ˆj vm1 , then B at that point will be

(A) 2.1 10 8 ˆiT ˆ

(B) 2.1 10 8 kT ˆ
(C) 2.1 108 kT ˆ
(D) 2.1 108 kT

14. A parallel plate capacitor consists of two circular plates each of radius 12cm and separated by 5.0mm. The
capacitor is being charged by external source. The charging current is constant and is equal to 0.15A. The
rate of change of potential difference between the plates will be
7 8 9 10
(A) 1.873  10 V/s (B) 1.873  10 V/s (C) 1.873  10 V/s (D) 1.873  10 V/s

3 2
15. The sun delivers 10 W/m of electromagnetic flux to the earth’s surface. The total power that is incident on
a roof of dimensions 8m  20m will be
4 5 5 5
(A) 2.56  10 W (B) 6.4  10 W (C) 4.0  10 W (D) 1.6  10 W

16. In Q. No. 3, the radiation force on the roof will be

(A) 8.53  105N (B) 2.3  103 N (C) 1.33  103N (D) 5.33  104N

2 2
17. A plane electromagnetic wave of wave intensity 6 W/m strikes a small mirror of area 39cm , held
perpendicular to the approaching wave. The momentum transferred in kg ms1 by the wave to the mirror
each second will be
(A) 1.2  1010 (B) 2.4  109 (C) 3.6  108 (D) 4.8  107

18. In Q.No 5 the radiation force on the mirror will be

(A) 1.2  1016N (B) 1.4  108N (C) 3.6  108N (D) 4.8  107N

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19. Instantaneous displacement current of 1.0A in the space between the parallel plates of 1 F capacitor can
be established by changing potential difference of
(A) 106 V/s (C) 108 V/s
6 8
(B) 10 V/s (D) 10 V/s

20. An electromagnetic wave going through vacuum is described by E = E0sin (kx  t); B = B0 sin (kx  t).
Which of the following equation is true?
(A) E0k = B0  (B) E0  = B0k (C) E0B0 = k (D) none of these

NUMERICAL BASED

21. A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 25 MHz travels in free space along positive x-direction. At a
 
ˆ , then x is ______
particular point in space and time E  6.3ˆj v m , then B at that point will be 2.1 10  x kT

22. 
The electric field associated with an EM wave in vacuum is given as E  E0 cos kz  6  108 t . The value of 
wave factor k in metre1 is _______

23. The wavelength of X-ray is of the order of ________ nm

24. A flood light is covered with a fitter that transmits red light. The electric field of the emerging beam is
represented by a sinusoidal plane wave
 
E x  36 sin 1.20  107 z  3.6  1015 t V / m
2
The average intensity of beam in watt/(metre) will be

25. A lamp emits monochromatic green light uniformly in all directions. The lamp is 3% electrical in converting
electrical power to electromagnetic waves and consumes 100W of power. The amplitude of the electric field
associated with the electromagnetic radiation at a distance of 5m from the lamp will be (in V/m)

26. A point source of electromagnetic radiation has an average power output of 800W. The maximum value of
electric field at a distance 4.0m from the source is(v/m)

27.  
A plane electromagnetic wave Fs  100 cos 6  108 t  4x V / m propagates in a medium of reflective index

2
28. A larger parallel plate capacitor, whose plates have an area of 1 m are separated from each other by 1 mm.
If the plates has dielectric constant 10, then the displacement current as this instant is (in A)

29. In an apparatus, the electric field was found to oscillate with an amplitude of the oscillating magnetic field
will be x  108T, find ‘x’

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30. Two Nichol prism are first crossed and then one of them is rotated through 60 . The percentage of incident
light transmitted is

KEY

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C
6. C 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. B
11. C 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. D
16. D 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. A
21. 8 22. 2 23. 0.10 24. 1.72 25. 2.68
26. 54.77 27. 2.0 28. 2.2 29. 6 30. 37.5

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