Electromagnetic Waves

167 Questions
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Evening Shift
A plane electromagnetic wave with frequency of 30 MHz travels in free space. At particular point in space and time, electric field is 6 V/m. The magnetic field at this point will be x $\times$ 10$-$8 T. The value of x is ___________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Morning Shift
The electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by

$\overrightarrow E = 200\cos \left[ {\left( {{{0.5 \times {{10}^3}} \over m}} \right)x - \left( {1.5 \times {{10}^{11}}{{rad} \over s} \times t} \right)} \right]{V \over m}\widehat j$. If this wave falls normally on a perfectly reflecting surface having an area of 100 cm2. If the radiation pressure exerted by the E.M. wave on the surface during a 10 minute exposure is ${x \over {{{10}^9}}}{N \over {{m^2}}}$. Find the value of x .
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Evening Shift
The electric field intensity produced by the radiation coming from a 100 W bulb at a distance of 3 m is E. The electric field intensity produced by the radiation coming from 60W at the same distance is $\sqrt {{x \over 5}} $E. Where the value of x = ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Evening Shift
Seawater at a frequency f = 9 $\times$ 102 Hz, has permittivity $\varepsilon $ = 80$\varepsilon $0 and resistivity $\rho$ = 0.25 $\Omega$m. Imagine a parallel plate capacitor is immersed in seawater and is driven by an alternating voltage source V(t) = V0 sin(2$\pi$ft). Then the conduction current density becomes 10x times the displacement current density after time t = ${1 \over {800}}$s. The value of x is _____________. (Given : ${1 \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}} = 9 \times {10^9}$ Nm2C$-$2)
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Morning Shift
If 2.5 $\times$ 10$-$6 N average force is exerted by a light wave on a non-reflecting surface of 30 cm2 area during 40 minutes of time span, the energy flux of light just before it falls on the surface is ___________ W/cm2. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)

(Assume complete absorption and normal incidence conditions are there)
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Morning Shift
A radiation is emitted by 1000W bulb and it generates an electric field and magnetic field at P, placed at a distance of 2m. The efficiency of the bulb is 1.25%. The value of peak electric field at P is x $\times$ 10$-$1 V/m. Value of x is ___________. (Rounded off to the nearest integer) [Take ${\varepsilon _0} = 8.85 \times {10^{ - 12}}$ C2N$-$1 m$-$2, c = $3 \times {10^8}$ ms$-$1]
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Evening Shift
The peak electric field produced by the radiation coming from the 8W bulb at a distance of 10 m is ${x \over {10}}\sqrt {{{{\mu _0}c} \over \pi }} {V \over m}$. The efficiency of the bulb is 10% and it is a point source. The value of x is ___________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Evening Shift
The wavelength of an X-ray beam is 10$\mathop A\limits^o $. The mass of a fictitious particle having the same energy as that of the X-ray photons is ${x \over 3}h$ kg. The value of x is __________. (h = Planck's constant)
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Evening Shift
An electromagnetic wave of frequency 3 GHz enters a dielectric medium of relative electric permittivity 2.25 from vacuum. The wavelength of this wave in that medium will be _________ $\times$ 10$-$2 cm.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Morning Shift
An electromagnetic wave of frequency 5 GHz, is travelling in a medium whose relative electric permittivity and relative magnetic permeability both are 2. Its velocity in this medium is ____________ $\times$ 107 m/s.
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Morning Slot
Suppose that intensity of a laser is ${{315} \over \pi }$ W/m2.
The rms electric field, in units of V/m associated with this source is close to the nearest integer is __________.

$ \in $0 = 8.86 × 10–12 C2 Nm–2; c = 3 × 108 ms–1)
2025 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 Online
A cube of unit volume contains $35 \times 10^7$ photons of frequency $10^{15} \mathrm{~Hz}$. If the energy of all the photons is viewed as the average energy being contained in the electromagnetic waves within the same volume, then the amplitude of the magnetic field is $\alpha \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{~T}$. Taking permeability of free space $\mu_0=4 \pi \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{Tm} / \mathrm{A}$, Planck's constant $h=6 \times 10^{-34} \mathrm{Js}$ and $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$, the value of $\alpha$ is ____________.
2023 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 2 Online
The electric field associated with an electromagnetic wave propagating in a dielectric medium is given by $\vec{E}=30(2 \hat{x}+\hat{y}) \sin \left[2 \pi\left(5 \times 10^{14} t-\frac{10^7}{3} z\right)\right] \mathrm{Vm}^{-1}$. Which of the following option(s) is(are) correct?

[Given: The speed of light in vacuum, $c=3 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$ ]
A.
$B_x=-2 \times 10^{-7} \sin \left[2 \pi\left(5 \times 10^{14} t-\frac{10^7}{3} z\right)\right] \mathrm{Wb} \mathrm{m}^{-2}$.
B.
$B_y=2 \times 10^{-7} \sin \left[2 \pi\left(5 \times 10^{14} t-\frac{10^7}{3} z\right)\right] \mathrm{Wb} \mathrm{m}^{-2}$.
C.
The wave is polarized in the $x y$-plane with polarization angle $30^{\circ}$ with respect to the $x$-axis.
D.
The refractive index of the medium is 2.
2015 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2015 Paper 2 Offline
In terms of potential difference V, electric current I, permittivity ${\varepsilon _0}$, permeability ${\mu _0}$ and speed of light c, the dimensionally correct equation(s) is(are) :
A.
${\mu _0}{I^2} = {\varepsilon _0}{V^2}$
B.
${\varepsilon _0}I = {\mu _0}V$
C.
$I = {\varepsilon _0}cV$
D.
${\mu _0}cI = {\varepsilon _0}V$
2018 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 Offline
In electromagnetic theory, the electric and magnetic phenomena are related to each other. Therefore, the dimensions of electric and magnetic quantities must also be related to each other. In the questions below, $[E]$ and $[B]$ stand for dimensions of electric and magnetic fields respectively, while $\left[ {{\varepsilon _0}} \right]$ and $\left[ {{\mu _0}} \right]$ stand for dimensions of the permittivity and permeability of free space respectively. $\left[ L \right]$ and $\left[ T \right]$ are dimensions of length and time respectively. All the quantities are given in $SI$ units.

The relation between $[E]$ and $[B]$ is
A.
$\left[ E \right] = \left[ B \right]\left[ L \right]\left[ T \right]$
B.
$\left[ E \right] = \left[ B \right]{\left[ L \right]^{ - 1}}\left[ T \right]$
C.
$\left[ E \right] = \left[ B \right]\left[ L \right]{\left[ T \right]^{ - 1}}$
D.
$\left[ E \right] = \left[ B \right]{\left[ L \right]^{ - 1}}{\left[ T \right]^{ - 1}}$
2018 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 Offline
In electromagnetic theory, the electric and magnetic phenomena are related to each other. Therefore, the dimensions of electric and magnetic quantities must also be related to each other. In the questions below, $[E]$ and $[B]$ stand for dimensions of electric and magnetic fields respectively, while $\left[ {{\varepsilon _0}} \right]$ and $\left[ {{\mu _0}} \right]$ stand for dimensions of the permittivity and permeability of free space respectively. $\left[ L \right]$ and $\left[ T \right]$ are dimensions of length and time respectively. All the quantities are given in $SI$ units.

The relation between $\left[ {{\varepsilon _0}} \right]$ and $\left[ {{\mu _0}} \right]$ is
A.
$\left[ {{\mu _0}} \right] = \left[ {{\varepsilon _0}} \right]{\left[ L \right]^2}{\left[ T \right]^{ - 2}}$
B.
$\left[ {{\mu _0}} \right] = \left[ {{\varepsilon _0}} \right]{\left[ L \right]^{ - 2}}{\left[ T \right]^2}$
C.
$\left[ {{\mu _0}} \right] = {\left[ {{\varepsilon _0}} \right]^{ - 1}}{\left[ L \right]^2}{\left[ T \right]^{ - 2}}$
D.
$\left[ {{\mu _0}} \right] = {\left[ {{\varepsilon _0}} \right]^{ - 1}}{\left[ L \right]^{ - 2}}{\left[ T \right]^2}$
2013 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2013 Paper 1 Offline

A pulse of light of duration 100 ns is absorbed completely by a small object initially at rest. Power of the pulse is 30 mW and the speed of light is 3 $\times$ 108 ms$-$1. The final momentum of the object is

A.
0.3 $\times$ 10$-$17 kg-ms$-$1
B.
1.0 $\times$ 10$-$17 kg-ms$-$1
C.
3.0 $\times$ 10$-$17 kg-ms$-$1
D.
9.0 $\times$ 10$-$17 kg-ms$-$1