JEE Main 2020 — Electromagnetic Waves Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot
Question
The electric fields of two plane electromagnetic
plane waves in vacuum are given by
and
At t = 0, a particle of charge q is at origin with
a velocity (c is the speed of light in vacuum). The instantaneous force experienced by the particle is :
and
At t = 0, a particle of charge q is at origin with
a velocity (c is the speed of light in vacuum). The instantaneous force experienced by the particle is :
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
C
Step-by-step explanation
Its corresponding magnetic field will be
Also its corresponding magnetic field will be
Net force on charge particle
=
= + + +
=
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