Characteristics of EM Waves: JEE Questions & Solutions
36 previous-year JEE Physics questions on Characteristics of EM Waves, each with a worked step-by-step solution.
Previous-year questions
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The electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by: E_y = 69 sin[0.6 × 10³ x - 1.8 × 10¹¹ t] V/m. The expression for magnetic…
MCQEasyJEE 2026 - 02
The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave, travelling in an unknown non-magnetic medium is given by, E_y = 20 sin (3 × 10⁶ x - 4.5…
NVAEasyJEE 2026 - 03
A laser beam has intensity of 4.0×10¹⁴ W/m². The amplitude of magnetic field associated with the beam is T. (Take ε₀=8.85×10⁻¹² C²/N m² and…
MCQEasyJEE 2026 - 04
The equation of the electric field of an electromagnetic wave propagating through free space is given by: E = √377 sin(6.27 × 10³ t - 2.09…
NVAEasyJEE 2026 - 05
The ratio of speeds of electromagnetic waves in vacuum and a medium, having dielectric constant k = 3 and permeability of μ = 2μ₀, is (μ₀ =…
MCQEasyJEE 2026 - 06
The electric field of an electromagnetic wave travelling through a medium is given by E(x,t)=25sin(2×10¹⁵t-10⁷x) n. Then the refractive…
MCQEasyJEE 2026 - 07
A plane electromagnetic wave is moving in free space with velocity c=3×10⁸ m/s and its electric field is given as E = 54sin(kz-ω t) j V/m,…
MCQEasyJEE 2026 - 08
The electric field of an electromagnetic wave in free space is E = 57 cos [7.5 × 10⁶ t - 5 × 10⁻³ (3x + 4y)] ( 4i - 3j) N/C. The associated…
MCQMediumJEE 2025 - 09
A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 20 MHz travels in free space along the +x direction. At a particular point in space and time, the…
MCQEasyJEE 2025 - 10
Due to presence of an em-wave whose electric component is given by E = 100 sin(ω t - kx) NC⁻¹, a cylinder of length 200 cm holds certain…
MCQEasyJEE 2025 - 11
The magnetic field of an E.M. wave is given by: B = ( √3/2 i + 1/2 j) 30 sin ( ω ( t - z/c)) The corresponding electric field in S.I. units…
MCQMediumJEE 2025 - 12
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Electromagnetic…
MCQEasyJEE 2025 - 13
A plane electromagnetic wave propagates along the +x direction in free space. The components of the electric field E and magnetic field B…
MCQEasyJEE 2025 - 14
The radiation pressure exerted by a 450 W light source on a perfectly reflecting surface placed at 2 m away from it, is:
MCQEasyJEE 2025 - 15
If an optical medium possesses a relative permeability of 10/π and relative permittivity of 1/0.0885, then the velocity of light is greater…
NVAEasyJEE 2025 - 16
The unit of √(2I/(ε₀ c)) is: (Where I is the intensity of an electromagnetic wave, and c is the speed of light)
MCQEasyJEE 2025 - 17
A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 35 MHz travels in free space along the X-direction. At a particular point (in space and time), E…
MCQEasyJEE 2024 - 18
The electric field of an electromagnetic wave in free space is represented as E = E₀ cos(ω t - kz) i. The corresponding magnetic induction…
MCQEasyJEE 2024 - 19
In a plane electromagnetic wave, the electric field oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of 5 × 10¹⁰ Hz and an amplitude of 50 V/m. The…
MCQEasyJEE 2024 - 20
The magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave is: B_y = (3.5 × 10⁻⁷) sin(1.5 × 10³ x + 0.5 × 10¹¹ t) T. The corresponding electric…
MCQEasyJEE 2024 - 21
If E represents the electric field vector and K the propagation vector of electromagnetic waves in vacuum, then the magnetic field vector…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 22
The electric field and magnetic field components of an electromagnetic wave going through vacuum is described by: Eₓ = E₀ sin (kz - ω t)…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 23
An electromagnetic wave is transporting energy in the negative z-direction. At a certain point and certain time, the direction of the…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 24
Which of the following are true? A. Speed of light in vacuum depends on the direction of propagation. B. Speed of light in a medium is…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 25
Given below are two statements: Statement I: Electromagnetic waves are not deflected by electric and magnetic fields. Statement II: The…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 26
A small object at rest absorbs a light pulse of power 20 mW and duration 300 ns. Assuming speed of light as 3 × 10⁸ m/s, the momentum of…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 27
A point source of 100 W emits light with 5% efficiency. At a distance of 5 m from the source, the intensity produced by the electric field…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 28
In a medium, the speed of light wave decreases to 0.2 times its speed in free space. The ratio of relative permittivity to the refractive…
NVAEasyJEE 2023 - 29
The ratio of average electric energy density and total average energy density of electromagnetic wave is:
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 30
For the plane electromagnetic wave given by E = E₀ sin(ω t - kx) and B = B₀ sin(ω t - kx), the ratio of average electric energy density to…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 31
The energy density associated with electric field E and magnetic field B of an electromagnetic wave in free space is given by ε₀ -…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 32
The energy of an electromagnetic wave contained in a small volume oscillates with:
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 33
The amplitude of magnetic field in an electromagnetic wave propagating along y-axis is 6.0 × 10⁻⁷ T. The maximum value of electric field in…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 34
The electric field in an electromagnetic wave is given as E = 20 sin ( ω t - x/c) j N/C where ω and c are angular frequency and velocity of…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 35
A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 20 MHz propagates in free space along x-direction. At a particular space and time, E = 6.6 j v/m.…
MCQEasyJEE 2023 - 36
In an electromagnetic wave, at an instant and at a particular position, the electric field is along the negative z axis and magnetic field…
MCQEasyJEE 2023
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