Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 25 - Electromagnetic Waves - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 900: 7

Answer

(a) zero (b) $(-9.57\times 10^{-9}T)\hat x+(2.07\times 10^{-8}T)\hat y$

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that the the magnetic field $(B^{\rightarrow})$ is perpendicular to the direction of propagation, hence the z-component is zero. (b) We know that $B=\frac{1}{c}[-E_y \hat x+E_x \hat y]$ We plug in the known values to obtain: We plug in the known values to obtain: $B=\frac{1}{3\times 10^8m/s}[(-2.87N/C)\hat x+(6.22N/C)\hat y]$ $\implies B=(-9.57\times 10^{-9}T)\hat x+(2.07\times 10^{-8}T)\hat y$
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