College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 22 - Multiple-Choice Questions - Page 862: 2

Answer

The correct answer is: (f) Each of the three vectors is perpendicular to the other two.

Work Step by Step

As the EM wave propagates, the electric field and the magnetic field are perpendicular to each other, and these fields are both perpendicular to the velocity vector of the wave. The correct answer is: (f) Each of the three vectors is perpendicular to the other two.
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