Engineering
Physics
Electromagnetic Waves
Question

During the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a medium:

Electric energy density is half of the magnetic energy density

Electric energy density is equal to the magnetic energy density

Electric energy density is double of the magnetic energy density

Both electric and magnetic energy densities are zero

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Solution

In electromagnetic waves, the energy is equally shared between the electric and magnetic fields. The electric energy density is given by uE=12εE2 and the magnetic energy density is uB=12B2μ. For a wave propagating in a vacuum or non-conducting medium, these two densities are equal at every point.

Final Answer: Electric energy density is equal to the magnetic energy density