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Electromagnetic Waves

Problems

practice

Determine the following quanities at a distance of one meter from a 100 W light bulb …
1. the peak electric field
2. the peak magnetic field
3. the radiation pressure
Write something.
Write something.
Write something completely different.

conceptual

Show that the units work out in the expression …

c = 1

√ μ₀ε₀

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