What is an electromagnetic wave?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 4th Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
Expert Answer:
The electric and magnetic fields varying in space and time sinusoidally and propagating through space such that the two fields are perpendicular to each other and perpendicular to the direction of propagation constitute an electromagnetic wave.
Answered by | 4th Jun, 2014, 03:23: PM
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