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the electric field in a travelling electromagnetic wave has a peak amplitude of 188,000 v/m. what is the peak magnitude of the magnetic field component?

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The peak magnitude of the magnetic field component is 6.27 x 10⁻⁴ T.

How to calculate the peak magnitude of the magnetic field component?

The peak magnitude of the magnetic field component is calculated by applying the following formula as shown below;

B₀ = E₀ / c

where;

  • c is the speed of light
  • E₀ is the peak magnitude of the electric field component

The given parameters include;

speed of light, c = 3 x 10⁸ m/s

peak component of electric field, E₀ = 188,000 V/m

The peak magnitude of the magnetic field component is calculated as;

B₀ = E₀ / c

B₀ = (188,000) / (3 x 10⁸)

B₀ = 6.27 x 10⁻⁴ T

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