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Grade 12Wave Motion

wht are electric wave are they synonymous to electromagnetic wave?

Profile image of Chaitanya  Borah
16 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of SAGAR SINGH - IIT DELHI
16 Years ago

Dear chaitanya,

Electric waves are formed when an electric field couples with a magnetic field. The magnetic and electric fields of an electromagnetic wave are perpendicular to each other and to the direction of the wave.

 

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