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Electromagnetic Waves

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Physics

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Key Topics to Revise

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Displacement Current

  • Displacement current is a concept introduced by Maxwell to correct Ampere's circuital law.
  • It arises due to a time-varying electric field and is not a flow of actual charges.
  • Displacement current ensures continuity of current in circuits with capacitors.
2

Nature of Electromagnetic Waves

  • Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves with electric and magnetic fields perpendicular to each other and to the direction of propagation.
  • They are self-sustaining — changing electric field generates magnetic field and vice versa.
  • These waves travel in vacuum at speed \( c = 3 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \), given by \( c = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_0 \varepsilon_0}} \).
3

Electromagnetic Spectrum

  • The EM spectrum classifies waves by frequency or wavelength, from radio waves to gamma rays.
  • There is no sharp boundary between types; classification is based on source and detection method.
  • All EM waves travel at same speed in vacuum but differ in frequency, wavelength, energy, and applications.

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Displacement current is a term introducedElectromagnetic waves are transverse waves consistingThe electromagnetic spectrum categorizes electromagnetic ...

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