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JEE Advanced2023Paper 2PHY-II
Q.

The electric field associated with an electromagnetic wave propagating in a dielectric medium is given by

.

Which of the following option(s) is(are) correct?

[Given: The speed of light in vacuum, ]

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

    The wave is polarized in the -plane with polarization angle with respect to the -axis.

  4. D

    The refractive index of the medium is .

Solution

Wave speed and refractive index. Read off and . The phase speed in the medium is

.

So the refractive index is . Option (D) is correct.

Magnetic field amplitude. The peak -field amplitude is , so

.

Direction of . Propagation is along , so is along . With ,

.

Therefore .

Hence (option A correct) and , not , so option (B) is wrong.

Polarization angle. The electric vector lies along in the -plane, so the angle with the -axis is , not . Option (C) is wrong.

Correct options: (A) and (D).

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