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Speed of EM Waves in a Medium

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Q1JEE Main 2026 · 23 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

The ratio of speeds of electromagnetic waves in vacuum and a medium, having dielectric constant k=3k = 3 and permeability of μ=2μ0\mu = 2\mu_0, is ( μ0=\mu_0 = permeability of vacuum)

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Q2NEET 2026 · RE-NEETMedium

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Refractive index and dielectric constant

An electromagnetic wave travelling in a lossless dielectric medium having a dielectric constant, εr=9\varepsilon_r = 9, has the electric field, Ex=E0sin⁡(kz−2π×106t) V m−1E_x = E_0 \sin\left(kz - 2\pi \times 10^{6} t\right)\text{ V m}^{-1} where E0E_0 is the amplitude and kk is the wave vector. Among the following options, the incorrect choice is

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Q3JEE Main 2026 · 28 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Refractive index and dielectric constant

The electric field of an electromagnetic wave travelling through a medium is given by E⃗(x,t)=25sin⁡(2.0×1015t−107x)n^\vec{E}(x, t) = 25 \sin\left(2.0 \times 10^{15} t - 10^{7} x\right) \hat{n} then the refractive index of the medium is ______. (All given measurement are in SI units)

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Q4JEE Main 2026 · 22 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Refractive index and dielectric constant

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave, travelling in an unknown nonmagnetic medium is given by,

Ey=20sin⁡(3×106x−4.5×1014t) V/mE_y = 20 \sin\left(3 \times 10^{6} x - 4.5 \times 10^{14} t\right)\text{ V/m}

(where x,tx, t and other values have S.I. units). The dielectric constant of the medium is ______ (speed of light in free space is 3×108 m/s3 \times 10^{8}\text{ m/s})

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Q5JEE Main 2025 · 4 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

If an optical medium possesses a relative permeability of 10π\frac{10}{\pi} and relative permittivity of 10.0885\frac{1}{0.0885}, then the velocity of light is greater in vacuum than that in this medium by _________ times. (μ0=4π×10−7 H/m,ϵ0=8.85×10−12 F/m,c=3×108 m/s)\left(\mu_0 = 4\pi \times 10^{-7}\text{ H/m}, \epsilon_0 = 8.85 \times 10^{-12}\text{ F/m}, c = 3 \times 10^{8}\text{ m/s}\right)

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Q6JEE Main 2024 · 6 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

Electromagnetic waves travel in a medium with speed of 1.5×108 m s−11.5 \times 10^{8}\text{ m s}^{-1}. The relative permeability of the medium is 2.0. The relative permittivity will be:

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Q7NEET 2024Medium

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

If the ratio of relative permeability and relative permittivity of a uniform medium is 1:41 : 4. The ratio of the magnitudes of electric field intensity (E)(E) to the magnetic field intensity (H)(H) of an EM wave propagating in that medium is (Given that μ0ε0=120π\sqrt{\frac{\mu_0}{\varepsilon_0}} = 120\pi):

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Q8JEE Main 2023 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

Which of the following are true?

A. Speed of light in vacuum is dependent on the direction of propagation.

B. Speed of light in a medium is independent of the wavelength of light.

C. The speed of light is independent of the motion of the source.

D. The speed of light in a medium is independent of intensity.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q9JEE Main 2023 · 31 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

In a medium the speed of light wave decreases to 0.20.2 times to its speed in free space. The ratio of relative permittivity to the refractive index of the medium is x:1x : 1. The value of xx is _________. (Given speed of light in free space =3×108 m s−1= 3 \times 10^{8}\text{ m s}^{-1} and for the given medium μr=1\mu_r = 1)

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Q10MHT CET 2023 · 11 MAY · SHIFT 2Medium

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Refractive index and dielectric constant

An electromagnetic wave, whose wave normal makes an angle of 45∘45^\circ with the vertical, travelling in air strikes a horizontal liquid surface. While travelling through the liquid it gets deviated through 15∘15^\circ. What is the speed of the electromagnetic wave in the liquid, if the speed of electromagnetic wave in air is 3×108 m/s3 \times 10^{8}\text{ m/s}? (sin⁡30∘=0.5,sin⁡45∘=12)\left(\sin 30^\circ = 0.5, \sin 45^\circ = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)

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Q11NEET 2022 · PHASE 1Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

When light propagates through a material medium of relative permittivity ε\varepsilonr and relative permeability μ\mur, the velocity of light, v is given by (c-velocity of light in vacuum)

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Q12JEE Main 2022 · 27 JUN · SHIFT 2Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: A time varying electric field is a source of changing magnetic field and vice-versa. Thus a disturbance in electric or magnetic field creates EM waves.

Statement II: In a material medium, the EM wave travels with speed v=1μ0ϵ0v = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_0 \epsilon_0}}. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Q13JEE Main 2022 · 25 JUN · SHIFT 2Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

The electromagnetic waves travel in a medium at a speed of 2.0 ×\times 108 m/s. The relative permeability of the medium is 1.0. The relative permittivity of the medium will be:

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Q14JEE Main 2022 · 28 JUN · SHIFT 1Medium

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

A radar sends an electromagnetic signal of electric field (E0) = 2.25 V/m and magnetic field (B0) = 1.5 ×\times 10 −-8 T which strikes a target on line of sight at a distance of 3 km in a medium. After that, a part of signal (echo) reflects back towards the radar with same velocity and by same path. If the signal was transmitted at time t = 0 from radar, then after how much time echo will reach to the radar?

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Q15JEE Main 2022 · 24 JUN · SHIFT 1Difficult

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

A plane electromagnetic wave travels in a medium of relative permeability 1.61 and relative permittivity 6.44. If magnitude of magnetic intensity is 4.5 ×\times 10−-2 Am−1{}^{-1} at a point, what will be the approximate magnitude of electric field intensity at that point?

(Given: Permeability of free space μ\mu0 = 4π×\pi \times 10−-7 NA−2{}^{-2}, speed of light in vacuum c = 3 ×\times 108 ms−1{}^{-1})

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Q16JEE Main 2021 · 27 AUG · SHIFT 1Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

Electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by E = 50 sin(500x −- 10 ×\times 1010 t) V/m The velocity of electromagnetic wave in this medium is:

(Given C = speed of light in vacuum)

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Q17JEE Main 2021 · 27 JUL · SHIFT 1Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

The relative permittivity of distilled water is 81. The velocity of light in it will be: (Given μ\mur = 1)

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Q18JEE Main 2021 · 24 FEB · SHIFT 1Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

An electromagnetic wave of frequency 5 GHz, is travelling in a medium whose relative electric permittivity and relative magnetic permeability both are 2. Its velocity in this medium is ____________ ×\times 107 m/s.

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Q19JEE Main 2021 · 24 FEB · SHIFT 2Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Frequency and wavelength in a medium

An electromagnetic wave of frequency 3 GHz enters a dielectric medium of relative electric permittivity 2.25 from vacuum. The wavelength of this wave in that medium will be _________ ×\times 10−-2 cm.

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Q20JEE Main 2021 · 1 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Refractive index and dielectric constant

Electric field of plane electromagnetic wave propagating through a non-magnetic medium is given by

E = 20cos(2 ×\times 1010 t −- 200x) V/m. The dielectric constant of the medium is equal to: (Take μ\mur = 1)

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Q21NEET 2019Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

For a transparent medium, relative permeability and permittivity, μr\mu_r and εr\varepsilon_r are 1.0 and 1.44 respectively. The velocity of light in this medium would be,

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Q22JEE Main 2019 · 11 JAN · SHIFT 1Difficult

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Refractive index and dielectric constant

An electromagnetic wave of intensity 50 Wm–2 enters in a medium of refractive index 'n' without any loss. The ratio of the magnitudes of electric, and the ratio of the magnitudes of magnetic fields of the wave before and after entering into the medium are respectively, given by:

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Q23JEE Main 2018Difficult

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Refractive index and dielectric constant

An EM wave from air enters a medium. The electric fields are

E⃗1=E01x^cos⁡[2πν(zc−t)]\vec{E}_1 = E_{01} \hat{x} \cos\left[2\pi\nu \left(\frac{z}{c} - t\right)\right] in air and

E⃗2=E02x^cos⁡[k(2z−ct)]\vec{E}_2 = E_{02} \hat{x} \cos\left[k(2z - ct)\right] in medium,

where the wave number k and frequency ν\nu refer to their values in air. The medium is non-magnetic. If εr1\varepsilon_{r_1} and εr2\varepsilon_{r_2} refer to relative permittivities of air and medium respectively, which of the following options is correct?

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Q24NEET 2013Easy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Frequency and wavelength in a medium

An electromagnetic wave of frequency ν=3.0\nu = 3.0 MHz passes from vaccum into a dielectric medium with relative permittivity εr\varepsilon_r = 4.0. Then

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Q25JEE Main 2013 · 22 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Refractive index and dielectric constant

A plane electromagnetic wave in a non-magnetic dielectric medium is given by

E⃗=E⃗0sin⁡(4×10−7x−50t)\vec{E} = \vec{E}_0 \sin(4 \times 10^{-7} x - 50t) with distance being in meter and time in seconds. The dielectric constant of the medium is:

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Q26NEET 2008 · AIPMTEasy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Speed in a medium

The velocity of electromagnetic radiation in a medium of permittivity ε\varepsilon0 and permeability μ\mu0 is given by

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Q27JEE Main 2004 · AIEEEEasy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Frequency and wavelength in a medium

An electromagnetic wave of frequency ν=3.0 MHz\nu = 3.0\text{ MHz} passes from vacuum into a dielectric medium with permittivity ϵ=4.0.\epsilon = 4.0. Then

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Q28NEET 1997 · AIPMTEasy

Speed of EM Waves in a Medium · Refractive index and dielectric constant

If ε0\varepsilon_0 and μ0\mu_0 are the electric permittivity and magnetic permeability in a free space, ε\varepsilon and μ\mu are the corresponding quantities in medium, the index of refraction of the medium is

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