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Question
An electromagnetic wave in vacuum has an angular frequency \( \omega = 4 \times 10^{11} \, \text{rad/s}
\). What is its frequency in Hz?
Explanation
**Poynting vector** S = E×B/μ₀ gives energy flow (W/m²), magnitude S = E B/μ₀, average = E₀ B₀/(2μ₀) = intensity, direction of propagation, showing energy transport perpendicular to E and B. Frequency v = (ω/2π) . Given ω = 4 × 10¹¹ rad/s , v = (4 × 10¹¹/2 π) ≈ 6.37 × 10¹⁰ Hz . Using c = fλ, E₀/B₀ = c, I_d = ε₀ dΦ_E/dt, and spectrum classification λ = c/f, evaluation yields 6.37 × 10¹⁰ Hz, illustrating EM wave transverse nature and Maxwell's displacement current concept.
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