Practice question

**EM wave in vacuum** transverse, E and B perpendicular to propagation and to each other, E×B along propagation, in phase, E/B = c =3×10⁸ m/s, c =1/√(μ₀ ε₀), μ₀=4π×10⁻⁷ H/m, ε₀=8.85×10⁻¹² F/m. For E₀=45 V/m, B₀=E₀/c=45/3×10⁸=1.5×10⁻⁷ T=150 nT, illustrating B much smaller than E. The document explains that displacement current explains the generation of magnetic fields by time-varying electric fields, crucial for the propagation of electromagnetic waves and consistency in Ampere's law. Using c = fλ, E₀/B₀ = c, I_d = ε₀ dΦ_E/dt, and spectrum classification λ = c/f, evaluation yields Generation of magnetic fields by changing electric fields, illustrating EM wave transverse nature and Maxwell's displacement current concept.