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Given below are two statements: Statement I : Electromagnetic waves are not deflected by electric and magnetic field. Statement II : The amplitude of electric field and the magnetic field in electromagnetic waves are related to each other as E₀ = √(μ₀)/(ε₀) B₀. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Asked in JEE Main 29th Jan 2nd Shift 2023 · Transverse, uncharged and polarised

• (1) Both statement I and statement II are false.
• (2) Both statement I and statement II are true.
• (3) Statement I is true but statement II is false.
• (4) Statement I is false but statement II is true.

Step-by-step solution

Why the other options are wrong

• (1) Statement I is not false — a chargeless wave cannot be deflected by E or B
• (2) comes from you accepted √(μ₀)/(ε₀) as 1/√μ₀ε₀; the two differ by a factor μ₀
• (4) comes from this reverses both verdicts at once

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