Question 8.4: A plane electromagnetic wave travels in vacuum aleng z-direction. What can you say about the directions of its electric and magnetic field vectors? If the frequency of the wave is 30 MHz, what is its wavelength?

Question 8.4: A plane electromagnetic wave travels in vacuum aleng z-direction. What can you say about the directions of its electric and magnetic field vectors? If the frequency of the wave is 30 MHz, what is its wavelength?

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