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Topic: EM waves, characteristics and transverse nature· Electromagnetic Waves

The property which is not of an electromagnetic wave travelling in free space is that :

1. they originate from charges moving with uniform speed.

2. they are transverse in nature.

3. the energy density in electric field is equal to energy density in magnetic field.

4. they travel with a speed equal to \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_0\epsilon_0}}\).

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Answer: 1. they originate from charges moving with uniform speed.

Key idea: Electromagnetic waves are produced by accelerated (oscillating) charges.

A charge moving with uniform speed has a steady current and a steady field, so it does not radiate. So the statement in option 1 is not a property of EM waves. The others are true: the waves are transverse, the electric and magnetic energy densities are equal, and the speed in free space is \(\frac1{\sqrt{\mu_0\epsilon_0}}\).

Option 1.

Doubtly AI · 30 Oct 2026 AI-generated · not yet verified Report
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