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Chapter 21 Problem 21.70

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Rotate a portable radio (with a telescoping antenna) about a horizontal axis while it is tuned to a weak station. Such an antenna detects the varying electric eld produced by the station. What can you determine about the direction of the electric eld produced by the transmitter? Now turn on your radio to a nearby station and experiment with shielding the radio from incoming waves. Is the reception affected by surrounding the radio by aluminum foil? By plastic wrap? Use any other material you have available. What kinds of material block the signal? Why?

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The first step in solving 21 problem number 70 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Rotate a portable radio (with a telescoping antenna) about a horizontal axis while it is tuned to a weak station. Such an antenna detects the varying electric eld produced by the station. What can you determine about the direction of the electric eld produced by the transmitter? Now turn on your radio to a nearby station and experiment with shielding the radio from incoming waves. Is the reception affected by surrounding the radio by aluminum foil? By plastic wrap? Use any other material you have available. What kinds of material block the signal? Why?
From the textbook chapter Alternating Current Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title College Physics 7 
Author Raymond A. Serway
ISBN 9780495113690

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