Consider an electromagnetic wave traveling in the positive y- direction. The magnetic field associated with the wave at some location and at some instant points in the negative x-direction are shown in Figure MCQ21.1. What is the direction of the electric field at this position and at this instant? (a) the positive x-direction (b) the positive y-direction (c) the positive z-direction (d) the negative z-direction (e) the negative y-direction
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Consider a bright star in our night sky. Assume its distance from the Earth is 20.0 light-years (ly) and its power output is 4.00 3 1028 W, about 100 times that of the Sun. (a) Find the intensity of the starlight at the Earth. (b) Find the power of the starlight the Earth intercepts. One light-year is the distance traveled by light through a vacuum in one year.
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