Given below are two statements: Statement I: Electromagnetic waves carry energy as they travel through space and this energy is equally shared by the electric and magnetic fields. Statement II: When electromagnetic

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Correct answer: B. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Electromagnetic wave carries energy shared equally in magnetic and electric field which is given by, $= \dfrac{1}{2}{ε}_{0}{E}^{2} = \dfrac{{B}^{2}}{2{\mu}_{0}}$ , as $E = cB$ and ${c}^{2} = \dfrac{1}{{\mu}_{0}{ε}_{0}}$ .

Also, Electromagnetic wave carries momentum and therefore exerts force when it strikes a surface.

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