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JEE Main 20231 FebruaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
1 February
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Electromagnetic Waves

JEE Main 2023 · 1 February · Evening Shift · Physics · Electromagnetic Waves

The ratio of average electric energy density and total average...

The ratio of average electric energy density and total average energy density of electromagnetic wave is:

Options

  1. A22
  2. B11
  3. C33
  4. D12\dfrac{1}{2}

Correct answer

D. 12\dfrac{1}{2}

Step-by-step solution

Average electric energy density is stated as uE=12ε0E2{u}_{E} = \dfrac{1}{2}{ε}_{0}{E}^{2}

Total average energy density U=12ε0E2+12μ0B2U = \dfrac{1}{2}{ε}_{0}{E}^{2} + \dfrac{1}{2{\mu}_{0}}{B}^{2}

=12ε0E2+12μ0E2c2= \dfrac{1}{2}{ε}_{0}{E}^{2} + \dfrac{1}{2{\mu}_{0}}\dfrac{{E}^{2}}{{c}^{2}} (As B=EcB = \dfrac{E}{c})

=12ε0E2+12μ0E2ε0μ0=12ε0E2+12E2ε0=ε0E2= \dfrac{1}{2}{ε}_{0}{E}^{2} + \dfrac{1}{2{\mu}_{0}}{E}^{2}{ε}_{0}{\mu}_{0} = \dfrac{1}{2}{ε}_{0}{E}^{2} + \dfrac{1}{2}{E}^{2}{ε}_{0} = {ε}_{0}{E}^{2}

Hence, the ratio, uEU=12\dfrac{{u}_{E}}{U} = \dfrac{1}{2}.

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