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MHT CET202313 May 2023Morning ShiftPhysicsElectromagnetic WavesActual

Select the 'WRONG' statement out of the following.

Options

  1. AElectromagnetic waves do not require any medium for their propagation.
  2. BElectromagnetic waves can travel through vacuum waves speed of light
  3. CMaterial medium is necessary for propagation of electromagnetic waves.
  4. DElectromagnetic waves are transverse in nature.

Correct answer

C. Material medium is necessary for propagation of electromagnetic waves.

Step-by-step solution

Electromagnetic waves can propagate through vacuum. This can be clearly understood from Maxwell's equations for EM waves. Selfsustaining electric and magnetic fields enable waves to travel through empty space.

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