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In which directions do the electric and magnetic field vectors oscillate in an electromagnetic wave propagating along the x-axis? [AI 2017]

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Light and other ELECTROMAGNETIC waves are TRANSVERSE waves made up of mutually perpendicular, fluctuating ELECTRIC and magnetic fields. In the diagram on the right an EM WAVE is propagating in the x-direction, the electric field oscillates in the xy-plane, and the magnetic field oscillates in the xz-plane.



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