If an electric field wave oscillates north and south, and the wave is travelling straight up...?

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If an electric field wave oscillates north and south, and the wave is travelling straight up...?

then what direction does the magnetic field wave oscillate?

2007-03-01 01:02:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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The magnetic field is at right angels to the electric filed and the direction of motion. The magnetic field is actually curled up around the "lines" of the electric filed. Most visuals of traveling EM waves are totally wrong.

2007-03-01 01:07:29 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

East / West,
They all must be perpendicular to each other - use right hand rule for this.

2007-03-01 01:09:10 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋