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What is the dual nature of electromagnetic waves and how they travel in a vacuum and through a medium?
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∙ 11y ago
electromagnetic waves can be regarded either as particles (photons) or as waves.
An electromagnetic wave is composed of an electric field wave and a magnetic field wave. As the electric field collapses it induces a magnetic field which induces an electric field that opposes the first one. That electric field induces a magnetic field and so forth. Each field induces the next. It's rather more complex than that but you'd have to get into Maxwell's equations and Pointing vectors to get closer to the truth.
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Does a electromagnetic wave need a medium to travel?
Electromagnetic waves do not need a medium in which to travel. They move "best" through a perfect vacuum.
What do electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves have in common?
They can both travel through a medium.
Electromagnetic waves can travel through a?
Vacuum
Electromagnetic waves are mad by vibrating elecrical charges that travel through space or matter?
electromagnetic waves don't need a medium to travel but they can travel through a medium too so the answer is both.
Do radio waves need a medium to travel through?
Radiation doesnt need a medium because it travels through space
Name one kind of wave that does not require a medium?
An electromagnetic wave (this includes light) does not require a physical medium - it can travel through empty space.An electromagnetic wave (this includes light) does not require a physical medium - it can travel through empty space.An electromagnetic wave (this includes light) does not require a physical medium - it can travel through empty space.An electromagnetic wave (this includes light) does not require a physical medium - it can travel through empty space.
Does a electromagnetic wave need a medium to travel?
Electromagnetic waves do not need a medium in which to travel. They move "best" through a perfect vacuum.
How mechanical and electromagnetic wave are different?
The biggest difference is that mechanical waves require a medium to travel through and electromagnetic waves do not.
What needs a medium substance to travel through?
Mechanical waves need a medium substance to travel through. Electromagnetic do not.
What do electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves have in common?
They can both travel through a medium.
What can travel through space without a(n) medium?
Electromagnetic waves can travel through space without a medium.
Electromagnetic waves can travel through a?
Vacuum
Electromagnetic waves are mad by vibrating elecrical charges that travel through space or matter?
electromagnetic waves don't need a medium to travel but they can travel through a medium too so the answer is both.
Which of the following distinguishes electromagnetic from mechanical waves?
They don't require a medium to travel through. - apex ....what a wanker
Do radio waves need a medium to travel through?
Radiation doesnt need a medium because it travels through space
What type of vibration does not need a medium through which to travel?
Electromagnetic waves.
What medium can electromagnetic waves travel through that sound waves can not?
the answer is vacuum.
