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Do electromagnetic waves carry energy and momentum. explain

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Answered by siddhu4274
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0yes electromagnetic waves carry energy and momentum
Answered by dualadmire
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Yes, electromagnetic waves do carry energy and momentum.

Electromagnetic waves have discrete energy packets also called as photons. These photons are responsible for carrying energy and Momentum in the electromagnetic waves.

The energy in electromagnetic waves which is carried by the photons is denoted by E and the momentum is denoted by p.

The energy in electromagnetic wave is divided on average equally between electric and magnetic fields.

The energy carried by the electromagnetic wave is proportional to the frequency of the wave and is inversely proportional to its wavelength.

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