Question

electromagnetic waves are called transverse wave why

Answer 1

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Electromagnetic waves are called transverse waves because they are generated by the rapid vibration of electrons, which go side to side, perpendicular to the direction the waves travel.

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Answer 2

Electromagnetic waves are called transverse waves due to the rapid vibration of electrons running side by side perpendicular to the wave direction. Vectors of the electrical and magnetic fields are perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation. Maxwell demonstrated that both electrical and magnetic fields are perpendicular to each other in the direction of wave propagation. He considered an electromagnetic wave spreading along a (+)ve x axis. The electrical and magnetic fields propagate sinusoidally with an x - axis and are independent of the y and z axis when a rectangular parallel pipe is placed parallel to the three coordinate axis.