Question

What are electromagnetic waves? Describe their properties?

Answer 1

Electromagnetic waves are those waves in which variation in electric and magnetic component are perpendicular to each other as well as to the direction of wave.

It's important properties are:

1: E.M waves are produced by accelerating or oscillating the charge particle.

2: It does not require any medium to travel.

3:These waves travel in free space with velocity of light.

4:These waves are transverse in nature.