Science, asked by meleaf3108, 1 year ago

Why do electromagnetic waves not require a medium for travel?

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Answered by malo58

because magnetic field doesn't require any medium it can generate anywhere so

meleaf3108: but the 3 choices are

meleaf3108: are hold on

meleaf3108: because electromagnetic waves travel too fast for stationary particles to move with them
B) because electromagnetic waves transmit energy without compressing the particles of the medium

meleaf3108: and

meleaf3108: because electromagnetic waves move in two-dimensional space, the particles of mediums exist in 3-D space

meleaf3108: so what would it be

Answered by RahulMahata

Electromagnetic waves and not mechanical waves.

for our example we will take light.. light constitutes of photons..

photons do not require any medium for propagation...

this is the exact reason why light and other electromagnetic waves doesn't need any medium to propagate

however get direction can be changed when they are made to enter in different medium.

hope my answer helps you!

meleaf3108: because electromagnetic waves travel too fast for stationary particles to move with them
B) because electromagnetic waves transmit energy without compressing the particles of the medium

meleaf3108: because electromagnetic waves move in two-dimensional space, the particles of mediums exist in 3-D space

meleaf3108: so what would be the best answer for the question i asked

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