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Q.Which one of them is used to produce a propagating electromagnetic wave ?
(a) a charge moving with constant velocity
(b) an accelerating charge
(c) a stationary charge particle
(d) an uncharged particle
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Only a charge undergoing acceleration radiates electromagnetic waves; a stationary or uniformly moving charge produces just a static or steady field, not radiation.
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Maxwell's equations show that a time-varying electric field generates a magnetic field and vice versa, sustaining a propagating wave. This time-variation is produced specifically by an accelerating charge: as its velocity (and hence the field pattern around it) changes with time, it radiates energy outward as an electromagnetic wave.
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