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Physics Question on Electric Field

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: A time varying electric field is a source of changing magnetic field and vice-versa. Thus a disturbance in electric or magnetic field creates EM waves.
Statement II: In a material medium, the EM wave travels with speed
V=1µ0ε0V=\frac{1}{\sqrt{µ0ε0}} In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

A

Both statement I and statement II are true

B

Both statement I and statement II are false

C

Statement I is correct but statement II is false

D

Statement I is incorrect but statement II is true

Answer

Statement I is correct but statement II is false

Explanation

Solution

In a material medium speed of light is given by:

v=1ε0εrµ0µrv=\frac{1}{\sqrt{ε_0ε_rµ_0µ_r}}

So statement II is false.

Therefore, the correct option is (C): Statement I is correct but statement II is false