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The electric field component of a time harmonic plane EM wave traveling in a nonmagnetic lossless dielectric medium has an amplitude of 1 V/m. If the relative permittivity of the medium is 4, the magnitude of the time-average power density vector (in W/m2) is
1. \(\frac{1}{30π} \)
2. \(\frac{1}{60π} \)
3. \(\frac{1}{120π} \)
4. \(\frac{1}{240π} \)

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : \(\frac{1}{120π} \)

Concept:

Poynting vector:

It states that the cross product of electric field vector (E) and magnetic field vector (H) at any point is a measure of the rate of flow of electromagnetic energy per unit area at that point that is 

\( \vec P = \vec E \times \vec H\)

Where P = Poynting vector, E = Electric field and H = Magnetic field

The Poynting vector describes the magnitude and direction of the flow of energy in electromagnetic waves.

The unit of the Poynting vector is watt/m2 

The Poynting vector will be defined as the multiplication of the magnitude and the unit direction vector.

Where,

The magnitude of the time-average Poynting vector:

\(\left| {\vec P} \right| = \frac{1}{2}η {H^2}\) [∵ |E|/|H| = η ]

The direction of the Poynting vector is the same as the direction of propagation. 

Given:

|E| = 1 V/m

ϵr = 4

Analysis:

\(P = \frac{1}{2}\eta {\left| H \right|^2}\)            ---(1)

\(\frac{{\left| E \right|}}{{\left| H \right|}} = \eta \)

\(\left| H \right| = \frac{1}{{120\pi }}\)

Putting in (1)

\(P = \frac{1}{2}\left( {120\pi } \right)\frac{1}{{120\pi \;\times \;120\pi }}\)

\(\frac{1}{{240\pi }}~W/{m^2}\)

Time average power density vector is given by

\({P_{avg}} = \frac{{E_o^2}}{{2\eta }}\) where \(\eta = \sqrt {\frac{\mu }{\epsilon}} \)

\(\eta = \sqrt {\frac{{1{\mu _o}}}{{4{\epsilon_o}}}} = \frac{{{\eta _o}}}{2} = \frac{{120\pi }}{2} = 60\pi \)

\({P_{avg}} = \frac{{{{\left( 1 \right)}^2}}}{{2.\left( {60\pi } \right)}} = \frac{1}{{120\pi }}W/{m^2}\)

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