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An airplane flying at a distance of10kmfrom a radio transmitter receives a signal of intensity10mW/m2.(a) What is the amplitude of the electric component of the signal at the airplane and (b) What is the amplitude of the magnetic component of the signal at the airplane? (c) If the transmitter radiates uniformly over a hemisphere, what is the transmission power?

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(a) The amplitude of the electric field component at the airplane is 8.7×10-2Vm.

(b) The amplitude of the magnetic field component at the airplane is 2.9×10-10T.

(c) The transmission power is 6.3×103W.

Step by step solution

01

Determine the given quantities

Intensity of sunlight I=10μ°Âm2

Distancer=10km

02

Determine the concepts of electric and magnetic component

Consider the intensity relation of wave, square both the sides, and solve for electric field component. Finally, substitutingtheelectric field component value inthemagnetic field component relation, find its amplitude. Using intensity and power relation, and find the transmission power.

Formulae:

c=EmBm

I=Em22μ0c

P=2Ï€r2I

03

(a) Determine the amplitude of electric field component  

The time averaged rate per unit area at which energy is transported, Savg,is called the intensity I of the wave.

I=Em224ncErms=Em2I=Em22μ0c

Substitute the values in the equation and solve as:

role="math" localid="1662974648726" Em=2μ0Ic=24π×10-7T·mA10×10-6Wm23×108ms=8.7×10-2Vm

The amplitude of the electric field component at the airplane is8.7×10-2Vm

04

(b) Determine the amplitude of magnetic field component

The wave speed cand amplitudes of electric and magnetic fields are related as

c=EBc=EmBm

The amplitude of magnetic field component in the wave is given by

Bm=Emc=8.7×10-2Vm3×108ms=2.9×10-10T

The amplitude of the magnetic field component at the airplane is2.9×10-10T

05

(c) Determine the transmission power P

The intensity I and power P are related as:

I=P4Ï€r2P=4Ï€r2I

The intensity oftheemerging polarized light is half of the original intensity of light.

role="math" localid="1662975216508" P=4πr2I2=2πr2=2π10×103m210×10-6W/m2=6.3×103W

The transmission power is 6.3×103W.

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