A microwave oven sets up a standing wave of wavelength 12.2 cm between two parallel conducting walls 48.8 cm apart. Find (a) the wave frequency and (b) the number of antinodal planes of the electric field between the walls.

A microwave oven sets up a standing wave of wavelength 12.2 cm between two parallel conducting walls 48.8 cm apart. Find (a) the wave frequency and (b) the number of antinodal planes of the electric field between the walls.

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Chapter24: Electromagnetic Waves

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