The Production of EM waves

 A charged particle produces an electric field. This electric field exerts a force on other
charged particles. Positive charges accelerate in the direction of the field and negative
charges accelerate in a direction opposite to the direction of the field.
 A moving charged particle produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field exerts a force
on other moving charges. The force on these charges is always perpendicular to the
direction of their velocity and therefore only changes the direction of the velocity, not
the speed.
 An accelerating charged particle produces an electromagnetic (EM)
wave. Electromagnetic waves are electric and magnetic fields traveling through empty
space with the speed of light c. A charged particle oscillating about an equilibrium
position is an accelerating charged particle. If its frequency of oscillation is f, then it
produces an electromagnetic wave with frequency f. The wavelength λ of this wave is
given by λ = c/f. Electromagnetic waves transport energy through space. This energy can
be delivered to charged particles a large distance away from the source.

Accelerating charges produce changing electric and magnetic fields. Changing electric fields
produce magnetic fields and changing magnetic fields produce electric fields. This interplay
between induced electric and magnetic fields leads to propagating electromagnetic
waves. Electromagnetic waves can propagate through free space.

Propagation of an Electromagnetic Wave

Electromagnetic waves are waves which can travel through the vacuum of outer space. Mechanical waves,
unlike electromagnetic waves, require the presence of a material medium in order to transport their energy
from one location to another. Sound waves are examples of mechanical waves while light waves are
examples of electromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic waves are created by the vibration of an electric charge. This vibration creates a wave which
has both an electric and a magnetic component. An electromagnetic wave transports its energy through a
vacuum at a speed of 3.00 x 108 m/s (a speed value commonly represented by the symbol c). The
propagation of an electromagnetic wave through a material medium occurs at a net speed which is less than
3.00 x 108 m/s. This is depicted in the animation below.
The mechanism of energy transport through a medium involves the absorption and reemission of the wave
energy by the atoms of the material. When an electromagnetic wave impinges upon the atoms of a material,
the energy of that wave is absorbed. The absorption of energy causes the electrons within the atoms to
undergo vibrations. After a short period of vibrational motion, the vibrating electrons create a new
electromagnetic wave with the same frequency as the first electromagnetic wave. While these vibrations
occur for only a very short time, they delay the motion of the wave through the medium. Once the energy of
the electromagnetic wave is reemitted by an atom, it travels through a small region of space between atoms.
Once it reaches the next atom, the electromagnetic wave is absorbed, transformed into electron vibrations
and then reemitted as an electromagnetic wave. While the electromagnetic wave will travel at a speed of c (3
x 108 m/s) through the vacuum of interatomic space, the absorption and reemission process causes the net
speed of the electromagnetic wave to be less than c. This is observed in the animation below.

TASK: ANSWER QUESTION as a GROUP in manila paper and prepare a presentation:

Describe how Electromagnetic waves are generated, propagated and detected in space

QUIZ #2

I.
1. A charge particles produces an _______________
2. A moving charge particle prouces _____________
3. An Accelerating charged particles produces _______________
4. EM waves are which coul ttravel through __________
5. electromagnetic wave transports its energy through a vacuum at a speed of ______________

II. Give one Properties of Em wave and describe

III. Essay : how Electromagnetic waves are generated, propagated and detected in space