Question
Write any four characteristics of electromagnetic wave.

Answer

(i) Electromagnetic waves do not require any material medium for their propagation.
(ii) Electromagnetic waves travel in a straight line.
(iii) The nature of electromagnetic waves is transverse.
(iv) The properties of the medium in which electromagnetic waves travel remain unchanged.

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