Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Electromagnetic waves carry energy as they travel through space and this energy is equally shared by the electric and magnetic fields.
Statement II: When electromagnetic waves strike a surface, a pressure is exerted on the surface.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

$\begin{aligned} \frac{1}{2} ε_{0} E^{2} = \frac{B^{2}}{2 μ_{0}} \\ ∵ E = C B and C = \frac{1}{μ_{0} ε_{0}} \end{aligned}$

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