A plane electromagnetic wave propagating along y-direction, can have the following pair of electric field (E) and magnetic field (B) components :

Option 1 - <p>Eₓ, B₂ or E₂, Bₓ<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 2 - <p>Eᵧ, Bₓ or Eₓ, Bᵧ<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 3 - <p>Eᵧ, B₂ or E₂, Bᵧ<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 4 - <p>Eₓ, Bᵧ or Eᵧ, Bₓ</p>
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Correct Option - 3
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As we know that direction of propagation of electromagnetic wave is perpendicular to plane containing mutually perpendicular electric field and magnetic field, so option D will be correct answer.

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