Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A non-magnetic ceramic has a relative permittivity of at MHz. A wave of this frequency passes from air into the ceramic. Use m/s. Find the refractive index, the speed of the wave in the ceramic and its wavelength there.
Maxwell's four laws are Gauss's law for electricity, Gauss's law for magnetism, Faraday's law and the Ampere-Maxwell law. A changing makes , and a changing makes . The speed of the wave is , and in a material .
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. , and MHz.
Step 1. The index. .
Step 2. The speed. .
Step 3. The wavelength. .
Answer: ; m/s; m.
Check. In air the wavelength is m. The wave is shorter in the ceramic by the factor , which makes a small circuit possible.
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