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Consider an electromagnetic wave propagating in vacuum. Choose the correct statement :
For an electromagnetic wave propagating in +x direction the electric field is $\vec E = {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}{E_{yz}}{\mkern 1mu} \left( {x,t} \right)\left( {\hat y - \hat z} \right)$

and the magnetic field is $\vec B = {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}{B_{yz}}{\mkern 1mu} \left( {x,t} \right)\left( {\hat y + \hat z} \right)$
For an electromagnetic wave propagating in +x direction the electric field is $\vec E = {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}{E_{yz{\mkern 1mu} }}\left( {y,z,t} \right)\left( {\hat y + \hat z} \right)$

and the magnetic field is $\vec B = {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}{B_{yz{\mkern 1mu} }}\left( {y,z,t} \right)\left( {\hat y + \hat z} \right)$
For an electromagnetic wave propagating in + y direction the electric field is $\overrightarrow E = {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}{E_{yz{\mkern 1mu} }}\left( {x,t} \right)\widehat y$
and the magnetic field is $\vec B = {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}{B_{yz{\mkern 1mu} }}\left( {x,t} \right)\widehat z$
For an electromagnetic wave propagating in + y direction the electric field is $\overrightarrow E = {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}{E_{yz{\mkern 1mu} }}\left( {x,t} \right)\widehat z$
and the magnetic field is $\overrightarrow B = {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}{B_{z{\mkern 1mu} }}\left( {x,t} \right)\widehat y$

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