In a plane $EM$ wave,the electric field oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of $5 \times 10^{10} \,Hz$ and an amplitude of $50 \,Vm^{-1}$. The total average energy density of the electromagnetic field of the wave is :
[Use $\varepsilon_0 = 8.85 \times 10^{-12} \,C^2 / Nm^2$ ]

  • A
    $1.106 \times 10^{-8} \,Jm^{-3}$
  • B
    $4.425 \times 10^{-8} \,Jm^{-3}$
  • C
    $2.212 \times 10^{-8} \,Jm^{-3}$
  • D
    $2.212 \times 10^{-10} \,Jm^{-3}$

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