The following travelling electromagnetic wave $E_x=0$,$E_y=E_0 \sin (kx + \omega t)$,$E_z=-2E_0 \sin (kx - \omega t)$ is:

  • A
    elliptically polarised
  • B
    circularly polarised
  • C
    linearly polarised
  • D
    unpolarised

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