The property which is not of an electromagnetic wave travelling in free space is that:

  • A
    The energy density in electric field is equal to energy density in magnetic field
  • B
    They travel with a speed equal to $\frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_0 \varepsilon_0}}$
  • C
    They originate from charges moving with uniform speed
  • D
    They are transverse in nature

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