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What did Maxwell suggest to remove the inconsistency in Ampere’s circuital law?
What did Maxwell suggest to remove the inconsistency in Ampere’s circuital law?
- Additional voltage
- Additional capacitance
- Additional resistance
- Additional current (correct)
According to James Clerk Maxwell, what gives rise to a magnetic field?
According to James Clerk Maxwell, what gives rise to a magnetic field?
- An electric current
- An electric potential
- An unchanging electric field
- A time-varying electric field (correct)
What did Maxwell formulate involving electric and magnetic fields, charge, and current densities?
What did Maxwell formulate involving electric and magnetic fields, charge, and current densities?
- Gauss's law
- Faraday's law
- Ohm's law
- Maxwell's equations (correct)
What was noticed by Maxwell while applying Ampere’s circuital law?
What was noticed by Maxwell while applying Ampere’s circuital law?
What do Maxwell’s equations mathematically express?
What do Maxwell’s equations mathematically express?
Which scientist argued that a time-varying electric field generates a magnetic field?
Which scientist argued that a time-varying electric field generates a magnetic field?
What did Maxwell's equations predict?
What did Maxwell's equations predict?
What did Maxwell's work unify?
What did Maxwell's work unify?
Who experimentally demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves?
Who experimentally demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves?
What led to the revolution in communication?
What led to the revolution in communication?
What must a changing electric field produce, according to Maxwell?
What must a changing electric field produce, according to Maxwell?
What explains the existence of radio waves, gamma rays, and visible light?
What explains the existence of radio waves, gamma rays, and visible light?
What is the broad spectrum of electromagnetic waves described as?
What is the broad spectrum of electromagnetic waves described as?
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