A plane-polarized electromagnetic wave is incident normally on a flat, perfectly conducting surface. Upon reflection at...

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A plane-polarized electromagnetic wave is incident normally on a flat, perfectly conducting surface. Upon reflection at the surface, which of the following is true? A. Both the electric vector and magnetic vector are reversed. B. Neither the electric vector nor the magnetic vector is reversed. C. The electric vector is reversed; the magnetic vector is not. D. The magnetic vector is reversed; the electric vector is not. E. The directions of the electric and magnetic vectors are interchanged. A plane-polarized electromagnetic wave is incident normally on a flat, perfectly conducting surface. Upon reflection at the surface, which of the following is true? A. Both the electric vector and magnetic vector are reversed. B. Neither the electric vector nor the magnetic vector is reversed. C. The electric vector is reversed; the magnetic vector is not. D. The magnetic vector is reversed; the electric vector is not. E. The directions of the electric and magnetic vectors are interchanged.

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