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BEF22903 Tutorial 1

This document contains 15 problems related to electrostatics and electromagnetics. The problems cover topics such as Coulomb's law, electric fields and electric potential due to point charges, line charges, and surface charge distributions. Solutions are provided for determining electric fields, electric flux, electric displacement, and electric potential at various points in space given different charge configurations.

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BEF22903 Tutorial 1

This document contains 15 problems related to electrostatics and electromagnetics. The problems cover topics such as Coulomb's law, electric fields and electric potential due to point charges, line charges, and surface charge distributions. Solutions are provided for determining electric fields, electric flux, electric displacement, and electric potential at various points in space given different charge configurations.

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BEF 22903 ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS TUTORIAL 1

1. The charges on the charged plastic rod can be transferred to a metal sphere by conduction or induction technique. Explain both techniques. 2. Briefly explain on the conservation of electric charged. 3. State and explain Coulombs Law. 4. Point charges Q1 = 5 C and Q2 = -4 C are placed at (3, 2, 1 ) and (-4, 0, 6), respectively. Determine the force on Q1. (Ans: -1.8291 x - 0.5226 y +1.3065 z mN) 5. Point charges Q1 and Q2 are, respectively, located at (4, 0, -3) and (2, 0, 1). If Q2 = 4 nC, find Q1 such that r (a) The E at (5, 0, 6) has no z-component. (b) The force on a test charge at (5, 0, 6) has no x-component. (Ans: (a) -8.3232 nC, (b) -44.945 nC) 6. Three surface charge distributions are located in free space as follows: 10 C/m2 at r y = 2, -20 C/m2 at y = -3, and 30 C/m2 at y = -5. Determine E at (a) P(5, -1, 4) (b) R(0, -4, 1) (c) Q(3, 4, -5) (Ans: (a) 0 V/m, (b) 2.258 x 106 y V/m, (c) 1.13 x 10 6 y V/m) 7. A uniform line charge density of 10 nC/m is positioned at x = 0, y = 2, while another r uniform line charge density of -10 nC/m is positioned at x = 0, y = -2. Find E at the origin. (Ans: -180 y V/m ) 8. Infinite uniform line charges of 5 nC/m lie along the (positive and negative) x and y

axes in free space. Find E at: (a) PA(0, 0, 4); (b) PB(0, 3, 4). (Ans: (a) 45 z V/m, (b) 10.8 y + 36.9 z V/m) 9. An infinite uniform line charge L = 2 nC/m lies along the x-axis in free space, while point charge of 8 nC each are located at (0, 0, 1) and (0, 0, -1). r (a) Find E at (2, 3, -4).

(b) To what value should L be changed to cause E to be a zero at (0, 0, 3)? (Ans:(a) 2.008 x + 7.325 y V/m, (b) -3.75 nC/m)

10. A uniform line charge of 2C/m is located on the z - axis. Find in rectangular coordinates at P(1, 2, 3) if the charge exists from: (a) - < z < (b) -4 z 4 (Ans: (a) 7.2 x + 14.4 y kV/m, (b) 4.9 x + 9.8 y + 4.9 z kV/m)

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11. A ring placed along the y2 + z2 = 4, x = 0 carries a uniform charge 5 C/m.

(a) Find D at P(3, 0, 0). (b) If two identical point charges Q are placed at (0, -3, 0) and (0, 3, 0) in addition to

the ring, find the value of Q such that D = 0 at P. (Ans: (a) 0.32 x C/m2, (b)-51.182 C ) 12. A spherical charge distribution is given by

v = r 2

10 3 mC/m , 1< r < 4 0 , otherwise

(a) Find the net flux crossing surface r = 2 m and r = 6 m. r (b) Determine D at r = 5 m. (Ans: (a) 125.7 mC, 377 mC (b) 1.2 r mC/m2) 13. A spherical charge distribution is given by

r
Find E everywhere.

r 3 o mC/m , r < a v = a 0 , r >a

(Ans: E =

r r 2 0 r a3 r mV/m , E = 2 0 r mV/m ) 4 a 0 4r 0

14. Two point charges Q1 = 2 nC and Q2 = -4 nC are located at (1, 0, 3) and (-2, 1, 5), respectively. Determine the potential at P(1, -2, 3). (Ans: 1.32V) 15. Three point charges Q1 = 1mC, Q2 = -2 mC, and Q3 = 3 mC are, respectively, located at (0, 0, 4), (-2, 5, 1), and (3, -4, 6). (a) Find the potential Vp at P(-1, 1, 2). (b) Calculate the potential difference VPQ if Q is (1, 2, 3). (Ans: (a) 3 x 106 V, (b) 0.69 x 106 V)

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