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NTHU Electrical Engineering Department EE2140 Electromagnetics Spring 2024 HW #2

The document contains 7 problems about electromagnetics concepts including calculating electric fields and forces from various charge distributions like point charges, sheets, rings, and shells. The problems involve applying Gauss's law, calculating fields and forces in different coordinate systems, and relating charge, potential, and field.

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NTHU Electrical Engineering Department EE2140 Electromagnetics Spring 2024 HW #2

The document contains 7 problems about electromagnetics concepts including calculating electric fields and forces from various charge distributions like point charges, sheets, rings, and shells. The problems involve applying Gauss's law, calculating fields and forces in different coordinate systems, and relating charge, potential, and field.

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NTHU Electrical Engineering Department

EE2140 Electromagnetics Spring 2024


HW #2
1. Twelve equal charges, q, are situated at the corners of a regular 12-sided polygon. What is the net
force on a test charge Q at the center? Why? (b) If one of the twelve charges is removed (the one at 6
o’clock). What is the force on Q? Explain your reason. (c) If thirteen equal charges, q, are placed at
the corners of a regular 13-sided polygon. What is the force on a test charge Q at the center? Why?
(d) If one of the thirteen q’s is removed, what is the force on Q? Explain your reason.

2. A charge 𝑄 located at the origin in free space produces a field for which 𝐸 1𝑘𝑉/𝑚 at point P(-2,
1, -1). (a) Find 𝑄 . Find 𝐸⃗ at M(1, 6, 5) in (b) rectangular coordinates; (c) cylindrical coordinates; (d)
spherical coordinates.

3. The figure shows a contour consisting of two semicircular parts, of radii 𝑎 and
𝑏 (𝑎 < 𝑏), and two linear parts, each of length 𝑏 𝑎. The contour is situated
in air and carries a charge 𝑄 uniformly distributed along its length. Compute
the electric field intensity vector at the contour center (Point 𝑂).

4. (a) Find the electric field on the z axis produced by an annular ring of uniform surface charge density ρ
in free space. The ring occupies the region z 0, a r b, 0 𝜙 2π in cylindrical coordinates. (b)
From your part (a) result, obtain the field of an infinite uniform sheet charge by taking appropriate limits.

5. In a certain region, the electric field is given by E 4xy𝑎 2x 𝑎 𝑎 V/m (x,y in meter). The
medium is air. (a) Calculate the charge density. (b) From the result in (a), find the total charge enclosed
in a cube situated in the first coordinate origin, and the edges, of length 1m, parallel to coordinate axes.
(c) Confirm the validity of Gauss’ law in integral form and the divergence theorem by evaluating the net
outward flux of E through the surface of the cube defined in (b).

6. Three infinite electric sheets carrying uniform charge densities of 2, -3, and
0.5 μC/𝑚 are each separated by a 1-mm air gap where the second sheet
is located at z=0, as shown in the figure. (a) What force per unit area does
the first sheet exert on the second one? (b) Find the electric field 𝐸⃗
everywhere in space.

7. Three concentric spherical metallic shells are situated in air as shown in figure.
The outer radius of the inner shell is a = 30mm, and its charge Q = 10nC. The
inner and outer radii of the middle shell are b=50mm and c = 60mm, and its
potential V = 1kV with respect to the reference point at infinity. The inner and outer
radii of the outer shell are d=90mm and e=100mm, and it is uncharged. Calculate
(a) the charge of the middle shell and (b) the voltage between the inner and the
outer shell.

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