Damietta University

Damietta University Exam Date: 19/06/2023

Faculty of Engineering Model (1) Allowed Time: 3 Hours
Electrical Engineering Dept. (Electric Power and Machine Program)
2nd Grade student 2nd Semester – Final Term Exam of (Electromagnetics - ELE321)
No. of pages: [6] ----- Full Mark: [110]
- Answer the following questions and assume properly any missing data.
- Choose the correct answer then fill in its corresponding circle in your answer sheet.
❖ Points Q1 (1-60) weight 0.9 mark for each Point. [54 Marks]
❖ Points Q2 (1-40) weight 1.4 mark for each Point. [56 Marks]

Q1: Choose the correct answer (one answer only is correct). [54 Marks]
1) A uniform plane wave is characterized by electric and magnetic fields that have uniform properties at all
points across an infinite plane.
a) False b) True c) --------- d) ---------
2) The intrinsic impedance of a lossless medium is defined as …………..
a) 𝜔 𝜇 b) √𝜀 / 𝜇 c) √𝜇 𝜀 d) √𝜇/𝜀
3) The Wave velocity is defined as …………..
a) 1/𝜔 𝜇 b) 1/√𝜀 / 𝜇 c) 1/√𝜇 𝜀 d) 1/√𝜇/𝜀
4) When a dielectric slab is removed out from a parallel plate capacitor. If the capacitor plates have a constant
potential difference, then the plate charge will ………………...
a) remain the same b) vanish c) decrease d) increase
5) The capacitance between two plates increases with ………………...
shorter plate area and shorter distance between
a) shorter plate area and higher applied voltage b)
them
larger plate area, longer distance between larger plate area and shorter distance between
c) d)
plates and higher applied voltage plates
6) A perfect conducting material has ……………….
a) σ << b) σ = 0 c) σ >> d) σ = ∞
7) What are the electromagnetic constitutive parameters of a material?
a) ϵ, μ, and R b) ϵ, μ, and G c) ϵ, μ, and σ d) None
8) For a capacitor having constant charge on its plates, the potential gradient across the material of low
permittivity is ............... that across the material of high permittivity.
a) Greater than b) Independent on c) Equal to d) Smaller than
9) A potential of 600 V is applied to a capacitor, the plates of which are 2 mm apart. The strength of electric
field is ............... kV/m.
a) 15 b) 150 c) 250 d) 300
10) When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, the field strength ................
a) Decrease b) Remain the same c) Increase d) Depends on the dielectric strengths
11) When a charged particle moves opposite to direction of magnetic field, it experiences force equal to……….
a) quB b) quBsinθ c) quBcosθ d) Zero
12) The relation between the direction of force and the direction of magnetic field is ................
a) Unrelated b) Opposite direction c) Perpendicular d) Same direction
13) The magnitude of induced e.m.f is proportional to rate of change of ................
a) magnetic flux linkage b) resistance c) voltage d) current
14) A material which is slightly repelled by a magnetic field is known as ................ material.
a) paramagnetic b) diamagnetic c) ferromagnetic d) conducting
15) For a small charged particle, q, moving by a constant velocity, v, through a uniform magnetic field of flux
density, Bo, which of the following statements is true for the induced electric field, Ei?
a) Ei = q × Bo b) Ei = v × q c) Ei = v × Bo d) Ei = q × v × Bo
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16) If coil is placed perpendicular to field lines, then number of lines passing through coil are ………..
a) Zero b) Minimum c) Maximum d) None of these
17) Magnitude of induced e.m.f is proportional to…………….
a) rate of change of current b) rate of change of magnetic flux linkage
c) rate of change of resistance d) All of these
18) The dipole moment p equals to ……….….
a) 𝑝 = 𝑞/𝑑 b) 𝑝 = 𝑞𝑑 c) 𝑝 = 𝑞𝑑 3 d) 𝑝 = 𝑞𝑑 2
19) Which of the following statements is true?
a) B is the cross product of v and E b) E is the cross product of v and B
c) E is the dot product of v and B d) B is the dot product of v and E
20) If a current carrying conductor is placed in uniform magnetic field parallel to direction of field then force
experienced by conductor will be
a) zero b) ILBcosθ c) ILBsinθ d) ILB
21) The electric flux density on a spherical surface r = b is the same for a point charge Q located at the origin
and for charge Q uniformly distributed on surface r = a (a < b).
a) yes b) no c) not necessary d) None of these
22) A charge Q exists at the center of a dielectric sphere (where ε = εi). The total electric field in the out space
(where ε = εo), is equal to ………………..
a) Q/εi b) Q/εo c) Q.εi d) Q.εo
23) The surface integral of the normal component of the electric displacement D over any closed surface equals
the charge enclosed by the surface is the definition of ………………..
a) Coulomb law b) Faraday Law c) Gauss law d) Lenz Law
24) The electric flux through a closed surface depends on the………………..
a) Position of the charge enclosed by the surface b) The shape of the surface
c) Magnitude of the charge enclosed by the surface d) None of these
25) When a charge is released in an electric field, it moves from a point of …………. potential.
a) negative to positive b) Higher to lower c) Lower to higher d) In straight line
26) The electric field lines and an equipotential surface are ................
Inclined by angle Inclined by angle
a) b) c) Always parallel d) Always normal
between 0 and π between 0 and π/2
27) The divergenceless filed has a net flux ……………….
a) 𝜙=constant b) 𝜙=0 c) 𝜙=∞ d) 𝜙=-∞
28) If the electric field is zero at a given point in space, does this imply the existence of electric charges?
a) Always Yes b) Not necessary c) May be d) Always No
29) The force acting on the plates of a capacitor with V voltage difference is ………… force.
a) Zero b) Attractive c) Repulsive d) None
30) A vector field whose line integral along any closed path is zero is called a ………………. field.
a) conservative b) homogenous c) rotational d) a and c
31) The electric field at a point situated at a distance d from straight charged conductor is ………………...
1 1
a) ∝ 𝑑2 b) ∝ 𝑑 −1 c) ∝ 𝜀𝑑 d) ∝𝑑
32) For a capacitor having constant charge on its plates, the potential gradient across the material of high
permittivity is ............... that across the material of low permittivity.
a) Independent on b) Smaller than c) Equal to d) Greater than
33) A positive and a negative charge are initially 10 mm apart. When they are moved so that they are now only
20 mm apart, the force between them will be ............... than before.
a) 16 times smaller b) 16 times greater c) 8 times smaller d) 8 times greater
34) In a parallel plate capacitor that has a constant potential difference, if the dielectric material is replaced by
one with equal permittivity, then the plate charge will ………………...
a) remain the same b) increase c) decrease d) vanish
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35) The magnetic field cannot change the direction of motion of a charged particle, but its speed.
a) False b) True c) --------- d) ---------
36) How is the capacitance of a two-conductor structure related to the resistance of the insulating material
between the conductors?
b) 𝐶 = —
𝑅𝜖 𝜖 𝜎 𝜎
a) 𝐶 = − — 𝜎 𝑅𝜎 c) 𝐶 = — 𝑅𝜖 d) 𝐶 = − —
𝑅𝜖

37) Hard ferromagnetic materials have ………… hysteresis loops and hence can be more easily magnetized
and demagnetized.
a) zero b) narrow c) medium d) wide
38) Most materials are characterized by constant permeabilities hence 𝑩 = 𝜇𝑯, except for the ………
materials.
a) paramagnetic b) diamagnetic c) aluminum d) ferromagnetic
39) If coil is placed parallel to field lines, then number of lines passing through coil are ………………
a) Minimum b) Maximum c) Zero d) None of these
40) Magnetic field outside a solenoid is ………………
a) zero b) negligible c) strong d) infinite
41) If a current carrying conductor is placed in uniform magnetic field parallel to direction of field then force
experienced by conductor will be ……………….
a) IlB b) IlBcosθ c) IlBsinθ d) 0
42) Two parallel wires carrying the same current in the same direction attract each other with equal force.
a) False b) True c) --------- d) ---------
43) The electric dipole is a current loop with dimensions much smaller than the distance between the loop and
the observation point.
a) False b) True c) --------- d) ---------
44) When a charged particle moves opposite to direction of magnetic field, it experiences force equal to……….
a) Zero b) quB sinθ c) quB cosθ d) quB
45) Magnitude of induced e.m.f is proportional to …………….
𝑑𝐹 𝑑𝜆 𝑑𝑖
a) 𝑑𝑡 b) c) 𝑑𝑡 d) All of these
𝑑𝑡
46) If a current carrying conductor is placed in uniform magnetic field perpendicular to direction of field the
force experienced by conductor will be ………………
a) zero b) ILBcosθ c) ILBsinθ d) ILB
.
47) ∮𝑠 𝑩. 𝑑𝒔 = 0 means zero magnetic field lines penetrate the surface.
a) False b) True c) --------- d) ---------
48) The magnetic field cannot change the kinetic energy of a charged particle.
a) False b) True c) --------- d) ---------
49) A material which is slightly repelled by a magnetic field is known as ................ material.
a) paramagnetic b) diamagnetic c) ferromagnetic d) conducting
50) Quantity that is not affected by magnetic field is ……………..
a) moving charge b) stationary charge
c) change in magnetic flux d) current flowing in conductor
51) The induced voltage will oppose the flux producing it?
a) False b) True c) --------- d) ---------
52) To eliminate electric field interference, electronic devices are enclosed in ………………. box.
a) Hard wood b) Soft plastic c) Conducting metal d) Any of these
53) For which of the following parameter variation, the capacitance of the capacitor remains unaffected?
a) Area of the plates b) Nature of dielectric
c) Thickness of the plates d) Distance between plates
54) B can be estimated from vector magnetic potential A using ………………..
a) 𝑩 = ∇2 𝑨 b) 𝑩 = −grad(𝑨) c) 𝑩 = curl(𝑨) d) 𝑩 = div(𝑨)
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 55) By Biot–Savart Law, H is …………….. to the plane containing the direction of the current element dl and
the distance vector R
a) tangential b) orthogonal c) a 45˚ slope d) a 145˚ slope
56) A parallel plate capacitor consists of two imperfect dielectrics in parallel. d = 20cm, V = 12V, ε1 = 4, ε2 =
8, σ1 = 10−4 S/m, σ2 = 2σ1, A1 = 12 cm2, A2 = 20 cm2. if ε1 = 0.5ε2, Then
a) E2 = 2E1 b) E2 = E1 c) E2 = 0.5E1 d) None of these

❖ If there are two systems, the first consists of a point charge of a charge Q located at the origin. The
second is a spherical shell surface of radius a, the center of the shell is at the origin.
57) For any R < a, the voltage of system 2 is ………………… compared to that of system 1.
a) smaller than b) equal to c) greater than d) always zero
58) For any R < a, the electric field intensity of system 2 is ………………… compared to that of system 1.
a) smaller than b) equal to c) greater than d) always zero
59) For any R > a, the electric field density of system 2 is ………………… compared to that of system 1.
a) smaller than b) equal to c) greater than d) always zero
60) An infinitely long coaxial cable consists of an inner conductor of radius 0.6 cm, and an outer conductor of
radii 4.7 and 5.8 cm. It carries a steady current 2.6 A, flowing in the opposite directions, uniformly
distributed in the conductors. B for 0.6 < r < 4.7 is……………… T.
a) 0.4138𝑟 −1 𝒂𝒓 b) 0.4138𝑟 𝒂∅ c) 0.52𝑟 −1 𝒂∅ d) 0.52𝑟 𝒂𝒓

Q2: Choose the correct ANSWERS (one or more answers can be correct). [56 Marks]
1) The electrostatic field E is conservative field because ……………….
a) 𝑐∮ 𝑬 ∙ 𝑑𝒍 = 0 b) 𝛻 × 𝑬 = 0 c) 𝛻 ∙ 𝑬 = 0 d) 𝛻𝑬 = 0
2) If a cylinder is injected into a solenoid carrying a current, and the magnetic field strength inside the coil
doesn’t change, then the cylinder is made of ....................
a) iron b) plastic c) wood d) copper
3) If a rectangular coil having area A is placed in a uniform magnetic field having a flux density B o. The coil
plane makes 60◦ with magnetic field lines, then magnetic flux lines passing through coil are ................
a) zero b) Bo · A c) 0.5 · Bo · A d) 0.707Bo · A
4) For a known scalar potential V in a medium, the electric filed density equals to ……………….
a) -ε* ∇V b) - ∇V c) -σ * ∇·V d) -ε* ∇×V
5) Under polarization of a dielectric material, which statement is correct?
a) D = ϵ0E b) D = 0 c) P = D - ϵ0E d) D = ϵ0E + P
6) For the boundary conditions, which statement is correct?
a) 𝑬1𝑡 − 𝑬2𝑡 = 0 b) 𝑫2𝑛 − 𝑫1𝑛 = 𝐽𝑠 c) 𝑉1 = −𝑉2 d) All of these
7) The net number of image charges to solve a problem containing +q charge above 37˚ earthed conducting
plate using Image Method equals to ………………..
a) 8.7297 b) 9.7297 c) 5 d) None of these
8) Which equation can be considered equivalent to Kirchhoff’s voltage law?
a) ∮𝑐 𝑉 ∙ 𝑑𝒍 = 0 b) ∮𝑠 𝐷 ∙ 𝑑𝒔 = 𝑄 c) ∮𝑐 𝐸 ∙ 𝑑𝒍 = 0 d) 𝛻 × 𝑬 = 0
9) The electric field lines are always perpendicular to the equipotential surface because ………………..
a) 𝑫𝑡−𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 = 0 b) 𝑬𝑡−𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 = 0 c) 𝑬𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 = 0 d) 𝑬𝑛−𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 = 0
10) A charged particle q moving through magnetic field H with velocity u has zero magnetic force when the
angle between H and u is ................
a) 0◦ b) 90◦ c) 280◦ d) a and c

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11) For perfect conductor interface ……………………
a) 𝑯𝟐𝒕 + 𝑯𝟏𝒕 = 𝑱𝒔 b) 𝑯𝟐𝒕 − 𝑯𝟏𝒕 = 𝑰𝒔 c) 𝑯𝟐𝒕 − 𝑯𝟏𝒕 = 𝝆𝒔 d) 𝑯𝟐𝒕 − 𝑯𝟏𝒕 = 𝑱𝒔
12) Lorentz Force Law can be written as ……………………..
a) 𝐹 = 𝑭𝑒 + 𝑭𝑚 b) 𝑭 = 𝑞𝑬 + 𝑞𝒖 × 𝑩 c) 𝑭 = 𝑞(𝑩 + 𝒖 × 𝑬) d) All of these
13) Which statement is wrong inside conductors?
a) H = 0 b) D = 0 c) E = 0 d) H ≠ 0
14) Force on a wire inside magnetic field increase when ……………..
a) The current is increased. b) Area of wire is increased.
c) Strength of magnetic field increases. d) All of these.
15) Which of the following statements is true?
a) B is the cross product of v and E b) E is the dot product of v and B
c) E is the cross product of v and B d) B is the dot product of v and E
16) Displacement current depends on………
a) Moving charges b) Change in time
c) Neither moving charges nor change in time d) Both moving charges and change in time
17) An infinity free-standing linear conductor of length l carries a current I along the z axis, the magnetic flux
density B at a point P located at a distance d in the x–y plane is ……………………..
𝜇𝐼 𝜇𝐼 𝜇𝐼 𝜇𝐼
a) 𝑩 = 2𝜋𝑑 𝒂𝜙 b) 𝑩 = 2𝜋𝑟 𝒂𝑧 c) 𝑩 = 2𝜋𝑟 𝒂𝜙 d) 𝑩 = 2𝜋𝑟 𝒂𝑥
18) A charged particle with velocity u is moving in a medium with uniform fields E = E ax and B = B ay. What
should the direction of u be so that the particle experiences no net force?
a) az only b) ay only c) ax only d) ar only
19) If a rectangular coil having area A is placed in a uniform magnetic field having a flux density B o. The coil
plane makes -30◦ with magnetic field lines, then magnetic flux lines passing through coil are ................
a) zero b) 0.5 · Bo · A c) 0.707 · Bo · A d) 0.866 · Bo · A
20) The mutual inductance between two magnetically coupled coils depends on ................
a) Permeability of core b) number of turns c) Length of common core d) All of these
21) For a small charged particle, q, moving by a constant velocity, v, through a uniform magnetic field of flux
density, Bo, which of the following statements is true for the induced electric field, Ei?
a) Ei = -Bo × v b) Ei = v × q c) Ei = v2 × Bo d) Ei = q × v × Bo
22) In free space E(z,t) = 103 sin(ωt - βz)(uy) v/m. What is the value of H(z,t)
a) (103/377) sin(ωt - β z)(-uy) A/m b) (103/377) cos(ωt - β z)(-ux) A/m
3
c) (10 /377) sin(ωt - β z)(-ux) A/m d) None of above
23) Two-point charges of 120 nC are located at A (0, 0, 1) and B (0, 0, -1) in free space. The value of the electric
field intensity at a point P (0, 0.5, 0) is ……………………., The value of a single charge at the origin that
provides the same electric field intensity at point P is …………………..
a) 771.7 ay, 21.46 nC b) 771.7 ax, 21.46 nC
c) 471.7 az, 42.46 nC d) None of these
24) A square loop of side 20 cm is located 8.27 cm away from a long straight wire carrying a sinusoidal current
0.5 A (rms) at 5 kHz. Find the induced EMF across a small gap introduced into it.
a) 0.61 mV b) 1.01 mV c) 2.63 mV d) 21.9 V
25) A 20 cm wire carrying current of 15 A with magnetic field 0.3 T having angle 40° will produce force of ……
a) 0.21 N b) 0.31 N c) 0.39 N d) 0.58 N
26) Solenoid of length 15 cm has 300 turns. If current flowing through solenoid is 5 A, magnetic field inside
solenoid will be ……………..
a) 2300 b) 1100 c) 1300 d) 1900
27) For a circular loop of radius b and square loop of side a, residing separately in 𝐵(𝑡) = 𝐵𝑜 cos(𝜔𝑡)𝑎𝑧. The
relation between a and b for the same induced electric field, Ei is ................
a) 2a = b b) a2 = b c) 2b = a d) 2a = b
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28) The equivalent inductances of two coils 2H and 5H in series aiding flux with mutual inductance of 2H is …
a) 11 H b) 9 H c) 5 H d) 13 H
29) Find the displacement current density of a material with flux density of 15*sin (t)?
a) 5*cos (t) b) 5*sin (t) c) 2.5*sin (5*t) d) 15*cos (t)
30) A 200-turn rectangular coil having dimensions of (axial length × width = 30 mm × 20 mm) is pivoted in a
magnetic field having flux density 0.8 T. If the coil current is 0. 0.83 A, the maximum produced torque is .....
a) 0.06 Nm b) 0.08 Nm c) 0.048 Nm d) 0.12 Nm
31) An infinitely long coaxial cable consists of an inner conductor of radius 0.6 cm, and an outer conductor of
radii 4.7 and 5.8 cm. It carries a steady current 2.6 A, flowing in the opposite directions, uniformly distributed
in the conductors. H for 0.6 < r < 3.5 cm is ……………………
a) 0.00 kA/m b) 11.5𝑟 kA/m c) 11.5𝑟 −1 A/m d) 11.5𝑟 −2 kA/m
32) The inductance of a coaxial 1 km line with inner and outer conductors’ radii a = 0.5 cm and b = 3 cm is ……
a) 0.36 mH b) 410 nH c) 0.41 mH d) 0.36 H
33) For a circular loop of radius a and square loop of side b, residing separately in 𝐵(𝑡) = 𝐵𝑜 cos(𝜔𝑡)𝑎𝑧. The
relation between a and b for the same induced emf is ................
a) πb = a b) πb2 = a2 c) πa2 = b2 d) πa = b
34) Considering the two parallel lines having current I1 and I2 in the same direction. The lines are separated by
distance d. The value magnetic field B1 due to current I1, at I2 can be expressed as …………….
𝜇𝑜 𝐼1 𝜇𝑜 𝐼1 𝜇𝑜 𝐼1
a) 2𝜋𝑑 𝒂𝒙 b) 2𝜋𝑑 𝒂𝒚 c) 2𝜋𝑑 𝒂𝒛 d) none of these
35) Considering the two parallel lines having current I1 and I2 in the same direction. The lines are separated by
distance d. If the currents I1= I2 =500 A each, and the distance d=20 mm. then, the force per unit length is …
a) 50 N b) 5 N c) 1.25 N d) 0.13 N
36) A parallel plate capacitor consists of two imperfect dielectrics in parallel. d = 20cm, V = 12V, ε1 = 4, ε2 = 8,
σ1 = 10−4 S/m, σ2 = 2σ1, A1 = 12 cm2, A2 = 20 cm2. The electric field intensity in the first section E1
equals…………………
a) 0.6 V/m2 b) 1 V/m2 c) 60 V/m d) 600 V/m
37) A parallel plate capacitor consists of two imperfect dielectrics in parallel. d = 2cm, V = 12V, ε1 = 4, ε2 = 8,
σ1 = 10−4 S/m, σ2 = 2σ1, A1 = 12 cm2, A2 = 20 cm2. The electric current density in the second section J1 equals
a) 0.06 A/m2 b) 0.12 A/m2 c) 0.6 A/m2 d) 12 A/m2
38) A straight wire of length 20 cm moves at a steady speed of 3.0 m/s at right angles to magnetic field of flux
density 0.1 T. e.m.f induced across ends of wire is……………
a) 0.04 b) 0.05 c) 0.06 d) 0.5
39) A 50 turns electromagnet with length 200 mm carries a current 2 A. The magnetic field intensity inside is:
a) 250 AT/m b) 500 AT/m c) 1000 AT/m d) 1250 AT/m
40) A charged sphere of radius 𝑎 with a volume charge density of 𝜌𝑣 . Calculate the force acting on the point
charge Q that is located at a distance d from the surface of the sphere.
𝑄 𝜌𝑣 𝑎2 𝑄 𝜌𝑣 𝑎 𝑄 𝜌𝑣 𝑎3
a) 𝑑 2 𝜀𝑜
b) 3 𝜋 𝜀𝑜 𝑑2
c) 9 𝜀𝑜 (𝑎+𝑑)2
d) none of these

With my best wishes Dr. Mahmoud Hamouda

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