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The document outlines various problems related to electric fields, dipole moments, and polarization in dielectric materials. It includes calculations for electric fields of dipoles, potential due to point charges, torque between dipoles, and bound charges in polarized spheres. Additionally, it addresses electric displacement and fields in parallel-plate capacitors filled with dielectric slabs.

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The document outlines various problems related to electric fields, dipole moments, and polarization in dielectric materials. It includes calculations for electric fields of dipoles, potential due to point charges, torque between dipoles, and bound charges in polarized spheres. Additionally, it addresses electric displacement and fields in parallel-plate capacitors filled with dielectric slabs.

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1. Show that the electric field (E) of a dipole having dipole moment p can
be written as
𝟏
⃗⃗ =
𝑬 ⃗ . 𝒓̂)𝒓̂ − 𝒑
[𝟑(𝒑 ⃗]
𝟒𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒓𝟑

2. Two point charges 3q and –q are separated by a distance a as shown


below. Find the dipole moment, monopole moment and the net
potential
z
3q
-q y
x

3. Two dipoles p1 and p2 are situated at a distance r from each other as


shown below. Find the torque on p1 due to p2 and vice versa.

p1

p2

⃗ .𝑷
4. Prove that for a dielectric material, 𝝆𝒃 = −𝛁 ⃗⃗ , where P is the
polarization.

5. A sphere of radius R carries polarization


⃗𝑷
⃗ = 𝒌𝒓
⃗

where k is a constant and r is the vector from the centre.

(a) Find the bound charges.


(b) Calculate electric fields inside and outside the sphere.

6. The space between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is filled with


two slabs of linear dielectric material as shown below. Each slab has
thickness s, so that the total distance between the plates is 2s. Slab 1
has a dielectric constant of 2 and slab 2 has a dielectric constant of 1.5.
If the free charge densities on the top and bottom of slabs are +σ and
–σ respectively,

Slab 1
Slab 2

(a) Find the electric displacement in each slab.


(b) Find the electric field in each slab.
(c) Find the polarization in each slab.

7. Prove that the average field inside a sphere of radius R, due to all
charges within the sphere is
𝟏 𝒑
𝑬𝒂𝒗𝒈 = −
𝟒𝝅𝝐𝟎 𝑹𝟑
Where 𝒑 is the total dipole moment?

8. Find the electric field inside and outside of a uniformly polarized


sphere of Radius R.

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