Assignment for Batch EC3
1. A charge of −1nC is located at the origin in free space. What charge must be located at (0, 2, 1) to cause
E x to be zero at (4, 1, 0)?
2. In nite uniform line charges of 5 nC/m lie along the (positive and negative) x and y axes in free space.
Find E at: (a) P A(3, 0, 4)
3. Find E at the (2, 1, 0) if the following charge distributions are present in free space: point charge, 12 nC,
at P(2, 0, 6); uniform line charge density, 3 nC/m located on the z axis.
4. Let V = ρ cos ϕ. a) Find E. b) show that E is conservative
sin θ
5. In free space, V = . Find D at P (1, 30◦ , 60◦ ).
cos ϕ
6. In an electric eld E=20r sin θaˆr + 10r cos θaˆθ V/m, calculate the energy expended in moving a 10nC
charge from A(15, 30◦ , 0◦ ) to B(15, 90◦ , 0◦ ).
7. Two point charges Q1 = 1nC, Q2 =2nC, and respectively, located at (4,0,0) and (-2,-4,1). a) Find the
potential VP at P(-1, 2,1).
8. Let z < 0 be region 1 with dielectric constant ϵr1 = 3, while z > 0 is region 2 with ϵr1 = 5.5. Given that
E1 = 60aˆx − 50aˆy + 40aˆz V/m, (a) calculate D2 .
9. Two in nite long line charges are located in XY plane and each of them is parallel to x axis. One of the line
charges with ρl1 = 3 × 10−8 C/m passes through the point P1(0,-7,0). The other line charge ρl2 = −5 × 10−8
passes through the point P2(0,9,0). Determine the electric eld intensity at the point Q(2,5,10).
10. Determine D at (4,0,3) if there is a line charge 3π nC/m along the y axis.
11. Determine D at (4,3,0) if there is a point charge −5π nC at (0,4,0).
12. Let region z< 0 contains a dielectric for which ϵr1 = 2.5 while region Z > 0 is characterized by ϵr2 = 4.2.
Let E1 = −25aˆx + 45aˆy + 30aˆz V/m. Find E2 .
13. Find the volume enclosed by the surface de ned by 3<r<5, 0.1π <θ<0.3π .
14. Potential is given by V = 2(x + 1)2 (y + 2)2 (z + 3)2 in free space. Calculate V and ρv at point P(1,2,3).
15. In free space, V = x2 y(z + 3). Find the charge within the cube 0<x, y, z<1.
16. A potential eld in free space is expressed as V = 20xyz . Find the total energy stored within the cube
1< x, y, z < 2.
17. Prove that vectors P = 2aˆx + 4aˆy + 6aˆz and Q = 5aˆx + 2aˆy + 3aˆz are orthogonal vectors.
18. A sheet of charge with density ρs = 20nC/m2 occupies the y=0 plane. Determine the work done in
moving a 5µC charge from point A(4, 1, 1) to point B(2, 4, -1).
19. In free space, V= 2xyz. Find ρV at (1, 2, 3).
20. In free space, E = ρz . Find ρV at (1, 2, 3).
