61250/001 FI.
Homework 2
Due date 10/09
electrostatic constant: 1/4 = 8.99 × 10 N ⋅ m /C
permittivity of vacuum: = 8.85 × 10 C /N ⋅ m
1. A charge q is located at the lower corner of a cube and charge -2q is at the cube’s
center, as show in Fig. 1. The edge length of cube is d. Calculate the electric flux
through the top side (a) if only the charge -2q exist, (7 pts) (b) if only the charge q
exist, (10 pts) (c) if consider total? (4 pts)
FIG. 1.
2. A long, slender, insulating rod carries a uniform charge distribution of 4.0 C/m
along its length. This rod is aligned along the same axis as a conductive cylindrical
shell with an internal radius of 4.0 cm and an external radius of 12 cm. The total
charge on the shell is zero. (a) Calculate the electric field at a point located 20 cm
away from the axis of the shell (5 pts). Determine the surface charge density on
the (b) inner face (5 pts) and (c) outer face of the shell. (3 pts)
3. A insulating sphere with a radius of 5.00 cm has a volume charge density that
depends on the radial distance r from the center, described by the equation ρ =
(15.0 nC/m³) r/R, where R is the radius of the sphere. (a) Determine the total charge
contained within the sphere. (4 pts) (b) Determine the electric field at the center of
the sphere (4 pts) (c) at half the radius (5 pts), and (d) at the outer surface of the
sphere. (3 pts)
4. A liquid sphere with a charge of 250 fC has an electric potential of 500 mV at its
surface (with V = 0 at infinity). (a) Find the radius of the liquid sphere. (4 pts) (b)
If two liquid sphere, each with the same charge and radius, combine to form one
larger liquid sphere, what will be the electric potential at the surface of the
resulting liquid sphere? (4 pts)
5. (a) Determine the electric field at point P (4.0𝑥 + 5.0𝑦 + 2.0𝑧̂ ) m, given that the
electric potential in the region is described by V = 2.0√𝑥𝑦 𝑧 . where 𝑥,𝑦,𝑧 are
all in metre and V in volt. (11 pts) (b) If a sphere with a charge of 40 pC is placed
at point P, what is the electric force acting on the sphere? (6 pts)
6. The thin plastic rod shown in Fig. 2 has length L =20.0 cm and a nonuniform linear
charge density 𝜆 = 𝑐√𝑥, where c = 30.0 pC/m . . With V = 0 at infinity, (a) find
the electric potential at point P on the axis, at distance d = 5.00 cm from one end.
(15 pts) (b) Compute electric field. (10 pts) (Hint: You will probably resort to a
-
trigonometric substitution.)
FIG. 2.
(a)
set cube surface and Gaussian
& surface
&
28
-
eq
=
So E :
da =
-29
Eo
8-29 ,
top
=
-I =- o
Ibl
set 8 cubes surface and Gaussian
Surface
&9 Prcubes da =
·
g =
E .
If top .
=
***
1"getop =
&q ,
top
+ 2 -
eq ,
top
=
-
4x10-6 C/m
0 .
2 m
las
Renclosed =
x .
L =
4 + 10-6/
6 =
E .
2IrL =
Renclosed
Eo
% 4x
-
=
E = 10
=
2 20 21 .
0 2
.
-
10 05x10-12)
.
= 3 .
6x105N/c #
(b)
Since the total
charge on the shell is zero ,
the
change
induced on the inner surface of the shell be equal
must
and the
opposite to
charge of the rod to ensure the
electric field inside the
conductor is zero
-Renclosed
Sinner =
- X
=
-
4x10 %
CINW" ztr
2T1 :
0 04
the
.
surface
charge density -
=
1 .
59x18-5m
#
Renclosed
(c) Youter =
21 rh
=
c =
40
=
53 .
x
10-6 #
(a)
Q =
JrPdr = 9:15x10-9 :
4502 do
= 41rdr
=
41/15x10- 2)9005W do
42((5x10-9)[4,005
=
5
89410-
=
0 05
.
.
1b)
The electric field inside a
uniformly
charged sphere is zero at the center .
14Renclosed =
10.02515x10-9xpoz482 do
=
15x10-94 (YPO36UX-
E .
411 .
0252 =
Rende E = 5 .
29
IdE =
40r =
5 . 89X10-12
1
41210 05/10 10 051"
-
. , .
= 21 :
2
N/c
250x10 -15 C P . 52
8 . 99x109
19 v = id h 4
495x10-mA
= v = =
.
(b)
& total 500 10-15
=
+
! R
*
=
* 14 R
2 x
,
=
U .
352
k :
500 x 10-15
Vnew 0 7937V#
=
=
w .
2 .
(a)
E =
-y p
z5X
Ez =
- =
+25xyz) =
Y
↑ x 14 , 5 , 2)
E =
-zi -
20 ; +
25k#
161
F = E =
40x10-21 Ei -
- 20 ; +
24k)
=
/2501 -
800 ; +
1000k) xyp-
*
N #
0 . 2
p pim
.
0 2m
.
(a)
x =
Cdq =
xdx =
c(Xdx
dV =
44s = CTX
v =
JdV =
4 X =
exdx =
du
=
4 30 du dx =
zada
=I IG /du Te
= E11-dn] du din =
1 + my
? =
1
%20 (52- Jdtant(5)] (j)
I
I+
Jdtan (
=
CXSP (5
. 2
-
10 . 05 tan
+
(01)
= 0 108 V #
.
Xdx
(b) dE =
4250 x =
45d0 (X + d)
=
E =
46 /o , dx
=
44 % / % 2xdx =
P .
853
