Tutorial-2
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.