Electromagnetics

Tutorial II
Chapter 2. Electric Fields

1. Two point charges 1 nC and −2 nC are located at (3, 2, − 1) and (−1, − 1, 4) respectively.
Calculate the electric force on a 10 nC charge located at (0, 3, 1) and electric >ield intensity at
that point.
Ans: $−6.509a% x − 3.711a% y + 7.506a% z ' nN, $−4.471 − 4.42a% y + 1.480a% z ' N/C
2. Find electric >ield intensity at the origin 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 at x = 2, y =
3, uniform surface charge density 0.2 nC/m2 at x = 2.
Ans: $−18.74a% x − 12.456a% y − 2.561a% z ' V/m
3. Find ++⃗
D at the point (-3, 4, 2) if the following charge distributions are present in free space:
point charge 12nC at P (2, 0, 6); uniform line charge density, 3nC/m at x=-2, y=3; uniform
surface charge density 0.2nC/m2 at x=2.
Ans: −0.350a%! + 0.247a%" − 0.0089a%# nC/𝑚%
4. A point charge of 6 µC is located at the origin, a uniform line charge density of 180 nC/m lies
along the x–axis and a uniform sheet charge equal to 25 nC/m2 lies in the plane z = 5. Find +D⃗
at B(1, 2, 4).
Ans: $4.96a% x + 12.786a% y + 13.07a% z ' nC/m2
5. Calculate the total charge within each of the indicated volumes:
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a. 0.1 ≤ |x|, |y|, |z| ≤ 0.2; ρv = x3 y3 z3
b. 0 ≤ ρ ≤ 0.1; 0 ≤ ϕ ≤ π; 2 ≤ z ≤ 4; ρv = ρ2 z2 sin 0.6ϕ
e!2r
c. Universe: ρv = r2
Ans: a) 987.5 C, b) 1.018 mC, c) 6.28 C
6. Determine an expression for the volume charge density ρv associated with each +D⃗ >ield:
2 2
a. D++⃗ = 4xy a% x + 4x a% y − 2x2 y a% z
z z z
++⃗ = z sin ϕ a% & + z cos ϕ a% ' + ρz sin ϕ a% z
b. D
++⃗ = sin θ sin ϕ a% r + cos θ sin ϕ a% ( + cos ϕ a% '
c. D
4y
Ans: a) z3 (x2 + z2 ), b) 0, c) 0
7. Given >lux density +D⃗ = 4xya% x + 2x2 a% y + 4y3 a% z c/m2 . Evaluate both sides of divergence
theorem for the region of rectangular parallelopiped formed by planes x = 0 and x = 1, y = 0
and y = 2, z = 0 and z = 3.
Ans: 24 C
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8. Given the >ield D ++⃗ = 6ρ sin ϕ a% & + 1.5ρ cos ϕ a% ' C/m , evaluate both sides of the divergence
2
2 2
theorem for the region bounded by ρ = 2, ϕ = 0, ϕ = π, z = 0, and z = 5.
Ans: 225 C
9. Find potential at a point P(2, 3, 3) due to a 1 nC charge located at Q(3, 4, 4), 1 nC/m uniform
line charge located at x = 2, y = 1, if potential at (3, 4, 5) is 0 V.
Ans: 10.673 V
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10. Let a uniform surface charge density of 5 nC/m be present at the z = 0 plane, a point charge
of 2 µC be present at P(2, 0, 0) and a uniform line charge density of 8 nC/m be located at x =
0, z = 4. If the potential V = 0 at M(0, 0, 5), >ind potential V at N(1, 2, 3).

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Ans: 1.98 KV
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11. Potential is given by V = 2(x + 1) + 2) + 3) V in free space. Calculate (i) potential, (ii)
+E⃗, (iii) +D⃗, (iv) ρv at a point A(1, 2, 3).
Ans: (i) 4608 V, (ii) −4608 a% x − 2304 a% y − 1536 a% z V/m, (iii)
$−40.799 a% x − 20.399 a% y − 13.599 a% z ' nC/m2 , (iv)
27.766 nC/m3
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12. Given the potential >ield in cylindrical co–ordinates, V = z2 ) 1 ρ cos ϕ V, and point P at ρ =
3 m, ϕ = 60°, z = 2 m, >ind values at P for;
dV
a) V b) E+⃗ c) E d) dN e) a% N f) ρv in free space
Ans: a) 30 V, b) −10a% & + 17.32a% ' + 24a% z V/m, c) 31.24 V/m, d) 31.24 V/m, e) 0.32a% & −
0.554a% ' − 0.768a% z , f) −233.64 pC/m3
13. Given the vector current density ⃗J = 10ρ2 za% & − 4ρ cos2 ϕ a% ' mA/m2 .
a) Find the current density at P(ρ = 3, ϕ = 30°, z = 2).
b) Determine the total current density outward through the circular band ρ < 3, 0 < 𝜙 <
2π, 2 < z < 2.8.
Ans: a) 180a% & − 9a% ' mA/m2 , b) 3.26 A
14. The region x < 0 is composed of a uniform dielectric material for which εr1 = 3.2 while the
region x > 0 is characterized by εr2 = 2. If the electric >lux density at region x < 0 is +D⃗1 =
−30a% x + 50a% y + 70a% z nC/m2 then >ind polarization $P +⃗' and electric >ield intensity $E +⃗' in both
regions.
+⃗1 = $−20.625a% x + 34.375a% y + 48.125a% z ' nC/m2 , +P⃗2 = $−15a% x + 15.625a% y +
Ans: P
24.0625a% z ' nC/m2 , +E⃗1 = $−1059.32a% x + 1765.54a% y + 2471.75a% z ' V/m, +E⃗2 =
$−1694.92a% x + 1765.54a% y + 2471.75a% z ' V/m
15. Let the region z<0 be composed of a uniform dielectric material for which ε*+ =2.3, while the
region z>0 is characterized by ε*% =3. Let D ++⃗=-15a% x +25a% y +35a% z nC/m2 and >ind:
a) ++⃗
D,+ b) polarization vector (P +⃗+ ) c) E
+⃗-% d) E+⃗,%

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