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This document summarizes the solutions to problems in a tutorial on electromagnetic fields and waves. It includes: 1) Finding the electric field magnitude due to a point charge. 2) Finding the electric field due to a uniform line charge. 3) Determining an unknown point charge given the force on another point charge. 4) Calculating the charge in a volume with a given charge density. 5) Calculating net electric flux through surfaces enclosing point charges. 6) Finding electric potential difference due to a line charge. 7) Finding electric potential due to a point charge. 8) Calculating energy in a system as point charges are added one by one.

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Tutorial 4 Solution Emagnet

This document summarizes the solutions to problems in a tutorial on electromagnetic fields and waves. It includes: 1) Finding the electric field magnitude due to a point charge. 2) Finding the electric field due to a uniform line charge. 3) Determining an unknown point charge given the force on another point charge. 4) Calculating the charge in a volume with a given charge density. 5) Calculating net electric flux through surfaces enclosing point charges. 6) Finding electric potential difference due to a line charge. 7) Finding electric potential due to a point charge. 8) Calculating energy in a system as point charges are added one by one.

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TUTORIAL 4 (SOLUTION)

EEE 3133
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND WAVES
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

1. Find |E| at (0,3,4) m in Cartesian coordinates due to a point charge Q = 0.5µC at the
origin.

Ans: 180 V/m

2. A uniform line charge, infinite in extend, with ρl = 20nC/m, lies along the z axis. Find E
at (6,8,3) m.

Ans: 36 aρ V/m

3. Refer to Figure 1. Point charge Q1 = 300µC, located at (1,-1,-3) m, experiences a force


F1 = 8ax − 8a y + 4az N due to point charge Q2 at (3,-3,-2) m. Determine Q2.
µC
Ans: -40µ

4. Find the charge in the volume defined by 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 m, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 m, and 0 ≤ z ≤ 1 m if

ρ = 30 x2y (µC/m3). What change occurs for the limits -1 ≤ y ≤ 0 m?

µC, Q = -5µ
Ans: Q = 5µ µC

5. (a) Three point charges, Q1 = 30nC, Q2 = 150nC, and Q3 = -70nC are enclosed by

surface S. What net flux crosses S?

Ans: Ψnet = 110nC


(b) A circular disk of radius 4m with a charge density ρs = 12 sin φ µC/m2 is enclosed by

surface S. What net flux crosses S?

Ans: Ψnet = 0µ
µC

(c) Determine the flux crossing a 1mm by 1mm area on the surface of a cylindrical shell

D = 2 xax + 2(1 − y )a y + 4 zaz (C/m 2 )


at ρ=10m, z=-2m, φ=53.2° if

Ψ = -4µ
Ans = dΨ µC
6. For a line charge ρl = (10-9/2) C/m on the z axis, find VAB where A is (2m, π/2, 0) and B
is (4m, π, 5m).

Ans: 6.24V
7. Find the potential at rA = 5m with respect to rB = 15m due to a point charge Q = 500pC at
the origin and zero reference at infinity.

Ans: 0.6 V

8. Point charges Q1 = 1nC, Q2 = -2nC, Q3 = 3nC, and Q4 = -4nC are positioned one at a

time and in that order at (0,0,0), (1,0,0), (0,0,-1), and (0,0,1) respectively. Calculate the

energy in the system after each charge is positioned.

Ans: 0, -18nJ, -29nJ, -68.7nJ

From Practice Exercise 4.14 (Textbook)

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