Electromagnetic Fields Question Bank
Electromagnetic Fields Question Bank
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OBJECTIVES
This course deals with mainly introduction of the concepts of electric field and magnetic fields and their
applications and also in the development of theory for power transmission lines and electrical machines.
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1. Group - A (Short Answer Questions)
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Find the dot product of the vectors A and B if A =2ax-3ay+4az, B= - Understand 1
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ax+2ay+2az.
Write down expression for x, y, z in terms of spherical co-ordinates r, θ and Remember 2
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Give the limitations of Gauss’s law. Application 1
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Represent point P (2, 3and 1) m given in Cartesian co-ordinates into Remember 2
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cylindrical co-ordinates.
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Define electric field and electric intensity? Application 1
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Distinguish electric potential and potential difference? Remember 1
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State point form of ohms law? Remember 2
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State stokes theorem Understand 1
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Define electric scalar potential Remember 1
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Obtain Poisson’s equation from Gauss’s law Understand 1
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UNIT-II
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What is an electric dipole? And write down the potential due to an electric Remember 2
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dipole.
What is displacement current? Understand 1
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What is magnetic dipole moment? Understand 2
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Define magnetization Remember 6
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Define Reluctance and permeance? Understand 2
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Define self inductance. Define Mutual inductance. Understand 2
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UNIT-III
MAGNETO STATICS
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1 Define Lorentz law of force. Remember 3
State Biot-Savart Law. Analysis 3
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State Ampere’s circuital law. Understand 3
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What is the difference between scalar and vector magnetic potential. Analysis 3
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Define Magnetic Moment.
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6 What is magnetic dipole moment? Remember 2
What is the relation between magnetic flux density and field intensity? Analysis 2
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Write down the magnetic boundary conditions? Remember 3
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Give the force on a current element carrying 10A if the separation of two Understand 3
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parallel plates is 1m?
A Current of 3A flowing through an inductor of Analysis 3
12 100mH. What is the energy stored in inductor?
Define magnetization vector? Remember 2
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Write Lorentz equation for F = Q (E + (V X B)) Analysis 2
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What is solenoid? Understand 3
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Define magnetic field intensity Understand 3
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Give the torque experienced by a current carrying loop placed in a magnetic Understand 3
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field?
What is the relation between relative permeability and susceptibility? Understand 3
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What are the major classifications of magnetic materials? Understand 3
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State gauss law for magnetic field? Remember 3
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Give the similarities between electrostatic and magnetic field? Understand 3
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Define magnetic dipole? Remember 3
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Define magnetic susceptibility? Remember 3
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UNIT-IV
FORCE IN MAGNETIC FIELDS AND MAGNETIC POTENTIAL
1 State Faraday’s law of induction. Remember 5
State Lorentz’s law
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3 What is motion of charged particle in magnetic field. Understand 5
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For a loss dielectric material having µr=1, ε r=48, σ=20s/m. calculate the Analysis 4
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propagation constant at a Frequency of 16 GHz
Write down the expression for instantaneous power flow in Analysis 4
12 electromagnetic field and instantaneous Pointing vector?
Define Circular Polarization. Remember 4
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Define Elliptical and Linear polarization. Remember 4
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Write Helmholtz equation? Understand 4
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Define surface impedance. Understand 4
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Can a magnetic field exist in a good conductor if it is static or time varying? Analysis 4
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Explain.
In a time varying situation how do you define a good conductor and lossy Analysis 4
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dielectric?
Write the two dimensional wave equations for a wave travelling in z direction Remember 4
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UNIT-V
TIME VARYING FIELDS
Explain faraday law of electromagnetic induction. Remember 5
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What is statically induced E.M.F. Understand 5
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What is dynamically induced E.M.F. Understand 5
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Write Maxwell’s equation in point and integral form. Remember 5
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What is significance of displacement current density? Understand 5
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What is motional E.M.F? Understand 5
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What is the E.M.F produced by moving loop in time varying field? Remember 5
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What is conduction and displacement current density? Analysis 5
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State Pointing Theorem. Understand 5
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Explain Faraday’s Disc generator. Analysis 5
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Give time harmonic Maxwell’s equation in point forms. Assume time factor e- Understand 5
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iωt .
Give the expression for lifting force of an Understand 5
12 electromagnet.
Write the Maxwell’s equation from faradays law? Understand 5
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Write the Maxwell’s equation in differential form. Analysis 5
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What is the energy stored expression in a magnetic field? Analysis 5
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magnetic field.
Give the situations when the rate of change of flux results in a non-zero Understand 5
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value.
Write the Maxwell’s equations from ampere circuital law both in integral and Analysis 5
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point form?
23 Tabulate the Maxwell’s equation for conducting and free space medium? Understand 5
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24 What is the electric field and power flow in the co axial cable? Remember 5
25 Write the expression for total current density Analysis 5
4 State and prove Gauss law and explain applications of Gauss law. Remember 1
5 Define the potential difference and electric field. Give the relation between Remember 2
potential and field intensity. Also Derive an expression for potential due to
infinite uniformly charged line and also derive potential due to electric
dipole.
6 State and explain Understand 2
a) Stokes theorem
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b) Divergence theorem
c) The electric flux density
7 Find the electric field due to n-charges, and also establish the relation Understand 1
between potential and electric field.
8 Derive an expression for the electric field intensity at any point due to a Analysis 1
uniformly line charge with density rl c/ m
9 Derive an expression for the electric field2 intensity at any point due to a Understand 1
uniformly charged sheet with density rs c/ m
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10 Derive an expression for the electric field intensity at any point due to a Understand 1
volume charge with density rv c/ m3
11 State gauss law for the electric and magnetic fields. Derive its integral and Understand 1
differential forms. Make at least two conclusions?
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(ii) Electric Potential.
13 Derive the relation between electric field and electric potential in rectangular Analysis 1
co-ordinates.
14 Define potential difference and derive the express for potential difference Analysis 1
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UNIT-II
CONDUCTORS, DIELECTRICS AND CAPACITANCE
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1 Derive the boundary conditions of the normal and tangential components of Understand 6
electric field at the Inter face of two media with different dielectrics
3 Drive an expression for energy stored and energy density in an Electrostatic Understand 2
field
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Find the expression for the cylindrical capacitance using Laplace equation. Remember 2
7 Derive the expression for the energy stored in the parallel plate capacitor. Understand 6
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8 Using the concept of magnetic vector potential, derive Biot Savart’s law and Understand 6
amperes law?
9 Derive an expression for the capacitance of a spherical capacitor with Remember 3
conducting shells of radius a and b.
10 Derive the expression for the continuity equation of current in differential Understand 2
form and also derive the expression for inductance of a solenoid with N turns
and l meter length carrying a current of I amperes.
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11 Derive the express for torque on an Electric dipole placed in electric field. Understand 2
13 Derive the expression for potential energy stored in the system of n-point Understand 2
charges
14 Derive an expression for Poisson and Laplace equations and also Derive an Remember 2
expression for the inductance of solenoid
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3 Derive an expression for force between two current carrying conductors. Remember 3
4 Derive the expression for torque developed in a rectangular closed circuit Analysis 3
carrying current I in a uniform field.
5 State Ampere’s circuital law and explain any two applications of Ampere’s Understand 3
Circuital law.
6 Derive the magnetic field intensity developed in a triangular closed circuit Understand 3
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carrying current I in a uniform field.
7 Derive the magnetic field intensity developed in a circular loop carrying Understand 3
steady current I in a uniform field. Using Ampere circuital law derive the
magnetic field intensity due to a co-axial cable carrying a steady current I
8 Derive the magnetic field intensity developed in a square loop carrying Understand 3
current I in a uniform field. Also State Lorentz force equation for a moving
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charge and explain its applications.
9 Derive the expression for coefficient of coupling in terms of mutual and self Understand 3
inductances
10 Derive the expression for curl H=J? Understand 3
Explain the concepts of scalar magnetic potential and vector magnetic Understand 3
potential? Find the maximum torque on an 85 turns rectangular coil with
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12 Define magnetic induction, magnetic field ,magnetic flux density, magnetic Understand 4
field intensity, magnetic permeability and magnetic susceptibility.
13 State and explain Bio Savarts law, use the same to find an expression for the Remember 3
magnetic field intensity due to a long current carrying conductor.
14 Derive the expression for Maxwell’s second and third equations. Remember 3
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15 Using Biot Savarts Law .Find H at any point on the axis of a circular current Understand 3
carrying coil.
UNIT-IV
FORCE IN MAGNETIC FIELDS AND MAGNETIC POTENTIAL
1 A plane wave propagating through a medium with εr=8, µr=2 has E=0.5 sin Understand 4
(108t-βz) az v/m.
Determine
(i) β
(ii) The loss tangent
(iii) Wane impedance
(iv) Wave velocity
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4 Derive the expression for force on a straight current carrying conductor Understand 4
placed in a magnetic field.
5 Derive the expression for the force between two current carrying conductors Understand 4
in the same direction.
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6 Derive the expression for the torque on a current loop placed in a magnetic Analyze 4
field.
7 Define magnetic dipole? What is magnetic moment? Describe how a Understand 4
differential current loop behaves like a magnetic dipole.
8 Derive the expression for vector magnetic potential ‘A’ which satisfies the Understand 4
vector poisons equation.
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9 Derive the expression for self-inductance of solenoid and torrid. Analysis 4
10 Derive the expression for energy stored and energy density in a magnetic Understand 4
field.
11 Derive the general wave equations? And also discuss the wave motion in Remember 4
good conductors?
12 Analyze the wave behavior at boundaries under oblique incidence and derive Remember 4
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the Brewster’s angle. Also prove that a linearly polarized wave can be
resolved into a right hand circularly polarized wave and a left hand circularly
polarized wave of equal amplitude.
13 With reference to electromagnetic waves, explain the following Understand 4
a) Linear polarization
b) Circular polarization
c) Elliptical polarization and also derive the expression for standing
wave. Find the location of nodes and antinodes in E and H fields.
14 Obtain the wave equation for conducting medium Understand 4
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15 Obtain the expression for the reflection by a perfect dielectric normal Analysis 4
incidence
16 From Maxwell’s equation, derive the electromagnetic wave equation in Understand 4
conducting medium for E and H fields. And also explain different types of
polarizations of uniform plane waves.
UNIT-V
TIME VARYING FIELDS
1 Write and explain the Maxwell’s equation in differential and integral forms Understand 5
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3 What is the physical significance of the pointing vector? And explain it in Understand 5
detail? Derive the expression for total power flow in coaxial cable?
4 Derive general field relations for time varying electric and magnetic fields Understand 5
using Maxwell’s equation?
5 Explain faraday’s law of Electromagnetic induction and derive the expression Analysis 5
for induced E.M.F?
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9 Discuss the pointing vector and pointing theorem? Also derive the ampere Understand 5
circuital law.
10 Define faradays laws. What are the different ways of emf generation? Explain Understand 5
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with governing equation and suitable example for each? Also derive the
differential and integral form of faradays law.
11 Define Brewster angle and derive its expression? Understand 5
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14 Derive the modified form of ampere circuital law in integral and differential Remember 5
forms.
15 Generate Ampere’s law for time varying fields. Also list the Maxwell’s Understand 5
equations in integral and point form for free space conditions.
16 Derive an expression for displacement current density Jd, and also give the Analysis 5
physical interpretation of Maxwell’s equation.
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