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PEF Assignment 1

This document contains 5 sets of assignments related to principles of electromagnetic fields. Each set contains 5 questions related to concepts like point charges, electric fields, electric flux density, and equilibrium of charge distributions. The questions involve calculating forces, electric fields, volume charge densities, and determining point charges required to maintain equilibrium of charge distributions.

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PEF Assignment 1

This document contains 5 sets of assignments related to principles of electromagnetic fields. Each set contains 5 questions related to concepts like point charges, electric fields, electric flux density, and equilibrium of charge distributions. The questions involve calculating forces, electric fields, volume charge densities, and determining point charges required to maintain equilibrium of charge distributions.

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Subject: Principles of Electromagnetic Fields

Course Code: 18EC/EE/TC 35


Year: 2019-20

Assignments -01
SET-01
Q Questions
No
1 Point charges 25 nC and -12 nC are located at (2,-3, 4) and (-3,4, 5), respectively.
(a) Determine the force on a 10nC point charge located at (1, 3, 7).
(b) Find the electric field E at (1, 3 , 7).
2 Point charges Q1 and Q2 are, respectively, located at (4,0, -5) and (2,0, 1). If Q2 = 4 nC,
find Q1 such that
(a) The E at (5, 2, 6) has no z-component
(b) The force on a test charge at (5, 2, 6) has no x-component.
3 Let E = x2y ax + x2 y ay, find
(a) Electric flux density D.
(b) The volume charge density pv.
4 It is required to hold four equal point charges each in equilibrium at the corner of a
square. Find the point charge which will do this, if placed at the center of the square.
5 Charges + Q and + 3Q are separated by a distance 3 m. A third charge is located such
that the electrostatic system is in equilibrium. Find the location and the value of the third
charge in terms of Q.

SET-02

QNo Questions
1 Three point charges Q1 = 1 mC and Q2 = 2m C and Q3 = - 3mC are respectively
placed at (0, 0, 4) , (-2,6,1) and (3, -4, -8), respectively. Determine the force on Q1.
2 A square plate described by -2≤ x ≤ 2, -2≤ y ≤ 2,,z = 0 carries a charge 12 \y\ mC/m2.
Find the total charge on the plate and the electric field intensity at (0, 0, 10).
3 In free space, D = 2xy ax+ x2y ay C/m2. Find the total charge stored in the region
0 < x < 1 , 0 < z < 1 & y=1.
4 It is required to hold four equal point charges each in equilibrium at the corner of a
square. Find the point charge which will do this, if placed at the center of the square.
5 A point charge of 20 nC is located at the origin while plane y = 4 carries charge
20nC/m2. Find D at (-1, 2, 5).
SET-03

Q Questions
No
1 Five identical 15µC point charges are located at the center and corners of a square
defined by - 1 < x, y < 1, z = 0.
(a) Find the force on the 10µC point charge at (0, 0, 2).
(b) Calculate the electric field intensity at (0, 0, 2).
2 A point charge 100 pC is located at ( 4 , 1 ,- 3) while the x-axis carries charge 2 nC/m.
If the plane z = 3 also carries charge 5 nC/m2, find E at (1, 1, 1).
3 A point charge of 30 nC is located at the origin while plane y = 3 carries charge
10nC/m2. Find D at (0,4, 3)..
4 It is required to hold four equal point charges each in equilibrium at the corner of a
square. Find the point charge which will do this, if placed at the center of the square.
5 Plane z = 10 m carries charge 20 nC/m2. Find the electric field intensity at the point
(2, 3 ,4)

SET-04
QNo Questions
1 Point charges 15 nC and -12 nC are located at (2,3, 4) and (3,4, 5), respectively.
(a) Determine the force on a 10-nC point charge located at the origin
(b) Find the electric field E at origin
2 Planes x = 4 and y = — 2, respectively, carry charges 20 nC/m2 and 5 nC/m2. If the
line x = 0, z = 3 carries charge 10π nC/m, calculate E at (1, 1, 1) due to the three
charge distributions.
3 It is required to hold four equal point charges each in equilibrium at the corner of a
square. Find the point charge which will do this, if placed at the center of the square.
4 If D = (2y2+z) ax + 4xyay + xaz C/m2, find
(a) The volume charge density at (- 1, 0, 3)
(b) The flux through the cube defined b y 0≤ x ≤ 1, 0≤ y ≤ 1, -0≤ z ≤ 1
(c) The total charge enclosed by the cube
5 Plane z = 10 m carries charge 20 nC/m2. Find the electric field intensity at the origin.

SET-05
QNo Questions
1 Line y = 3, z = - 2 carries charge 50 nC/m while plane x = 2 carries charge
30 nC/m2. Find E at the origin.
2 Determine the total charge
(a) On line 0 < x < 5 m if pL =12 x2 mC/m
(b) On the cylinder ρ = 3, 0 < z < 4 m if ρs = ρ z2 nC/m2
(c) Within the sphere r = 4 m if ρv = (10)/(r sinθ) C/m3
3 A point charge 50 pC is located at ( 2 , -1 ,4) while the x-axis carries charge
20nC/m. If the plane z = 2 also carries charge 5 nC/m2, find E at (1, 2, 3).
4 It is required to hold four equal point charges each in equilibrium at the corner of a
square. Find the point charge which will do this, if placed at the center of the square.
5 Point charges Q1 = -15 µC and Q2 = -4 µC are placed at (1, 2,3) and (-2, 3, 5),
respectively. Determine the force on Q2.

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