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1. The document contains 27 multiple choice questions related to electrostatics. It asks about calculating work done by electric fields, finding electric potentials and fields given potential functions, and properties of divergence, dot products, and cross products of vectors. 2. Questions involve calculating work done by electric fields along different paths, finding electric potentials and fields at specific points, and identifying properties of conservative fields. 3. Other questions relate to calculating electric flux, total charge, and energy stored for different charge distributions and geometries using concepts of divergence, dot products, and cross products.

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Assignment2 PDF

1. The document contains 27 multiple choice questions related to electrostatics. It asks about calculating work done by electric fields, finding electric potentials and fields given potential functions, and properties of divergence, dot products, and cross products of vectors. 2. Questions involve calculating work done by electric fields along different paths, finding electric potentials and fields at specific points, and identifying properties of conservative fields. 3. Other questions relate to calculating electric flux, total charge, and energy stored for different charge distributions and geometries using concepts of divergence, dot products, and cross products.

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Assignment 2

1. Given Electric field E= (3𝑥 2 + 𝑦)𝑥̂+x𝑦̂kV/m.


Find the work done (in mJ) moving a -2µC
charge from (0, 5, 0) to (2,-1, 0) by taking the
path
(0, 5, 0) (2, 5, 0) (2,-1, 0)

2. In above problem if path is along the line y=5-3x


Then work done is
(a) 12 mJ (b) 10 mJ (c) 16 mJ (d) 20mJ
3. An electric field is expressed in Cartesian
coordinate system by E= 6𝑥 2 𝑎𝑥 +6y𝑎𝑦 +4𝑎𝑧 .If
points M and N specified by M(2,6,-1) and N(-3,-
3,2).Then 𝑉𝑀𝑁 is
a. -143 V (b) -123 V (c) -139 V (d) 0 V
4. If the potential as a function of position is given
by V=2𝑥 2 +3y+6𝑧1/2 V. The magnitude of electric
field at the point x=y=z=0.5 m is
(a) 3.58 V/m (b). 4.58 V/m (c) 0 V/m (d) none
5. Let the V is absolute potential at a point P which
is 2 m from a point charge Q=+5µC and let W is
work required to move a +8nC charge from
infinity to P. then the V and W are
(a) 22.5 kV and 180 µJ
(b) 2.5 kV and 80 µJ
(c) 122.5 kV and 180 µJ
(d) 0 kV and 0 µJ
6. Two point charges -4 µC and +5 µC are located at (2,-1,
3) and (0,4,-2) respectively. Find the potential at (1, 0, 1).
(Assuming zero potential at infinity).
(a) -5.87 kV
(b) -55.87 kV
(c) -15.87 kV
(d) -2.87 kV
7.A point charge of 5nC is located at origin. If V=2V
at (0,6,-8) then potential at (-3,2,6) is
(a) 2.1 V
(b) 0.87 V
(c) 1.93 V
(d) 3.93 V

8. If we are saying that Electrostatic field is


conservative, we do not mean that
(a) It is gradient of scalar field.
(b) Its curl is identically zero.
(c) The work done in a closed path inside the field is zero
(d) The potential difference between any two point is
zero.
9. A uniform surface charge density of 20nC/𝑚2 is
present on the spherical surface r=0.6 cm in free space.
The absolute potential at P( 1cm, 250 , 500 ) is

(a) 6 V
(b) 7.2 V
(c) 8.14 V
(d) 0 V

10. In the above what is 𝑉𝐴𝐵 if A( 2cm, 300 , 600 ) and


B( 3cm, 450 , 900 ).
(a) 1.36 V
(b) 0.36 V
(c) 5.36 V
(d) 8.14 V

11.Given the potential field V= 2𝑥 2 𝑦 - 5z and a point


P(-4,3,6) the volume charge density at point P is
(a) -91 pC/𝑚3
(b) -106.2 pC/𝑚3
(c) -11 pC/𝑚3
(d) -21 pC/𝑚3
(12) A sphere of radius 𝑟1 = 30 cm has a charge
density variation with radius given by 𝜌0 𝑟/𝑟1 .where
𝜌0 =200 pC 𝑚−3 .The total charge of the sphere (in
pC)
(13) In the region of free space where 2<r<3,
𝑘
0.4𝜋<θ<0.6𝜋 and 0<φ< 𝜋/2 ,let E= 2 𝑎𝑟 . The
𝑟
positive value for k so that energy stored is exactly
1 J.
(a) 1.18 * 106 V m.
(b) 5.18 * 106 V m.
(c) 4.18 * 106 V m.
(d) 2.18 * 106 V m.
5𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜙
14.Given the field D= 𝑎𝑟 C/𝑚2 . Then the
𝑟
total charge contained in the region r<2m is
15. In the above question the total flux leaving the
surface r=2m is
16. Let D= 5 𝑟 2 𝑎𝑟 mC/𝑚2 for r< 0.08m and D=
0.1𝑎𝑟 /𝑟 2 C/𝑚2 for r>0.08m. The 𝜌𝑣 for r=0.06m is
(a) 4 mC/𝑚3
(b) 1.2 mC/𝑚3
(c) 0 mC/𝑚3
(d) none
17. In the above question The 𝜌𝑣 for r=0.1m is
(a) 4 mC/𝑚3
(b) 1.2 mC/𝑚3
(c) 0 mC/𝑚3
(d) none
18. The electric flux density is given as D= 20𝜌3 𝑎𝜌
2 𝑎𝜌
C/𝑚 for 𝜌<100µm and k for 𝜌>100µm. The
𝜌
value of k so that D is continuous at 𝜌=100µm.
(a) 1* 10−15 C/m
(b) 7* 10−15 C/m
(c) 2* 10−15 C/m
(d) discontinuous everywhere
(19) If D= 2r 𝑎𝑟 C/𝑚2 . The electric flux leaving the
surface of the cube 0<x,y,z<0.4 is
(a) 0.29 C
(b) 0.38 C
(c) 1.2 C
(d) 5.2 C
(20) A potential field in free space is expressed as
20/xyz V. The total energy stored within the cube
1<x,y,z<2 is (in pJ)
(21) Four 0.8 nC point charges are located in free
space at the corners of a square 4cm on a side. The
total potential energy stored is
(a) 1.2 µJ (b) 2.2 µJ (c) 0.78 µJ (d) 0.61 µJ
22. The D at (4,0,3) if there is a point charge -5πµC
at (4,0,0) and a line charge 3π mC/m along the y-
axis is
(a) 240𝑥̂ + 42𝑧̂
(b) 1.23𝑥̂ − 4.1𝑦̂ + 𝑧̂
(c) 240𝑥̂ + 4.1𝑦̂ + 42𝑧̂
(d) none
23. Consider a spherical shell with radius a with
charge density 𝜌𝑠 C/ 𝑚2 The value of E-field
between the 0<r<a is zero . Then the potential in
this region must be
(a) zero (b) constant (c) infinite (d) none
24. The divergence of vector 𝐴̅=y𝑧𝑥̂ + 4𝑥𝑦𝑦̂ + y 𝑧̂
at(1, -2,3) is

25. The divergence of vector


ρzsinφ𝑎𝜌 +3ρ𝑧 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜙𝑎𝜙 at (5,π/2,1) is

26.Vector 𝐴̅= 3𝑦̂ + 2 𝑧̂ and Vector𝐵̅=5𝑥̂ + 8𝑦̂ extend from


the origin. The dot product between 𝐴̅ & 𝐵̅ and angle
between them are:
(a) 24 , −45.110 (b) 24, 45.110
(b) 12, 300 (d) 12, −45.110
27.Given that Vector 𝐴̅=𝑥̂ + 5𝑦̂ + 3 𝑧̂ and vector 𝐵̅=-2𝑥̂ -
5𝑦̂ + k𝑧̂ are perpendicular then the value of k is
28.The cross product between vector 𝐴̅=8𝑥̂ + 3𝑦̂ - 10𝑧̂ and
Vector 𝐵̅=-15𝑥̂ + 6𝑦̂ + 17𝑧̂ is
(a) 111𝑥̂ + 14𝑦̂ + 93𝑧̂
(b) 111𝑥̂ - 14𝑦̂ + 93 𝑧̂
(c) -111𝑥̂ + 14𝑦̂ -93 𝑧̂

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