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The document is a final exam for an electromagnetics course consisting of 5 questions testing knowledge of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields as well as time-varying fields. Question 1 has 5 multiple choice problems about electrostatic fields and charges. Question 2 consists of 3 subproblems about electric fields and potentials from charge distributions. Question 3 contains 2 subproblems with 5 parts each analyzing electric potential, fields, and work in electrostatic systems. Question 4 is a bonus problem involving the electric field and images due to a point charge near conducting planes. Question 5 has 7 parts covering Maxwell's equations, the Hall effect, and calculating fields and torques in magnetostatic systems. The exam was administered on January 10, 2018

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Final 2018

The document is a final exam for an electromagnetics course consisting of 5 questions testing knowledge of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields as well as time-varying fields. Question 1 has 5 multiple choice problems about electrostatic fields and charges. Question 2 consists of 3 subproblems about electric fields and potentials from charge distributions. Question 3 contains 2 subproblems with 5 parts each analyzing electric potential, fields, and work in electrostatic systems. Question 4 is a bonus problem involving the electric field and images due to a point charge near conducting planes. Question 5 has 7 parts covering Maxwell's equations, the Hall effect, and calculating fields and torques in magnetostatic systems. The exam was administered on January 10, 2018

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Tanta University

Faculty of Engineering
Electrical Power and Machines Engineering Dept.
Final Exam – First Semester 2017-2018
Course: EPM2104/EPM2141(Electromagnetic Fields) Time allowed: 3 hr.
Year: 2nd Electrical Power/Communications Date: 10 Jan 2018
No. of Pages: 3 No. of Questions: 5 Total Score: 85
Remarks: Attempt to solve all of the following questions

Part-I Electrostatic Fields


Question 1 15 Points [10+5]
[A] SOLVE AND CHOOSE the correct answer for the following statements:
(Verification of your choice is A MUST when numerical data are given)
‫لن تحتسب اإلجابة صحيحة اذا لم تكن مقرونه بالحل فى حالة أن تكون المعطيات رقمية‬

(1) Plane z = -10 m carries charge -20 nC/m2. The electric field intensity at the origin is
(a) -10az V/m (b) -18πaz V/m (c) -72πaz V/m (d) -360πaz (e) None
(2) Point charges 30 nC, -20 nC, and 10 nC are located atV/m
(-1,0,2), (0,0,0), and (1,5,-1) ,
respectively. The total flux leaving a sphere of radius 6 m centered at the origin is:
(a) 20 nC (b) -10 nC (c) 10 nC (d) 30 nC (e) None
(3) A potential field is given by V = 3xy – 5y. Which of the following is not true?
(a) The potential difference between point (2, -1, 4) and point (2, -1, -4) is zero.
(b) At point (1, 0, -1), E vanish.
(c) The electric field at (2, -1, 4) is 3ax - ay V/m.
(d) The potential at (0, 1, 0) is -5 V.
(e) None of the above.
(4) Which is not an example of convection current?
(a) Electric current flowing in a copper (b) A beam of moving charges
(c) Electronic
wire movement in a vacuum tube (d) An electron beam in cathode ray tube
(5) A capacitor connected to a battery stores energy
(e) twice as much with a given dielectric as
it does with air. The susceptibility of the dielectric is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3 (e) None

[B] State true (√) or false (×) and correct the false statements
)√(‫لن تحتسب اإلجابة صحيحة اذا لم تكن مقرونه بالتصحيح فى حالة أن اختيار (×) وبالتعليل فى حالة اختيار‬
(1) The dielectric strength is the minimum electric field that a dielectric can withstand
without breakdown.
(2) Inside a conductor, the electric field intensity is changes with the position.
(3) A dielectric is an equipotential body.
(4) For a free-charged dielectric-dielectric interface, the tangential components of the
electric flux density in the two materials are equal.
(5) The charges can be either be created nor be destroyed.

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Question 2 15 Points (3X5)

A. A circular disc of charge with radius 𝒂 lies in free space in the z = 0 plane, centered at
the origin and has a uniform charge density of 𝝆𝒔𝒐 C/m2.
(a) What is the total charge of the disc
(b) Find the electric field intensity at point A(0,0,h)
(c) Find the electric potential at point A
(d) For 𝜌𝑠 = 𝜋𝜀𝑜 C/m2 and 𝑎 = 4 m. Calculate the magnitude of field intensity at points
P1(0,0,3) and P2(0,0,-6)
(e) For 𝜌𝑠 = 𝜋𝜀𝑜 C/m2 and 𝑎 → ∞. Calculate the magnitude of field intensity at P1 and P2.

B. Starting with Gauss's law, deduce coulomb’s law.

C. Consider the following charge distribution:


 a point charge of 10μC is located at r = 0, and
 a uniform surface charge density of −1µC/m2 at r = 2
a) Calculate the electric flux density D at r =1 and r = 3
b) What uniform volume charge density should be
established in the region 4 <r< 6 for D to vanish at r=7.

Question 3 20 Points (2X10)

A. Let 𝑽 = 𝟏𝟎𝒙𝒚 , V in free space.


(i) What is the volume charge density?
(ii) Determine the potential difference between A(1,2,3) and B(1,3,5) (two methods)?
(iii) Calculate the work done needed to move a unit positive charge from point A to point B?
(iv) What is the work done needed to move a point charge in a rectangular loop taking path
(1,0,0)→(1,2,0) →(1,2,1) →(1,0,1) →(1,0,0)? Discuss your result?
(v) Assume that the 𝒚 = 𝟎 plane is a conductor and find the total charge on 𝟐 < 𝒙, 𝒛 < 𝟑.

B. The following figure shows the representations of electrostatic fields near a dielectric-
dielectric boundary for different medium.
(a) Which configuration(s) are correct for 𝜺𝒓𝟏 < 𝜺𝒓𝟐 ?
̅ = 𝟓𝒂
(b) If 𝑬 ̂𝒙 + 𝟐𝒂
̂𝒚 + 𝟑𝒂 ̂𝒛 V/m in medium 2 and 𝜺𝒓𝟐 = 𝟐𝜺𝒓𝟏 = 𝟐, then determine:
1) The electric flux density in medium 1.
2) The polarization for each medium.
3) The energy density in both medium.

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Question 4 Extra Points (BONUS) 5 Points

A point charge Q=10 nC in Fig. is 10√𝟐 cm away from


the origin. The charge is located between two semi-
infinite conducting planes as shown.
(a) What is the number of charge images?
(b) Sketch the electric field lines and the equipotential
surfaces in the system.
(c) Calculate the magnitude of the force on Q due to the
charge induced on the conducting walls.

Part-II Magnetostatic Fields and Time varying fields


Question 5 35 Points
a) Enumerate Maxwell's equations for steady magnetic field and static electrical field in
both differential and integral forms. Explain the modifications required for time varying
fields.

b) Write short note about Hall effect and how it can be used for current sensing.

c) ̅ = 𝟔. 𝟎𝐚̂𝒙 A/m, lies in the 𝒛 = 𝟎 plane and a current filament is located


A current sheet, 𝐊
at 𝒚 = 𝟎, 𝒛 = 𝟒m. Determine the filament current I and its directions, if 𝐇 = 𝟎 at (0, 0,
1.5) m.

d) ̅ in
A current filament carrying 15A in the 𝐚̂𝒛 direction lies along the entire z-axis. Find 𝐇
rectangular coordinates at (2, -4, -4).

e) For a rectangle loop laying in xy-plane, the loop opposite corners are (0, 0, 0) and (1, 2, 0).
It carries a filamentary current of 4mA. The current is going out the origin along x-
direction. If the loop is subjected to the magnetic field 𝐁 ̅ 𝒐 = −𝟎. 𝟔𝐚̂𝒚 + 𝟎. 𝟖𝐚̂𝒛 T,
calculate the torque established on the loop.

f) ̅ = 𝒙𝒚𝒛(𝐚̂𝒙 + 𝐚̂𝒛 ) .
Find the current density vector causing the magnetic field strength 𝐇

g) Express the value of 𝐇 ̅ in Cartesian


components at P(0.01, 0, 0) m in the
field of coaxial cable a = 3mm, b =
b
9mm, c = 12mm, I = 0.8A, centered on a

the z-axis, 𝐚̂𝒛 direction is into the c


central conductor.

Wish you all the best A. Prof. Mohamed K. El-nemr and Dr. Sherif Dabour

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