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1. The potential difference between the vertex (a) and center of the top (b) of a uniformly charged conical surface is proportional to the height and charge density of the cone. 2. The potential on the axis of a uniformly charged solid cylinder a distance z from its center can be used to calculate the electric field at that point, provided z is greater than half the cylinder's length. 3. For a system of four charges situated at the corners of a square, the work required to assemble the configuration is the sum of the works of placing each charge individually at its position.

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Tutorial 2

1. The potential difference between the vertex (a) and center of the top (b) of a uniformly charged conical surface is proportional to the height and charge density of the cone. 2. The potential on the axis of a uniformly charged solid cylinder a distance z from its center can be used to calculate the electric field at that point, provided z is greater than half the cylinder's length. 3. For a system of four charges situated at the corners of a square, the work required to assemble the configuration is the sum of the works of placing each charge individually at its position.

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Tutorial Sheet 2

1.A conical surface (an empty ice-cream cone) carries a uniform surface charge σ. The height of
the cone is h, as is the radius of the top. Find the potential difference between points a (the
vertex) and b (the center of the top).

2. Find the potential on the axis of a uniformly charged solid cylinder, a distance z from the
center. The length of the cylinder is L, its radius is R, and the charge density is ρ. Use your result
to calculate the electric field at this point. (Assume that z > L/2.)

3(a) Three charges are situated at the corners of a square (side a), as shown in Fig. How much
work does it take to bring in another charge, +q, from far away and place it in the fourth corner?
(b) How much work does it take to assemble the whole configuration of four charges?

4. Here is a fourth way of computing the energy of a uniformly charged solid sphere: Assemble
it like a snowball, layer by layer, each time bringing in an infinitesimal charge dq from far away
and smearing it uniformly over the surface, thereby increasing the radius. How much work dW
does it take to build up the radius by an amount dr? Integrate this to find the work necessary to
create the entire sphere of radius R and total charge q.

5. Find the force on the charge +q in Fig. (The xy plane is a grounded conductor.)
6. Two long, straight copper pipes, each of radius R, are held a distance 2d apart. One is at
potential V0, the other at −V0. Find the potential everywhere.

7. A rectangular pipe, running parallel to the z-axis (from−∞ to +∞),has three grounded metal
sides, at y = 0, y = a, and x = 0. The fourth side, at x = b, is maintained at a specified potential
V0(y).
(a) Develop a general formula for the potential inside the pipe.
(b) Find the potential explicitly, for the case V0(y) = V0 (a constant).

8. A cubical box (sides of length a) consists of five metal plates, which are welded together and
grounded. The top is made of a separate sheet of metal, insulated from the others, and held at a
constant potential V0. Find the potential inside the box. [What should the potential at the center
(a/2, a/2, a/2) be? Check numerically that your formula is consistent with this value.]
9. The potential at the surface of a sphere (radius R) is given by
V0 = k cos 3θ,
where k is a constant. Find the potential inside and outside the sphere, as well as the surface
charge density σ(θ) on the sphere. (Assume there’s no charge inside or outside the sphere.)

10. A sphere of radius R, centered at the origin, carries charge density


ρ(r, θ) = k(R/r2) (R − 2r ) sin θ,
where k is a constant, and r , θ are the usual spherical coordinates. Find the approximate potential
for points on the z axis, far from the sphere.

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