RAJA BALWANT SINGH ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CAMPUS, BICHPURI, AGRA

B. Tech-1st Semester/2nd Semester

1. Give the theory of displacement current? What is the difference between conduction current and
displacement current?
2. What is the equation of continuity? Obtain the required expression for it. Also, give its physical significance.
3. Write down Maxwell’s equations of electromagnetic in differential and integral forms with the meaning of
the symbols used.
4. Deduce four Maxwell’s equations in conducting medium and free space. Show how the concept of Maxwell’s
displacement current leads to the modification of Ampere’s law.
5. Explain the physical significance of Maxwell’s equations.
6. State and explain the Poynting theorem for the flow of energy in electromagnetic waves. OR What is the
Poynting vector? Discuss the work-energy theorem for the flow of energy in an electromagnetic field. OR
Define Poynting vector. Derive an expression for it and explain its physical significance for the
electromagnetic waves in free space.
7. Write down Maxwell’s equations in free space and show that E, H, and the direction of propagation form a
set of orthogonal vectors.
8. Deduce the equation for the propagation of the plane electromagnetic wave in the free space.
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9. Show that the velocity of plane electromagnetic waves in free space is given by c = 𝜇 𝜀 .
√ 0 0
10. Deduce the equation for the propagation of the plane electromagnetic wave in the conducting medium.
11. Prove that electromagnetic waves are transverse in nature.
𝜕2 𝐸⃗
⃗ = 𝜇0 𝜀0 (
12. Show that the wave equation in free space for electric field E is given by 𝛻 2 𝐸 ).
𝜕2 𝑡
13. Deduce the relation between the electric and magnetic fields of an EM wave.
14. Define skin depth. Write the necessary formula for determining the skin depth for conducting and non-
conducting media.
15. Obtain the electromagnetic wave equations, using Maxwell’s equations, in an isotropic dielectric medium
and show that the speed of wave is less than its speed in vacuum.
16. For a conducting medium, σ = 58 x 106 Siemens/m and εr = 1. Find out the conduction, and displacement
current densities if the magnitude of electric field intensity E is given by E=150 sin (1010 t) Volt/m. ε0 =
𝑑𝐸 𝑑𝐸
8.854x10-12 C2/N-m2. [Jc= σ E=8.7x109 sin (1010 t) A/m2, Jd=𝜖 ( 𝑑𝑡 ) = 𝜖𝑟 𝜖0 ( 𝑑𝑡 )=13.28 cos (1010 t) A/m2].
17. Calculate the displacement current for a parallel plate capacitor having plate area of 5 cm 2 and plate
separation of 3 mm when a voltage of 50 sin 103t is applied to the plates and ε = 2ε0, ε0 = 8.854x10-12 C2/N-
𝑑𝐸 𝑑𝐸 𝑑𝐸 𝑑(𝑉/𝑑) 1 𝑑𝑉
m2. [id=𝜖 ( 𝑑𝑡 ) = 2𝜖0 ( 𝑑𝑡 )=1.475x10-7 cos(103 t) Amp., ( 𝑑𝑡 )=( 𝑑𝑡 )=(𝑑) ( 𝑑𝑡 )].
18. If the magnitude of H in a plane wave is 1 amp/meter, find the magnitude of E for plane wave in free space.
𝜇
[ANS. 𝐸0 =376.72 V𝑚−1, HINT. 𝐸0 =√ 𝜀 0 𝐻0 , 𝐻0 =1 amp/m,𝜇0 = 4π x 10−7 Weber/amp-m and 𝜀0 = 8.85 x
0
−12 2
10 C/N-𝑚 ].
19. A 100 watt sodium lamp radiating its power. Calculate the electric field and magnetic field strength at a
distance of 5m from the lamp. [ANS.E = 10.95V/m, H = 0.0291 amp-turn/m, HINT. Area is 4π𝑟 2 = 4π52 =
100
⃗ | = EH = 100 = 3.185 x 10−1 ,𝐸 =
100π𝑚2 , the energy flux per unit area per second= 100𝜋W/𝑚2 ,|𝑆|=|𝐸⃗ 𝑋𝐻 100𝜋 𝐻
𝜇0 𝐸
√ 𝜀 = 376.6 thus EH x 𝐻 , then we get E and H.
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20. If the earth receives 2 cal 𝑚𝑖𝑛−1 𝑐𝑚−2solar energy, what are the amplitudes of electric and magnetic fields
of radiation? [ANS. 𝐸0 =1026.8 V𝑚−1,𝐻0 =2.726 A-turn 𝑚−1. [HINT] the energy flux per unit area per
second is |𝑆|=|𝐸⃗ 𝑋𝐻 ⃗ | = EH, the energy flux per unit area per second at the earth surface |𝑆| = 2 cal

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 RAJA BALWANT SINGH ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CAMPUS, BICHPURI, AGRA
B. Tech-1st Semester/2nd Semester
Session: (2023-2024)
Subject: Physics (BAS 101/BAS-201), UNIT- II: Electromagnetic Theory, ASSIGNMENT-II

2𝑋4.2𝑋104 2𝑋4.2𝑋104 𝐸 𝜇 𝐸
𝑚𝑖𝑛−1 𝑐𝑚−2= joule 𝑚−2 𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1,EH= =1400,𝐻=√ 𝜀 0 = 376.72 ohms, from EH × 𝐻 we get
60 60 0
−1 −1
E=726.2 V𝑚 and H = 1.928 A-turn 𝑚 , 𝐸0 = 𝐸√2, 𝐻0 = 𝐻√2].
21. Assuming that all the energy from a 1000 watt lamp is radiated uniformly; calculate the average values of
the intensities of electric and magnetic fields of radiation at a distance of 2m from the lamp. [Ans. and Hint:
𝑃 1000
Sav = 4𝜋𝑟𝑜 2 = 4𝜋(2)2 Watt/m2, But we know from the Poynting theorem, |𝑆|=|𝐸⃗ 𝑋𝐻 ⃗ | = EH sin90, this means
𝐸 𝐸
EH = 1000/16π and also 𝐻 = 376.72 ohms, EH×𝐻 = (376.72×1000)/16π, E = 86.59 V/m and H = 0.23A-
turn/m].
22. If the upper atmospheric layer of earth receives 1360 Watt/m2 energy from the sun, what will be the peak
values of electric and magnetic fields at the layer?
𝐸×𝐵 𝐸0 𝐸2
[Ans. and Hint: The energy flux is given by S = , Erms = , S = 2𝑐𝜇0 , E0 = √2𝜇0 𝑐𝑆 putting the values
𝜇0 √2 0
gives E0 =1.012 kV/m, and then B0 = 3.37×10-6 Wb/m2]
23. The relative permittivity of the distilled water is 81. Calculate the refractive index and velocity of light in it.
[Ans. and Hint: We know that n = √𝜇𝑟 𝜖𝑟 = √𝜇𝜖/𝜇0 𝜖0 and v = c/n, given ε = 81ε0 and for distilled water μ ≈
μ0, thus n = √81 = 9 and v = 3.33×107 m/s].
24. For silver, μ = μo and σ = 3x 107 mhos/m. Calculate the skin depth at 108 Hz frequency.
2 2
[Ans. 9x10-4cm, Hint: δ = √𝜔𝜇𝜎 =√2𝜋𝑓𝜇𝜎 putting the values f = 108 Hz, μo = 4πx10-7 N/A2, σ = 3x107
mhos/m].