Sheet 3
Sheet 3
Sheet (3)
1) Given a 60 µ𝐶 point charge located at the origin, find the total electric flux passing
through:
𝜋 𝜋
(a) that portion of the sphere r = 26 cm bounded by 0 < 𝜃 < and 0 < 𝜑 < ;
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(b) the closed surface defined by 𝜌 = 26 𝑐𝑚 and 𝑧 = ±26 𝑐𝑚;
(c) the plane 𝑧 = 26 𝑐𝑚.
6) A charge distribution in free space has 𝜌𝑣 = 2𝑟 𝑛𝐶/𝑚3 for 0 < 𝑟 < 10 m and zero
otherwise. Determine E at 𝑟 = 2 𝑚 and 𝑟 = 12 𝑚.
7) Determine an expression for the volume charge density associated with each D
field:
4𝑥𝑦 2𝑥 2 2𝑥 2 𝑦
(a) 𝐷 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑎 − 2 𝑎𝑧 ;
𝑧 𝑧 𝑦 𝑧
(b) 𝐷 = 𝑧 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜑 𝑎𝜌 + 𝑧 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜑 𝑎𝜑 + 𝜌 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜑 𝑎𝑧 ;
(c) 𝐷 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜑 𝑎𝑟 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜑 𝑎𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜑 𝑎𝜑 .
8) In the region of free space that includes the volume 2 < 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 < 3,
2
𝐷= (𝑦𝑧 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑥𝑧 𝑎𝑦 − 2𝑥𝑦 𝑎𝑧 ) C/m2 .
𝑧2
(a) Evaluate the volume integral side of the divergence theorem for the volume
defined here.
(b) Evaluate the surface integral side for the corresponding closed surface.
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10) Given the flux density 𝐷 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠(2𝜃)𝑎𝜃 C/m2 , use two different methods to find
𝑟
the total charge within the region 1 < r < 2 m, 1 < θ < 2 rad, 1 < φ < 2 rad.