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II Semester 2022-2023

PHY 2020 Physics IV


Problem Set 03
Date: 4 August, 2023.

This is to be submitted not later than 2pm on 18-8-2023.


1. Two charges +10µC and +20µC are placed at a separation of 2cm. Find the electric
potential due to the pair at the middle point of the line joining the two charges.
REF: (HC Verma 29.4/108)

2. 𝐴
The electric field in a region is given by 𝐸⃗ = ( 3 ) 𝑖.
𝑥
(a) Write a suitable SI unit for A.
(b) Write an expression for the potential in the region assuming the potential at infinity
to be zero.
REF: (HC Verma 16/118)

3. A charge of 2 µC moves with a speed of 2 x 106 ms-1 along the negative x-axis. A
⃗ of strength (0.20 𝑗̂ + 0.40𝑘̂ )T exists in space. Find the magnetic force
magnetic field 𝐵
acting on the charge. REF: (HC Verma 1/225)

4. A current of 2.00 A exists in a square loop of edge 20 cm. Find the magnetic field B at
the center of the square loop. REF: (HC Verna 4/244)

5. A conducting circular loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field B= 0.02 T with its
plane perpendicular to the field. Somehow, the radius of the loop starts shrinking at a
constant rate of 1.0 mms-1. Find the induced emf in the loop at an instant when the
radius is 2cm. REF: (HC Verma 1/296)

6. The maximum electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is 600 NC-1. The wave is
going in the x-direction and the electric field is in the y-direction. Find the maximum
magnetic field in the wave and its direction. REF: (HC Verma 40.2/334)

7. Calculate the Laplacian of the function 𝑣 = 𝑥 2 𝑥̂ + 3𝑥𝑧 2 𝑦̂ − 2𝑥𝑧𝑧̂


REF:( David J. Griffiths 1.26/24)
8. The electric field of an electromagnetic wave travelling in vacuum is described by the
following wave function.
5.00𝑉
𝐸⃗ = ( ) cos [𝑘𝑥 − 6 × 109 𝑠 −1 𝑡 + 0.4]𝑗̂
𝑚
Where k is wave number in rad/m, x is in m and t is in s.
Find the (a) amplitude, (b) frequency, (c) wavelength and (d) the associated magnetic
field amplitude.
9. (a) Find the amplitude of the electric field in a parallel beam of light of intensity
2.0 Wm-2. REF : (HC Verma 5/338)
(b) Find the intensity of electric field with the amplitude of 50 NC-1.
REF : (HC Verma 40.4/336)

10. (a) Let 𝑟 be the separation vector from a fixed point (𝑥́ , 𝑦́ , 𝑧́ ) tp the point (x,y,z) and let
r be its length. Show that ∇(𝑟 2 ) = 2𝑟. REF: ( Giffith 1.13(a)/15)
(b) For the function ⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑣𝑎 = 𝑥 2 𝑥̂ + 3𝑥𝑧 2 𝑦̂ − 3𝑥𝑧𝑧̂ and 𝑣 ⃗⃗⃗⃗𝑏 = 𝑥𝑦𝑥̂ + 2𝑦𝑧𝑦̂ + 3𝑧𝑥𝑧̂ ,
evaluate (⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑣𝑎 . ∇) = 𝑣
⃗⃗⃗⃗𝑏 .
REF: ( David J. Griffiths 1.22(c)/22)

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