SERIES 1 Electricity SM23-24

University of Algiers -SM Department
Faculty of Science- Year 2023/2024

Physics 2 -ELECTRICITY- LMD-SM
-Series N°1- partie 1-
Electrical interaction and Coulomb’s law
Exercise1 :
The hydrogen atom consists of an electron of mass carrying a charge

and a proton of mass with a charge
. Assuming that the electron moves around the proton in a circular orbit of
radius . Calculate :
1- The Coulomb force of attraction exerted by the proton on the electron .
2- The force of gravitational attraction which is exerted between the two particles
and compare it with that in question 1. What it is the origin of the movement of
the electron around the nucleus?
Exercise 2 : exercise for tutorials (TD)

Two identical conducting spheres (S1) and (S2) carrying charges q 1 and q2 are brought
together into contact and then separated.
- Calculate the new values of the charges q1’ and q2’ in the following cases:
a) q1 = 6.10-6 C; q2 = 0 C
b) q1 = 2.10-6 C; q2 = 6.10-6 C
c) q1 = 2.10-6 C; q2 = - 8.10-6 C
- Indicate in each case how the transfer of charges (electrons) takes place
Exercise 3: (homework)
Consider the system of charges, assumed to be point charges, represented in the figure
below. The charges q1 and q2 are fixed, positive and distant d from each other. A charge
q3 , which can move along the X'OX axis. (q3 always remains between the two charges q1
and q2 ).
1- Give the expression of the force exerted on q3 .
2- Give the equilibrium position of q3. NA : and
.
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Exercise 4: exercise for tutorials (TD)
On the vertices of a right triangle ABC, there are three
charges and as shown in the figure.
We give : , , ,
and .
Calculate the force exerted on the charge by the
other two charges.
On the X’OX axis are placed two identical positive

charges equal to Q at two points A and B with
respective abscissa .
Determine the force exerted on a charge q placed on the
axis ( Y'OY ) at a point M with any positive y-coordinate.
NA: Q = 10-6 C, q = 3.10-6 C

, .
Exercise 6:
Two point electric charges and are placed at points A and B separated by 3mm;
and .
1- Calculate the internal energy of this system.
2- A third charge arrives from infinity at point C (see Figure).
Find the internal energy of this system of three charges. We give : AB = BC
Electric field and potential

(case of discrete charge distribution).

Four point charges are placed at the vertices of a square with sides as shown in the
figure
opposite.
1- Calculate the electric field vector ⃗ and the electrical
potential at point O, the centre of square ABCD .
We give : and .
2- Calculate the internal energy U of this system.
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Exercise 8:
At the top of a square ABCD of side a = 10cm, are placed the following charges :
; ; and .
See figure opposite.
1- a/ Determine and represent the resultant of the forces acting

on the charge and find its direction with the X axis.
b/ Deduce the electric field vector due to the three charges
, , at point A.
2- Calculate the resulting electric field and potential at O, the

centre of the square.
3- we place a fifth charge at point O.

a/ Deduce the resultant of the forces acting on the charge q0 .
b/ Find the potential energy of the charge q0 .
c/ Calculate the work required to move this charge from infinity to point O, in
assuming
that the potential at infinity is zero.
d/ Calculate the internal energy of the system of charges ( ).
Exercise 9:
Consider two charges and placed at two points

A and B separated by .
Determine the electric field ⃗ ( ) and the electric potential
( ) created by these two charges at a point M on the Z axis,
(the mediator of AB)
Five identical charges are placed at

points A,B,C,D,E arranged on a semi-circle of radius
as shown in the opposite figure.
1- Calculate the potential and the field created at point O,

center of the semi-circle.
2- Another charge is kept at point O :

- What force is she experiencing?
- What is its potential energy?
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Electric field and potential
(case of continuous charge distribution).
Exercise 11: to do during the course.
We consider a straight line segment of length , carries a positive charge Q, uniformly

distributed over its length.
1- Determine its linear charge density , .

2- Calculate the field and potential created at point M which is
on the OZ axis.
3- Deduce the field and potential for the case of an infinitely
long line segment (infinite wire) .
we give : ∫√ ( √ )
Exercise 12 : to do during the course.
A circular ring (coil) of radius R and center O carries a uniformly distributed positive
total charge Q. The axis Z'OZ is perpendicular to the plane of the ring.
1- Determine the charge Q carried by the ring.

2- Determine the electric field ⃗ ( ) at a point M located
along the OZ axis at a distance z from the center.
(Figure opposite)
3- Determine the electrical potential ( ) at point M, using :
a- Direct calculation.
b- The expression of the electric field ⃗ ( ).
4- What happens to the field and potential at the centre O?
5- Plot the graph ( ) as a function of z. For which values of z is the electric field
maximuml?
Deduce the value of . We give : and
Consider a circular disk of radius R. Charge +Q uniformly distributed on the surface

such that surface charge density is given by . We will take the origin O of the axis Z
the center of the disk as shown in the opposite figure.
1- Determine the electric field created by this charge

distribution at any point M(z) on the Z axis.
2- Discuss the following particular cases:
- M(z) is at the center of the disk.

- The radius R is infinitely large.
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3- Deduce the expression for the electric potential ( ) in all
point M on the Z axis. We will consider that ( ) at infinity.
4- Represent the graph of the electric field strength ( ) as well as the graph of
electrical potential ( ).
We give : ∫( ) √
Electric dipole.
Exercise 14: to do during the course
Two point charges – located at A and B , respectively , constitute an

electric dipole with dipole moment . We denote by the distance between
A and B.
1- Determine the expression for the electrical potential ( )

created by the dipole at a point M identified by its
polar coordinates from the centre O of the dipole such
that .
2- Deduce, from the expression ( ) the electrical field
at point M. Draw some equipotentials and some field lines.
An electric dipole consists of two charges separated by . It

is placed in a uniform electric field of strength .
Calculate :
a- The dipole moment of this dipole.
b- The external work required to rotate the dipole through an angle of from an
initial position parallel to the electrostatic field.
c- The moment of force exerted on the dipole when it makes an angle of with the
field.

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University of Algiers -SM Department

Faculty of Science- Year 2023/2024

-Series N°1- partie 1-

Electrical interaction and Coulomb’s law

The hydrogen atom consists of an electron of mass carrying a charge

Exercise 2 : exercise for tutorials (TD)

Exercise 5: exercise for tutorials (TD)

On the X’OX axis are placed two identical positive

NA: Q = 10-6 C, q = 3.10-6 C

Electric field and potential

Exercise 7: exercise for tutorials (TD)

2- Calculate the internal energy U of this system.

1- a/ Determine and represent the resultant of the forces acting

2- Calculate the resulting electric field and potential at O, the

3- we place a fifth charge at point O.

Consider two charges and placed at two points

Exercise 10: exercise for tutorials (TD)

Five identical charges are placed at

1- Calculate the potential and the field created at point O,

2- Another charge is kept at point O :

Exercise 11: to do during the course.

We consider a straight line segment of length , carries a positive charge Q, uniformly

1- Determine its linear charge density , .

Exercise 12 : to do during the course.

1- Determine the charge Q carried by the ring.

4- What happens to the field and potential at the centre O?

Exercise 13: exercise for tutorials (TD)

Consider a circular disk of radius R. Charge +Q uniformly distributed on the surface

1- Determine the electric field created by this charge

2- Discuss the following particular cases:

- M(z) is at the center of the disk.

Exercise 14: to do during the course

Two point charges – located at A and B , respectively , constitute an

1- Determine the expression for the electrical potential ( )

Exercise 15: exercise for tutorials (TD)

An electric dipole consists of two charges separated by . It

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