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Assignment # 04

ELECTROMAGNETICS
Coulomb Law; Electric Field & Gauss Law
1. Determine the total charge
(i) on line 0 < x < 5 m if ρL = 12x2 mC/m
(ii) On the cylinder ρ = 3, 0 < z < 4 m if ρs= ρz2 nC/m2
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(iii)Within the sphere of radius r = 4 m if ρv= 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 C/m3
Hint: Use appropriate integrals (line, surface and volume integrals) using the suitable coordinate system.

2. Point Charges Q1 and Q2 are, respectively, located at (4, 0, -3) and (2, 0, 1). If Q2 = 4nC, find Q1 such that
, (a) The E at ( 5, 0, 6) has no z- component
(b) The force on a test charge at ( 5, 0, 6) has no x-component.
Hint: Use fundamental definition of Coulomb’s law for electric field due to a point. Extract the z component and
set it to zero for part (a) and find Q1. Similar approach to part (b).

3. A plane x + 2y = 5 carries charge ρs = 6 nC/m2. Determine E at ( -1, 0, 1). Hint: Use the formula for the plane

carrying surface charge density s as 𝐸 = 2𝜀𝑠 with the direction pointing normal to the plane, given by
𝑂
computing the gradient for the plane and then the unit vector of the gradient. Then check if the point ( -1, 0, 1) lies
above or below the plane.
4. A disk located at 0 < ρ < 1,, z = 1 has a uniform charge distribution with ρs
= 200 pC/m2. A 30 μC point charge is located at the origin. Determine the force 𝜌𝑎ො 𝜌
acting on the point charge due to the electric field produced by the disk. Hint:
Calculate fied and then the force. Refer figure shown on right hand side. Field 𝑧𝑎ො 𝑍
due to an infinitesimal element of surface area “ds” in cylindrical coordinates 𝑅
within this circular disk is given by
𝑑𝐸 𝜌 𝑑𝑠
𝑠
= 4𝜋𝑅 2 𝑹𝒏 where 𝑹𝒏 is the unit vector along the direction shown in figure.

Use vector algebra similar to the problem we did in class for two charges
separated by finite distance to find total field by integrating in appropriate
limits.

5. A uniform line charge density of 10 nC/m is positioned at x = 0, y = 2 while another uniform line charge
density of -10nC/m is located at x = 0, y = -2 . Find E at the origin. Hint: Use the formula for field due to an
infinite line charge density and use coulomb’s law to determine the direction of the field on a test unit charge
of (+1 C) placed at origin.
𝑟3 𝐶
6. A sphere of radius 10 cm has ρv = .
If the flux density (D) is to vanish for r > 10 cm, calculate the
100 𝑚3
value of a point charge that must be placed at the center of the sphere. Hint: Gauss’s law
𝑘
7. A thick spherical shell carries charge density ρ = 𝑟2 (a  r ≤ b). Find the electric field in the three regions:
(i) r < a
(ii) a < r < b
(iii) r > b. Hint: This problem is similar to what we discussed in the classroom.
8. Consider a coaxial cable formed by two concentric cylindrical conductors with the radius of the inner conductor being
“a” and the outer conductor being “b”. Let L be the length of the cable. Assume the surface charge distribution on the
inner conductor be defined by ρs. Determine the flux density D at a point ρ located radially between a and b, i.e. a <
ρ < b. Hint: Use the figure, the integral form of Gauss’s law and the concept of conductors to determine D in the
region of interest.

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