KIRINYAGA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES.

SPH 2204: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

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 PROB LE M S 679

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Module 23-1 Electric Flux E $ '34k̂ N/C, and on the bottom face it is E $ " 20k̂ N/C.
•1 SSM The square surface shown Determine the net charge contained within the cube.
in Fig. 23-30 measures 3.2 mm on Normal •7 A particle of charge 1.8 mC is at the center of a Gaussian cube
each side. It is immersed in a uni- 55 cm on edge. What is the net electric flux through the surface?
form electric field with magnitude
••8 When a shower is turned on in a closed bathroom, the
E $ 1800 N/C and with field lines at θ
splashing of the water on the bare tub can fill the room’s air with
an angle of u $ 35° with a normal to
negatively charged ions and produce an electric field in the air as
the surface, as shown. Take that
great as 1000 N/C. Consider a bathroom with dimensions 2.5 m (
normal to be directed “outward,” as
3.0 m ( 2.0 m. Along the ceiling, floor, and four walls, approximate
though the surface were one face of
the electric field in the air as being directed perpendicular to the sur-
a box. Calculate the electric flux
face and as having a uniform magnitude of 600 N/C.Also, treat those
through the surface. Figure 23-30 Problem 1.
surfaces as forming a closed Gaussian surface around the room’s air.
••2 An electric field given by What are (a) the volume charge density r and (b) the number of
: z
E $ 4.0î ' 3.0(y2 " 2.0)ĵ pierces a excess elementary charges e per cubic meter in the room’s air?
Gaussian cube of edge length 2.0 m
••9 ILW Fig. 23-31 shows a Gaussian surface in the shape of a cube
and positioned as shown in Fig. 23-7.
(The magnitude E is in newtons per with edge length 1.40 m. What are (a) the net flux & through the
coulomb and the position x is in me- surface and (b) the net charge qenc enclosed by the surface if
:
ters.) What is the electric flux through E $(3.00yĵ) N/C, with y in meters? What
: z
the (a) top face, (b) bottom face, (c) left y are (c) & and (d) qenc if E $ ['4.00î "
face, and (d) back face? (e) What is the (6.00 " 3.00y)ĵ] N/C?
net electric flux through the cube? x ••10 Figure 23-34 shows a closed Gaussian
surface in the shape of a cube of edge length y
••3 The cube in Fig. 23-31 has edge 2.00 m. It lies in a region where the nonuni-
length 1.40 m and is oriented as shown form electric field is given by E $ (3.00x " x
:
Figure 23-31 Problems 3,
in a region of uniform electric field. Find 4.00)î " 6.00ĵ " 7.00k̂ N/C, with x in meters. Figure 23-34
6, and 9.
the electric flux through the right face if What is the net charge contained by the cube? Problem 10.
the electric field, in newtons per coulomb, is given by (a) 6.00î, (b)
••11 Figure 23-35 shows a closed Gaussian surface in the shape of
'2.00ĵ, and (c) '3.00î " 4.00k̂. (d) What is the total flux through the
a cube of edge length 2.00 m, with one corner at x1 $ 5.00 m, y1 $ 4.00
cube for each field?
m.The cube lies in a region where the electric field vector is given by
:
Module 23-2 Gauss’ Law E $ '3.00î ' 4.00y 2ĵ " 3.00k̂ N/C, with y in meters.What is the net
•4 In Fig. 23-32, a butterfly net is a charge contained by the cube?
in a uniform electric field of magni- z
tude E $ 3.0 mN/C. The rim, a cir-
cle of radius a $ 11 cm, is aligned
perpendicular to the field. The net y1
y
contains no net charge. Find the
electric flux through the netting. Figure 23-32 Problem 4. x1
x
•5 In Fig. 23-33, a proton is a dis-
tance d/2 directly above the center of a square of side d. What is the Figure 23-35 Problem 11.
magnitude of the electric flux through the square? (Hint: Think of the
square as one face of a cube with edge d.) ••12 Figure 23-36 shows two non- y
conducting spherical shells fixed in Shell
+ 1 Shell
place. Shell 1 has uniform surface 2
d/2 charge density "6.0 mC/m2 on its
x
d outer surface and radius 3.0 cm;
shell 2 has uniform surface charge
Figure 23-33 Problem 5. d density "4.0 mC/m2 on its outer L
surface and radius 2.0 cm; the shell
•6 At each point on the surface of the cube shown in Fig. 23-31, centers are separated by L $ 10 cm.
the electric field is parallel to the z axis. The length of each edge In unit-vector notation, what is the
of the cube is 3.0 m. On the top face of the cube the field is net electric field at x $ 2.0 cm? Figure 23-36 Problem 12.
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••13 SSM The electric field in a certain region of Earth’s atmo- •20 Flux and conducting shells. A charged particle is held at the
sphere is directed vertically down. At an altitude of 300 m the field center of two concentric conducting spherical shells. Figure 23-39a
has magnitude 60.0 N/C; at an altitude of 200 m, the magnitude is shows a cross section. Figure 23-39b gives the net flux & through a
100 N/C. Find the net amount of charge contained in a cube 100 m Gaussian sphere centered on the particle, as a function of the radius r
on edge, with horizontal faces at altitudes of 200 and 300 m. of the sphere. The scale of the vertical axis is set by &s $ 5.0 (
••14 Flux and nonconducting shells. A charged particle is sus- 105 N ?m2/C. What are (a) the charge of the central particle and the
pended at the center of two concentric spherical shells that are net charges of (b) shell A and (c) shell B?
very thin and made of nonconducting material. Figure 23-37a
Φs

Φ (105 N • m2/C)
shows a cross section. Figure 23-37b gives the net flux & through a B
Gaussian sphere centered on the particle, as a function of the ra- A 0 r
dius r of the sphere. The scale of the vertical axis is set by &s $
5.0 ( 105 N ?m2/C. (a) What is the charge of the central particle?
– Φs
What are the net charges of (b) shell A and (c) shell B?
–2 Φs
Φs (a) (b)
B
Φ(105 N • m2/C)

A
Figure 23-39 Problem 20.

0 r ••21 An isolated conductor has net charge "10 ( 10 '6 C and a cav-
ity with a particle of charge q $ "3.0 ( 10 '6 C.What is the charge on
(a) the cavity wall and (b) the outer surface?
–Φs

(a) (b) Module 23-4 Applying Gauss’ Law: Cylindrical Symmetry

•22 An electron is released 9.0 cm from a very long nonconduct-
Figure 23-37 Problem 14.
ing rod with a uniform 6.0 mC/m. What is the magnitude of the
electron’s initial acceleration?
••15 A particle of charge "q is placed at one corner of a Gaussian
cube. What multiple of q/´0 gives the flux through (a) each cube face •23 (a) The drum of a photocopying machine has a length of 42 cm
forming that corner and (b) each of the other cube faces? and a diameter of 12 cm. The electric field just above the drum’s sur-
face is 2.3 ( 105 N/C. What is the total charge on the drum? (b) The
•••16 The box-like Gaussian surface shown in Fig. 23-38 en-
manufacturer wishes to produce a desktop version of the machine.
closes a net charge of "24.0´0 C and lies in an electric field given
: This requires reducing the drum length to 28 cm and the diameter to
by E $ [(10.0 " 2.00x)î ' 3.00ĵ " bzk̂] N/C, with x and z in me-
8.0 cm. The electric field at the drum surface must not change. What
ters and b a constant. The bottom face is in the xz plane; the top face
must be the charge on this new drum?
is in the horizontal plane passing through y2 $ 1.00 m. For x1 $
1.00 m, x2 $ 4.00 m, z1 $ 1.00 m, and z2 $ 3.00 m, what is b? •24 Figure 23-40 shows a section of a +
long, thin-walled metal tube of radius +
+ +
y +
R $ 3.00 cm, with a charge per unit +
+
+
+
y2 length of l $ 2.00 ( 10 '8 C/m. What + +
+ +
+ +
x2 is the magnitude E of the electric field +
+
x at radial distance (a) r $ R/2.00 and +
+
z1 R + +
z1 (b) r $ 2.00R? (c) Graph E versus r +
+
for the range r $ 0 to 2.00R. +
z2 z2
•25 SSM An infinite line of charge
z x1 x2 produces a field of magnitude 4.5 (
Figure 23-38 Problem 16.
10 4 N/C at distance 2.0 m. Find the Figure 23-40 Problem 24.
Module 23-3 A Charged Isolated Conductor linear charge density.
•17 SSM A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 1.2 m diam- ••26 Figure 23-41a shows a narrow charged solid cylinder that is
eter has surface charge density 8.1 mC/m2. Find (a) the net charge coaxial with a larger charged cylindrical shell. Both are noncon-
on the sphere and (b) the total electric flux leaving the surface.
Es
•18 The electric field just above the surface of the charged con-
ducting drum of a photocopying machine has a magnitude E of
E (103 N/C)

2.3 ( 10 5 N/C. What is the surface charge density on the drum?

•19 Space vehicles traveling through Earth’s radiation belts can 0
intercept a significant number of electrons. The resulting charge 1 2 3 4 5 6
buildup can damage electronic components and disrupt operations. (a)
Suppose a spherical metal satellite 1.3 m in diameter accumulates
2.4 mC of charge in one orbital revolution. (a) Find the resulting sur- (b) –Es
face charge density. (b) Calculate the magnitude of the electric field r (cm)
just outside the surface of the satellite, due to the surface charge. Figure 23-41 Problem 26.
 PROB LE M S 681

ducting and thin and have uniform surface charge densities on the plates have excess surface charge densities of opposite signs and
their outer surfaces. Figure 23-41b gives the radial component E of magnitude 7.00 ( 10 '22 C/m2. In unit-vector notation, what is the
the electric field versus radial distance r from the common axis, electric field at points (a) to the left of the plates, (b) to the right of
and Es $ 3.0 ( 103 N/C.What is the shell’s linear charge density? them, and (c) between them?
••27 A long, straight wire has fixed negative charge with a lin- •34 In Fig. 23-45, a small circular hole of radius R $ 1.80 cm has
ear charge density of magnitude 3.6 nC/m. The wire is to be en- been cut in the middle of an infinite, flat, nonconducting surface
closed by a coaxial, thin-walled nonconducting cylindrical shell of that has uniform charge density s $ 4.50 pC/m2. A z axis, with its
radius 1.5 cm. The shell is to have positive charge on its outside sur- origin at the hole’s center, is perpendicular to the surface. In unit-
face with a surface charge density s that makes the net external vector notation, what is the electric field at point P at z $ 2.56 cm?
electric field zero. Calculate s. (Hint: See Eq. 22-26 and use superposition.)
••28 A charge of uniform linear density 2.0 nC/m is distributed
along a long, thin, nonconducting rod. The rod is coaxial with a long z
P
conducting cylindrical shell (inner radius $ 5.0 cm, outer radius $
10 cm). The net charge on the shell is zero. (a) What is the magni- + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + +
tude of the electric field 15 cm from the axis of the shell? What is + + + + + + + + + +
the surface charge density on the (b) inner and (c) outer surface of + + + + R + + + +
the shell?
+ + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + +
••29 SSM WWW Figure 23-42 is + + + + + + + + + +
a section of a conducting rod of ra-
dius R1 $ 1.30 mm and length L $ Figure 23-45 Problem 34.
11.00 m inside a thin-walled coax-
ial conducting cylindrical shell of •35 Figure 23-46a shows three plastic sheets that are large, paral-
radius R2 $ 10.0R1 and the (same) R1 lel, and uniformly charged. Figure 23-46b gives the component of the
length L. The net charge on the rod R2 net electric field along an x axis through the sheets. The scale of the
is Q1 $ "3.40 ( 10 '12 C; that on Q1 vertical axis is set by Es $ 6.0 ( 105 N/C.What is the ratio of the charge
the shell is Q2 $ '2.00Q1. What density on sheet 3 to that on sheet 2?
are the (a) magnitude E and (b) di- Q2
rection (radially inward or out- 1 2 3
Figure 23-42 Problem 29.
ward) of the electric field at radial
distance r $ 2.00R2? What are (c) E and (d) the direction at r $
5.00R1? What is the charge on the (e) interior and (f) exterior sur- (a) x
face of the shell?
y
••30 In Fig. 23-43, short sections of
two very long parallel lines of
charge are shown, fixed in place, Line 1 Line 2
Es
separated by L $ 8.0 cm. The uni-
E (105 N/C)

form linear charge densities are x

"6.0 mC/m for line 1 and '2.0
mC/m for line 2. Where along the x
axis shown is the net electric field L/2 L/2
from the two lines zero? 0 x
Figure 23-43 Problem 30.
(b)
••31 ILW Two long, charged,
thin-walled, concentric cylindrical shells have radii of 3.0 and Figure 23-46 Problem 35.
6.0 cm. The charge per unit length is 5.0 ( 10 '6 C/m on the inner
shell and '7.0 ( 10 '6 C/m on the outer shell. What are the (a)
•36 Figure 23-47 shows cross sec- y
magnitude E and (b) direction (radially inward or outward) of the
tions through two large, parallel, non-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
electric field at radial distance r $ 4.0 cm? What are (c) E and
conducting sheets with identical distri- x
(d) the direction at r $ 8.0 cm?
butions of positive charge with surface
•••32 A long, nonconducting, solid cylinder of radius 4.0 cm has a
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

charge density s $ 1.77 ( 10 '22 C/m2.

nonuniform volume charge density r that is a function of radial dis- :
In unit-vector notation, what is E at Figure 23-47
tance r from the cylinder axis: r $ points (a) above the sheets, (b) be-
– + Problem 36.
Ar 2. For A $ 2.5 mC/m5, what is the tween them, and (c) below them?
– +
magnitude of the electric field at – +
(a) r $ 3.0 cm and (b) r $ 5.0 cm? •37 SSM WWW A square metal plate of edge length 8.0 cm and
– +
– + negligible thickness has a total charge of 6.0 ( 10 '6 C. (a) Estimate
Module 23-5 Applying Gauss’ x
– + the magnitude E of the electric field just off the center of the plate (at,
Law: Planar Symmetry – + say, a distance of 0.50 mm from the center) by assuming that the
•33 In Fig. 23-44, two large, thin – + charge is spread uniformly over the two faces of the plate. (b)
metal plates are parallel and close – +
Estimate E at a distance of 30 m (large relative to the plate size) by as-
to each other. On their inner faces, Figure 23-44 Problem 33. suming that the plate is a charged particle.
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••38 In Fig. 23-48a, an electron is shot directly away from a uni- Module 23-6 Applying Gauss’ Law: Spherical Symmetry
formly charged plastic sheet, at speed vs $ 2.0 ( 10 5 m/s. The sheet is •44 Figure 23-52 gives the magni- Es

E (107 N/C)
nonconducting, flat, and very large. Figure 23-48b gives the electron’s tude of the electric field inside and
vertical velocity component v versus time t until the return to the outside a sphere with a positive charge
launch point.What is the sheet’s surface charge density? distributed uniformly throughout its
volume.The scale of the vertical axis is 0 2 4
vs set by Es $ 5.0 ( 107 N/C. What is the r (cm)
charge on the sphere? Figure 23-52 Problem 44.

v (105 m/s)
9 •45 Two charged concentric spher-
0 ical shells have radii 10.0 cm and 15.0 cm. The charge on the inner
3 6 12 shell is 4.00 ( 10 '8 C, and that on the outer shell is 2.00 ( 10 '8 C.
–e
Find the electric field (a) at r $ 12.0 cm and (b) at r $ 20.0 cm.
+ + + + + + + +
–vs •46 Assume that a ball of charged particles has a uniformly
t (ps) distributed negative charge density except for a narrow radial
(a) (b) tunnel through its center, from the surface on one side to the
surface on the opposite side. Also assume that we can position a
Figure 23-48 Problem 38. proton anywhere along the tunnel or outside the ball. Let FR be
the magnitude of the electrostatic force on the proton when it is
••39 SSM In Fig. 23-49, a small, nonconducting + located at the ball’s surface, at radius R. As a multiple of R, how
ball of mass m $ 1.0 mg and charge q $ 2.0 ( +σ far from the surface is there a point where the force magnitude is
+
10 '8 C (distributed uniformly through its vol- 0.50FR if we move the proton (a) away from the ball and (b) into
+
ume) hangs from an insulating thread that makes +θ the tunnel?
an angle u $ 30° with a vertical, uniformly + •47 SSM An unknown charge sits on a conducting solid sphere of
charged nonconducting sheet (shown in cross sec- +
+
radius 10 cm. If the electric field 15 cm from the center of the
tion). Considering the gravitational force on the sphere has the magnitude 3.0 ( 10 3 N/C and is directed radially in-
+
ball and assuming the sheet extends far vertically + ward, what is the net charge on the sphere?
and into and out of the page, calculate the surface +
••48 A charged particle is held at the center of a spherical
charge density s of the sheet. +
+ m, q shell. Figure 23-53 gives the magnitude E of the electric field ver-
••40 Figure 23-50 shows a very large nonconduct- sus radial distance r. The scale of the vertical axis is set by Es $
ing sheet that has a uniform surface charge density Figure 23-49 10.0 ( 107 N/C. Approximately, what is the net charge on the
of s $ '2.00 mC/m2; it also shows a particle of Problem 39. shell?
charge Q $ 6.00 mC, at distance d from the sheet.
Both are fixed in place. If d $ 0.200 m, Es
y
at what (a) positive and (b) negative σ
coordinate on the x axis (other than in-
:
E (107 N/C)

finity) is the net electric field Enet of

x
the sheet and particle zero? (c) If d $ Q
0.800 m, at what coordinate on the x d
:
axis is Enet $ 0?
••41 An electron is shot directly Figure 23-50 Problem 40.
toward the center of a large metal
plate that has surface charge density '2.0 ( 10 '6 C/m2. If the initial 0 1 2 3 4 5
kinetic energy of the electron is 1.60 ( 10 '17 J and if the electron is to r (cm)
stop (due to electrostatic repulsion from the plate) just as it reaches
the plate, how far from the plate must the launch point be? Figure 23-53 Problem 48.

••42 Two large metal plates of area 1.0 m2 face each other, 5.0 ••49 In Fig. 23-54, a solid sphere of
cm apart, with equal charge magnitudes ! q ! but opposite signs. radius a $ 2.00 cm is concentric with a
The field magnitude E between them (neglect fringing) is 55 N/C. spherical conducting shell of inner ra-
Find ! q !. dius b $ 2.00a and outer radius c $
•••43 Figure 23-51 shows a cross sec- 2.40a. The sphere has a net uniform
d/2
tion through a very large nonconducting charge q1 $ "5.00 fC; the shell has a
a
slab of thickness d $ 9.40 mm and uni- x net charge q2 $ 'q1. What is the mag- b
form volume charge density r $ 5.80 0 nitude of the electric field at radial
fC/m3. The origin of an x axis is at the d distances (a) r $ 0, (b) r $ a/2.00, (c) c
slab’s center. What is the magnitude of r $ a, (d) r $ 1.50a, (e) r $ 2.30a, and
the slab’s electric field at an x coordi- (f) r $ 3.50a? What is the net charge
nate of (a) 0, (b) 2.00 mm, (c) 4.70 mm, Figure 23-51 on the (g) inner and (h) outer surface
and (d) 26.0 mm? Problem 43. of the shell? Figure 23-54 Problem 49.