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This document outlines an assignment for EE-282 Electromagnetic Fields, detailing various problems related to electrostatics, electric fields, and charge distributions. It includes specific tasks such as calculating electric fields, forces on charges, and potentials at given points in space. The assignment aims to apply mathematical tools to analyze and evaluate electrostatic problems at both basic and engineering levels.

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ASSIGNMENT # 1

EE-282 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

Sr. No Course Learning Outcomes PLO Blooms


Taxonomy
CLO_ Apply mathematical tools to formulate, analyze
1 and evaluate problems of electrostatics from PLO-1 C5
basic to engineering level.
Chapter # 2
1. Three point charges are positioned in the x-y plane as follows: 5 nC at y = 5 cm, −10
nC at y = −5 cm, and 15 nC at x = −5 cm. Find the required x-y coordinates of a 20-
nC fourth charge that will produce a zero electric field at the origin
2. Point charges of 1 nC and −2 nC are located at (0, 0, 0) and (1, 1, 1), respectively, in
free space. Determine the vector force acting on each charge.
3. Point charges of 50 nC each are located at A(1, 0, 0), B(−1, 0, 0), C(0, 1, 0), and D(0,
−1, 0) in free space. Find the total force on the charge at A.
4. Let a point charge Q1 = 25 nC be located at P1(4, −2, 7) and a charge Q2 = 60 nC be
at P2(−3, 4, −2). (a) Find E at P3(1, 2, 3). (b) At what point on the y axis is Ex = 0.
5. A 2-µC point charge is located at A(4, 3, 5) in free space. Find Eρ, Eφ, and Ez at P(8,
12, 2).
6. A uniform line charge of 16 nC/m is located along the line defined by y = −2, z = 5.
(a) find E at P(1, 2, 3). (b) find E at that point in the z = 0 plane where the direction of
E is given by (1/3)ay − (2/3)az.
7. A uniform line charge of 2µC/m is located on the z axis. Find E in rectangular
coordinates at P(1, 2, 3) if the charge exists from (a) −∞ < z < ∞; (b) −4 ≤ z ≤ 4.
8. Two identical uniform line charges, with ρl = 75 nC/m, are located in free space at x =
0, y = ±0.4 m. What force per unit length does each line charge exert on the other?
9. Two identical uniform sheet charges with ρs = 100 nC/m 2 are located in free space at
z = ±2.0 cm. What force per unit area does each sheet exert on the other?
10. Surface charge density is positioned in free space as follows: 20nC/m 2 at x=-3, -
30nc/m2 at y=4, 40nC/m2 at z=2. Find magnitude of E at PA(4,3-2), PB(-2,5-1),
PC(0,0,0).
11. Find E at the origin if the following charge distributions are present in free space:
point charge, 12 nC, at P(2, 0, 6); uniform line charge density, 3 nC/m, at x = −2, y =
3; uniform surface charge density, 0.2 nC/m2 at x = 2.
12. Given the electric field E = (4x − 2y)ax − (2x + 4y)ay , find (a) the equation of the
streamline that passes through the point P(2, 3, −4); (b) a unit vector specifying the
direction of E at Q(3, −2, 5).
13. If E = 20e−5y (cos 5xax − sin 5xay ), find (a) |E| at P(π/6, 0.1, 2); (b) a unit vector in
the direction of E at P; (c) the equation of the direction line passing through P.
Chapter 3
1. The cylindrical surface ρ = 8 cm contains the surface charge density, ρ S = 5e−20|z|
nC/m2. (a) What is the total amount of charge present? (b) How much electric flux
leaves the surface ρ = 8 cm, 1 cm < z < 5 cm, 30◦ <φ< 90◦?
2. Let D = 4xyax + 2(x2 + z2)ay + 4yzaz nC/m2 and evaluate surface integrals to find the
total charge enclosed in the rectangular parallelepiped 0 < x < 2, 0 < y < 3, 0 < z < 5
m.
3. Volume charge density is located in free space as ρν = 2e−1000r nC/m 3 for 0 < r < 1
mm, and ρν = 0 elsewhere. (a) Find the total charge enclosed by the spherical surface
r = 1 mm. (b) By using Gauss’s law, calculate the value of Dr on the surface r = 1
mm.
4. A uniform volume charge density of 80 µC/m3 is present throughout the region 8 mm
< r < 10 mm. Let ρν = 0 for 0 < r < 8 mm. (a) Find the total charge inside the
spherical surface r = 10 mm. (b) Find Dr at r = 10 mm. (c) If there is no charge for r >
10 mm, find Dr at r = 20 mm.
5. Spherical surfaces at r = 2, 4, and 6 m carry uniform surface charge densities of 20
nC/m2, −4 nC/m2, and ρS0, respectively. (a) Find D at r = 1, 3, and 5 m. (b) Determine
ρS0 such that D = 0 at r = 7 m
6. A cube is defined by 1 < x, y,z < 1.2. If D = 2x2yax + 3x 2y2ay C/m 2 (a) Apply

∇ · D at the center of the cube. (c) Estimate the total charge enclosed within the cube.
Gauss’s law to find the total flux leaving the closed surface of the cube. (b) Evaluate

7. Calculate ∇.D at the point specified if (a) D = (1/z 2)[10xyz ax + 5x2z ay + (2z3 − 5x2
y) az] at P(−2, 3, 5); (b) D = 5z 2 aρ + 10ρz az at P(3, −45◦, 5); (c) D = 2r sin θ sin φ ar
+ r cos θ sin φ aθ + r cos φ aφ at P(3, 45◦, −45◦).
8. Within the spherical shell, 3 < r < 4 m, the electric flux density is given as D = 5(r −
3)3 ar C/m2. (a) What is the volume charge density at r = 4? (b) What is the electric
flux density at r = 4? (c) How much electric flux leaves the sphere r = 4? (d) How
much charge is contained within the sphere r = 4?
9. Let D = 5.00r2ar mC/m2 for r ≤ 0.08 m and D = 0.205 ar /r 2 µC/m2 for r ≥ 0.08 m. (a)
Find ρν for r = 0.06 m. (b) Find ρν for r = 0.1 m. (c) What surface charge density
could be located at r = 0.08 m to cause D = 0 for r > 0.08 m?
10. In the region of free space that includes the volume 2 < x, y,z < 3, D = 2 z 2 (yz ax + xz
ay − 2xy az) C/m2 . (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.
11. Given the flux density D = 16 /r cos(2θ) aθ C/m2 , use two different methods to find
the total charge within the region 1 < r < 2 m, 1 <θ< 2 rad, 1 <φ< 2 rad.
Chapter 4
1. The value of E at P(ρ = 2, φ = 40◦, z = 3) is given as E = 100aρ − 200aφ + 300az V/m.
Determine the incremental work required to move a 20 µC charge a distance of 6µm:
(a) in the direction of aρ; (b) in the direction of aφ; (c) in the direction of az; (d) in the
direction of E; (e) in the direction of G = 2ax − 3ay + 4az
2. If E = 120aρV/m, find the incremental amount of work done in moving a 50-µC
charge a distance of 2 mm from (a) P(1, 2, 3) toward Q(2, 1, 4); (b) Q(2, 1, 4) toward
P(1, 2, 3).
3. An electric field in free space is given by E = xax + yay + zaz V/m. Find the work
done in moving a 1-µC charge through this field (a) from (1, 1, 1) to (0, 0, 0); (b)
from (ρ = 2, φ = 0) to (ρ = 2, φ = 90◦).
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4. Compute the value of ∫ G · dL for G = 2yax with A(1, −1, 2) and P(2, 1, 2) using the
A
path (a) straight-line segments A(1, −1, 2) to B(1, 1, 2) to P(2, 1, 2); (b) straight-line
segments A(1, −1, 2) to C(2, −1, 2) to P(2, 1, 2).
5. An electric field in free space is given as E = x ax + 4z ay + 4y az. Given V(1, 1, 1) =
10 V, determine V(3, 3, 3).
6. Let G = 3xy2ax + 2zay Given an initial point P(2, 1, 1) and a final point Q(4, 3, 1),
find ∫ G · dL using the path (a) straight line: y = x − 1, z = 1; (b) parabola: 6y = x2 + 2,
z = 1.
7. A uniform surface charge density of 20 nC/m 2 is present on the spherical surface r =
0.6 cm in free space. (a) Find the absolute potential at P(r = 1 cm, θ = 25◦, φ = 50◦).
(b) Find VAB, given points A(r = 2 cm, θ = 30◦, φ = 60◦) and B(r = 3 cm, θ = 45◦, φ =
90◦).
8. Let a uniform surface charge density of 5 nC/m 2 be present at the z = 0 plane, a
uniform line charge density of 8 nC/m be located at x = 0, z =4, and a point charge of
2µC be present at P(2, 0, 0). If V = 0 at M(0, 0, 5), find V at N(1, 2, 3).
9. Given the electric field E = (y + 1)ax + (x − 1)ay + 2az find the potential difference
between the points (a) (2, −2, −1) and (0, 0, 0); (b) (3, 2, −1) and (−2, −3, 4).
10. Let V = 2xy2z3 + 3 ln(x 2 + 2y2 + 3z2) V in free space. Evaluate each of the following
quantities at P(3, 2, −1) (a) V; (b) |V|; (c) E; (d) |E|; (e) aN ; ( f ) D.
11. It is known that the potential is given as V = 80ρ 0.6 V. Assuming free space
conditions, find. (a) E; (b) the volume charge density at ρ = 0.5 m; (c) the total charge
lying within the closed surface ρ = 0.6, 0 < z < 1.
12. Within the cylinder ρ = 2, 0 < z < 1, the potential is given by V = 100 + 50ρ + 150ρ
sin φ V. (a) Find V, E, D, and ρν at P(1, 60◦, 0.5) in free space. (b) How much charge
lies within the cylinder?
13. A dipole having a moment p = 3ax − 5ay + 10az nC · m is located at Q(1, 2, −4) in
free space. Find V at P(2, 3, 4).

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