PHY 202: EXTRA CREDIT QUIZ 1

29 September 2015

1. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field produced at point P by the charge
distribution shown below. Assume that charge is distributed uniformly for both the disk and the
ring (Total charge of disk = +Q, Total charge of ring = Q).

2. A thin rod, of length b has total charge +Q distributed uniformly. Find the magnitude and
direction of the electric field at the point P for the following cases:

3. An infinitely long conducting cylindrical shell of inner radius a and outer radius b is concentric
with a larger infinitely long conducting cylindrical shell of inner radius c and outer radius d. The
inner shell has uniform charge density + and the outer shell has uniform charge density .
(a) Apply Gausss Law to determine the magnitude and direction of the electric field in the
following regions:
(i) < , (ii) < < , (iii) < < (iv) >
(b) Sketch the electric field as a function of .

4.(Optional) Shown below is a triangular plate (base: a, height: a) with non-uniform

charge density ,
1

(, ) = [( )2 + 2 ]2

Calculate the x-component of the electric field produced by the plate at point P (hint:
use the results from problem 2a).