Section 1

1) A cross-section of a coaxial cable is shown on the right. The grey areas are perfect conductors in which current is uniformly distributed. The current in the centre conductor goes into the page while the current in the external conductor goes out of the page. Both currents have the same magnitude. Six points are defined as shown on the figure, with point A being at the centre of the internal conductor. Point B is exactly on the surface of the internal conductor.

B C D E F

1) The maximum value of the magnetic field intensity is observed at: a) Point A b) Point B c) Point C d) Point D e) Point E f) Point F g) Points A and F

2) The magnetic field intensity will be zero at: a) Point A & B b) Point B & E c) Point A & E d) Point C & D e) Point F only f) Point F & A g) Points B, C & D

3) If the permeability of the material between the two conductors is doubled, what happens to the magnetic field intensity at point D: a) Increases by a factor of 2 b) Increases by a factor of 4 c) Decreases by a factor of 2 d) Decreases by a factor of 4 e) Stays the same f) Becomes zero g) Becomes equal to the electric field intensity 4) If the radius of the external conductor is increased, while the radius of the internal conductor is kept the same, what happens to the inductance of the structure? a) Increases b) Decreases c) Stays the same e) Decreases until a certain range, then it starts increasing again f) The inductance becomes equal to the capacitance g) The inductance becomes independent of the dimensions d) Coaxials have no inductance

5) Compare the direction of the magnetic field intensity inside the internal and external conductors. The magnetic field in these two regions will be: a) Both will be clockwise b) Both will be counter-clockwise c) Clockwise in the internal, counterclockwise in the external d) Counterclockwise in the internal, clockwise in the external e) Zero everywhere in the internal, counter-clockwise in the external f) Zero everywhere in the internal, clockwise in the external g) Zero in both internal and external 6) The curl of the magnetic flux density will be zero at: a) Point A & B b) Point B & E c) Point A & E d) Point C & E e) Point F only f) Point C, D & F g) Points A, E & F

Section 2
Below is a parallel plate capacitor connected to a DC battery through a switch. Between the two plates, two insulating materials are used. One is air (Region 1) and the other has a relative permittivity of 5 (Region 2). Each plate has a surface area of 5m2 but could be modeled as infinite.

Region 1
(height=2mm)

r=1

+
Region 2
(height=10mm)

+
r=5

1) After the switch is closed for a long time, the molecular dipoles will reorient themselves to which of the following directions:

+ +
(a)

+
(c) (d)

(b)

They stay the same

(e)

2) After the switch is closed for a long time, the ratio of the electric field intensity in region 1, E1, to the electric field intensity in region 2, E2, is (E1/E2): a) Zero b) One c) 10 d) 0.1 e) Infinity f) 5 g) 0.2 3) After the switch is closed for a long time, the ratio of the electric flux density in region 1, D1, to the electric flux density in region 2, D2, is (D1/D2): a) Zero b) One c) 10 d) 0.1 e) Infinity f) 5 g) 0.2 4) If the switch is suddenly closed, the magnitude of surface charge density on either plate increases according 2 2 to the function: |s|=5t C/m . The displacement current density in region 2 at t = 0.5 seconds in Amperes/m is: a) Zero b) 2.5 c) 5 d) 10 e) 25 f) 0.25 g) One

5) If 8 Volts are placed across the capacitor, the total electrical energy stored in Region 1 is: a) 20o kJ b)10o kJ c) 5o kJ d) o kJ e) 0.5 o kJ g) Zero

Section 3
The electric field and equipotential surfaces for an electric dipole are plotted below. However, someone forgot his Nescafe mug on top of the plot staining several parts of it. 1) The equipotential surface where V=0 is parallel to: a) x-y plane b) x-z plane c) y-z plane d) r=5 plane 2) The direction of the dipole moment is: a) ax b)ay c) az d) ax e)-ay f) az =45o f) =45o

e)

g) Can't be determined

g) Can not be determined

3) The polarities of the equipotential surface V1, V2 and V3 respectively are: a) + + - b) + + + c) - - - d) - + - e) + - + f) - + + g) Can not be determined

4) Assume |V1|=|V2|=5 volts, and |V3|=10 volts. Find |VAB|. a) Zero b) One c) 5V d) 10V e) 15V f) 20 V g) Can not be determined 5) Assume |V1|=|V2|=5 volts, and |V3|=10 volts. Find |VBC|. a) Zero b) One c) 5V d) 10V e) 15V f) 20 V g) Can not be determined 6) Assume |V1|=|V2|=5 volts, and |V3|=10 volts. Find |VCD|. a) Zero b) One c) 5V d) 10V e) 15V f) 20 V g) Can not be determined 7) Assume |V1|=|V2|=5 volts, and |V3|=10 volts. Find |VBD|. a) Zero b) One c) 5V d) 10V e) 15V f) 20 V g) Can not be determined

V2

V1 V3
C B

x z

Section 4

10 cm

A
=100

10 cm

1 meter 10 cm

10 V

1 meter

B
=100
2 meters

100 turns
The circuit above involves two resistive elements. The first has a cylindrical shape with a radius of 10cm and an axial length of 1meter. The second resistor has a rectangular shape with dimensions of 0.1 x 0.1 x 1 meters. All connecting wires and the solenoid are assumed to have negligible resistance. The circuit has been switched on for a very long time.
1) The resistance of Block A is: a) Zero b) 1/ c) 10/ 2) The resistance of Block B is: a) Zero b) 10 c) 100 d) 0.1/ d) 0.1
2

e) 0.01/ e) 0.01 f) 1

f) 1

3) The current density inside Block A is (in A/m ): a) Zero b) 1000/(1+) c) 100/(1+) d) (1+)/100 4) The current density inside Block B is (in A/m ): a) Zero b) 1000/(1+) c) 100/(1+) d) (1+)/100 5) The electric field intensity inside Block A is (in V/m): a) Zero b) 10/(1+) c) 1/(1+) d) (1+)/10000 6) The axial magnetic field intensity inside the solenoid (in A/m): a) Zero b) 10/(1+) c) 300/(1+) d) (1+)/10
2

e) 200/(1+)

f) (1+) f) (1+)

e) 200/(1+)

e) 2/(1+)

f) (1+)/100 f) 1000(1+)

e) 500/(1+)

Section 5
1) A toroid comprising N turns has a mean radius of r meters, with every loop having a radius of R meters as shown below. The core used has a permeability of 5o. The inductance of the toroid in Henrys is:

5 o N 5 o NR 2o N 2 R 2 5o N 2 R 2 10 o N a) L = b) L = c) L = d) L = e) L = 2 Rr r 5r 2r r2
2) If an air gap is introduced to the core such that the reluctance is doubled, the inductance would: a) Increase by a factor of 2 b) Decrease by a factor of 2 d) Decrease by a factor of e) Increase by a factor of 4 c) Stay the same

R r

3) If the current in the toroids coil is doubled (no air gaps), the inductance would: a) Increase by a factor of 2 b) Decrease by a factor of 2 d) Decrease by a factor of e) Increase by a factor of 4 c) Stay the same

4) If a current of 5t Amperes (where t is in seconds) is pushed through the coil, the magnitude of the electromotive force resulting within the coil itself would be (in volts):

a)

5 o N 25 o Nr 5 o N 2 R 2 Nr 20 o N b) c) d) o e) r 2 2r 20 r2

5) If one single separate turn is added to the toroid as shown in the figure to the right, the mutual inductance between the N-turn toroid and this single loop is:

R r

5 o N 5 o N 2 R 2 2o N 2 5 o NR 2 10 o N a) L = b) L = c) L = d) L = e) L = r 2r 5r 2r r2
6) For the figure on the right, the electromotive force observed by this single separate loop due to a DC current of 10 Amperes in the toroids coil is

a)

L=

5 o N 5 o N 2o N 2 10 o N 2 r b) L = c) L = d) L = e) zero r r2 5r 2
4

7) If the single separate loop is now fed with a current defined by: I = 10 cos(10 t ) Amperes, the peak amplitude of the induced electromotive force in the toroids N-turn coil in volts would be

a)

10 2 o N 103 o Nr 2000 o N 2 10 4 o Nr 5 o 105 NR 2 b) c) d) e) 2r 2 r 2 2r