JAYPEE INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEPERTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

EMFT - TUTORIAL SHEET NO. 1
SUBMIT IT LATEST BY 17
TH
AUGUST 2011 (A1, A2, A3 and A4)
1. Given the volume charge density (in spherical coordinates) of:
Determine the E field.
2. A spherical charge distribution has volume charge density given by:
If a is radius of the sphere, and
o
is a constant, determine:
a) The total charge Q
b) The electric field intensity and the potential V outside the charge distribution.
c) Find E and V inside the charge distribution
d) Show that the maximum value of E is at (r/a)=0.745
3. Three positive point charges of magnitude 4C, 2C, and 2C, are located at points (0,0,0), (0,1,1),
and (0,-1,-1), respectively. Determine:
a) The total force on a charge of 1 C located at (6,0,0)
b) The voltage V due to these three charges at observation point (20,0,20)
c) The electric field strength E due to these three charges at observation point (20,0,20)
4. Determine the electric field strength E caused by a spherical cloud of electrons with a volume
charge density of :
5. A cube 2m on a side is located in the first octant in a Cartesian coordinate system, with one of its
corners at the origin. Determine the total charge contained in the cube if the volume charge
density is given by:
6. Find the total charge contained in a cylindrical volume defined by r 2 m and 0 z 3 m if the
volume charge density is:
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7. Three point charges, each with q=3 nC, are located at the corners of a triangle in the xy-plane,
with one corner at the origin, another at (2 cm, 0,0), and the third at (0, 2 cm, 0). Determine the
force acting on the charge located at the origin.
8. A line charge exists in air along the z-axis between z=0 and z=5 cm. It has a uniform charge
density given by:
Find Expression for E then determine E at (0,10 cm, 0).
9. Given the flux density D is:
( ) ) / ( 4 2
2 2
m C z x y xy x z y D + + +

Determine:
a) The volume charge density at P(-1,0,3).
b) The flux through the cube defined by 0 x 1, 0 y 1, 0 z 1
c) The total charge enclosed by the cube
10. Two opposite sides of a square loop of length L carry charge Q and Q uniformly distributed on
them while the other two opposite sides are uncharged. Calculate the electric field strength at the
centre of the square.
11. A square plate described by -2 x 2, -2 y 2, z=0 carries a charge of density:
) / ( 12
2
m mC y
s

Determine:
a) The total charge on the plate
b) The electric field intensity at (0,0,10).
12. A circular ring of charge of radius lies in the xy-plane and is centred at the origin. If the ring
is in air and carries a uniform density
l
, determine:
a) The electric potential at (0,0,z)
b) The corresponding electric field
13. Given the electric flux density
( ) ( ) y x y y x x D 2 3 2 + +

Determine:
a) The total charge enclosed in a cube 2 m on a side, located in the first octant with three of its
sides coincident with the x-, y-, and z-axes, and one of its corners at the origin.
b) The volume charge density,
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