PHY2001 Applied Electromagnetics, FALL 2019-20 Semester, Assignment - I

1. Uniform line charge of 0.4C and  0.4C are located in the x=0 plane at y= –0.6 and 0.6m,
respectively. Let    0 . Find E at:

(a) P (x, 0, z);

(b) Q (2, 3, 4).
2. Within a region 1 <  < 5 cm, 0 <  < 0.3, 0 < z < 2 cm, current density is given as

J   200 cos  ˆ 2
   0.01a A/m . What is the total current flowing across the surface in â
direction.
3. Find V at P(2, 1, 3) for the field of two coaxial conducting cylinders, V = 50 V at  = 2m and V
= 20 V at  = 3m.
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4. Plane x + 2y = 5 carries charge  s  6nC / m 2 . Determine E at (-1, 0, 1).
5. Let electric potential V  xy 2 z , calculate the energy expended in transferring a 2 C point charge from
(1, -1 , 2) to (2 , 1, -3).
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6. Given that J = 5 e 10 t ar A/m2, at t = 0.1 ms, find
I. The amount of current passing surface r = 2 m
II. The charge density v on that surface
7. A point charge of 90 nC is located at the origin and there are also three uniform surface charge
distributions -8 nC/m2 at r = 1, 4.5 nC/m2 at r = 2 and 1.2 nC/m2 at r = 3. Find D everywhere.