I Nuclear fusion takes place in a plasma when two deuterium nuclei (mass m=3.34 10 -27 Kg, charge q=e=1.

6 10-19C) meet at a distance D˜30 x 10-15 m.

1) Compute the value of the Coulomb force acting between the nuclei at the distance D
2) Suppose that, a time t=0, the two nuclei are very far away. Find the minimum value of their initial speed, v min, so that they can reach that distance
D in a head on collision.

II Three spherical conductors share the same center. Their radii are R 1=0.1m, R2=0.2m e R3=0.45m. A charge Q is distributed on the surface of the frst
conductor. The region between the frst and the second conductor is flled with a substance of dielectric constant K. The second and the third
conductors are connected by a thin conducting wire. The potential difference between the frst and the second conductor is V 12=150 V, the potential
difference between the second sphere and a point very far away from the system is V 2∞ = 100V.
1) Determine the values of Q and of K
2) What is the variation in the electrostatic energy of the system if the third conductor is connected to the ground ? (V ground=0)

III Three equal point-like electric charges (q=10-6C) are fxed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle, side a=10cm. Compute:
1) the electrostatic energy of the system
2) the work needed to displace a proton (charge e =1.6 10-9 C) from a point very far away to the center of the triangle
3) the value charge Q that should be placed at the center of the triangle so that the net force on each charge be zero.

IV A charge is uniformly distributed on the surface of a conducting sphere of radius r. The charge density is s=10-4 C/m2 . A proton (mass mP=1.67 10 -27
Kg, charge e=1.6 10-19C) lying very far away from the sphere is pushed towards its center with initial speed v 0=3.5 106 m/s, until it reaches the surface
of the sphere with speed vf=0. Find:
1) the value of r
2) the force acting on the proton near the surface of the sphere.

V A capacitor consists of two plain squared plates, side L=30cm, separated by a distance h=2mm. The two plates overlap only partially, the area of the
common surface is S0=600 cm2. The system is connected to a generator with e.m.f. V=450V. The overall resistance is R (see fgure). The upper plate is
left gently to slide to the left until the two plates fully overlap and a new equilibrium is reached. Compute:
1) The variation of the charge on the plates, DQ.
2) The variation in the electrostatic energy of the capacitor h V
3) The energy dissipated by Joule effect in the resistance, if a mechanical work W M=10.5 10-6 J has been spent by friction

IV Problem A plane square circuit is embedded in a solenoid as depicted in the figure. The solenoid consists
of n=300 coils per meter, each coil has the shape of a circle with radius r=20cm. A current i s=i0 cos(wt) , with
i0=0.4 A and w=2p s-1 flows trough the solenoid coils. The maximum value of the current induced in the circuit
is iC =0.01 A. Find:
1) the maximum value of the magnetic field in the solenoid
2) the coefficient of mutual induction between the solenoid and the circuit
3) the phase between the induced current i C and that in the solenoid is.
4) the resistance of the circuit

I. 1) F=
K e2
D 2

Q
=0.256 N 2) Energy conservation

0.45⋅100
1
2
m v2=
k e2
D
; v=e
Q
2k
Dm
1

=7.1⋅105 m/sec
1 Q 1 1 5⋅9
II.1) V 2= ; Q =4 0 R 3 V 2= C ; Q =5⋅10−9 C , V 12 =  − ; k =  −  = 10−5 ; k =1.5
4  0 R 3 9⋅10 9 4  0 k R 1 R 2 4  0 V 12 R 1 R 2 150
2)  U = QV 2=5⋅10−7 Joule
q2 1 a
III 1) U K =3⋅ ⋅ = 9.72⋅10−4 J 2) The distance between the center of the triangle and each vertex is h= =5.77 cm . The
4  0 a 2cos 300
q 1
value of the potential at the center is V 0=3⋅ ⋅ = 28.076 kV , W = e V 0= 4.49⋅10−15 J .
4 0 h
2
q Qq
3) The force on each charge in the vertex due to the other two is F= ⋅2 cos 30o = , which can be balanced if the value
4  0 a 2 4 0 h2
2
h −q
of the charge is Q =−q 2 cos 30o = = −3.46⋅10−8 C
a2 2 cos30 o

1 eQ e 4 r 2  e r  0 m v 2
IV 1 m v 20= = = ; r= =5.6 mm
2 4  0 r 4  0 r 0 2e 
   L2
V 1+2. Capacity at the start (C0 ) and at the end (Cf) of the process: C 0 = 0 0 =2.7 10−10 F ; Cf = 0 =4.0 10−10 F , so
h h
1
 Q=Qf −Q0 =V C f −C 0 =5.9 10 −8 C ,
 UE = V  Q=13.4 J
2
3. The generator work equals the variation of the potential energy in the capacitor ( DUE), plus the work dissipated by friction and by Joule
effect: WG= V  Q= UE Ud WM  =26.8  J  , U d= V  Q−UE −WM=2.94 J
I. 1) F=
K e2
D 2

Q
=0.256 N 2) Energy conservation

0.45⋅100
1
2
m v2=
k e2
D
; v=e
Q
 2k
Dm
1
=7.1⋅105 m/sec
1 Q 1 1 5⋅9
II.1) V 2= ; Q =4  0 R 3 V 2= C ; Q =5⋅10−9 C , V 12 =  − ; k=  −  = 10−5 ; k =1.5
4 0 R 3 9⋅10
9
4  0 k R 1 R 2 4 0 V 12 R 1 R 2 150
−7
2)  U =QV 2=5⋅10 Joule
q2 1 a
III 1) U K =3⋅ ⋅ = 9.72⋅10−4 J 2) The distance between the center of the triangle and each vertex is h= =5.77 cm . The
4  0 a 2 cos30 0
q 1
value of the potential at the center is V 0=3⋅ ⋅ = 28.076 kV , W = e V 0= 4.49⋅10−15 J .
4 0 h
2
q o Qq
3) The force on each charge in the vertex due to the other two is F= 2⋅2 cos 30 = 2 , which can be balanced if the value
4 0 a 4 0 h
2
h o −q
of the charge is Q =−q 2 2cos 30 = = −3.46⋅10−8 C
a 2 cos 30o

   L2
V 1+2. Capacity at the start (C0 ) and at the end (Cf) of the process: C 0 = 0 0 =2.7 10−10 F ; Cf = 0 =4.0 10−10 F , so
h h
1
 Q=Qf −Q 0= V C f −C 0 =5.9 10−8 C ,
 UE = V  Q=13.4  J
2
3. The generator work equals the variation of the potential energy in the capacitor (DUE), plus the work dissipated by friction and by Joule
effect: WG= V  Q= U EUd W M = 26.8  J  , U d =V  Q−UE −W M=2.94  J