Chapter 1

1. Specific the unit vector extending form the origin toward the point G(2,-2,-1)

2. Given points M(-1,2,1), N(3,-3,0) and P(-2,-3,4), find (a) R_MN; (b) R_MN +R_MP; (c) |r_m|; (d) a_MP;
(e) |2_r_P – 3_r_M|

3.The three vertices of a triaingle are located at A(6,-1,2), B(-2,3,-4), and C(-3,1,5). Find (a) R_AB ; (b)
R_AC; (c) the angle theta_BAC at vertex (d) Find R_AB x R_AC

4. 72.4 m, 32 degree east of north, 57.3 m, 36 degree south of west , 17.8 m, straight south

5. After an airplane takes off, it travels 10.4 km west, 8.7 km north and 2.1 km up. How far is it from the
take off point.

6. Find the scalar product A(vector) * B(vector) of the two vectors in Fig. 1.27. The magnitudes of the
vectors are A = 4 and B = 5.

7. Find the angle between the two vectors A(vector) = 2i + 3j + k, and B(vector) = -4i + 2j – k

8. Vector A(vector) has magnitude 6 units and is in the direction of the + x-axis. B(vector) has magnitude
4 units and lies in the xy-plane, making an angle of 30 degree with the + x –axis (Fig 1.32). Find the
vector product A(vector) x B(vector).

9. A(vector) has a magnitude 2 and vector B has magnitude 3, the angle theta between A(vector) and
B(vector) is known to be either 0, 90 or 180 be. (In each situation there may be more than one correct
answer) (a) A(vector)*B(vector) = 0; (b) A(vector) x B = 0 (c) A(vector) * B(vector) = 6; (d) A(vector)
*B(vector) = -6; € magnitude of A(vector) x B(vector) = 6.

10. Find the resultant

11. Scalar product a(vector) * b(vector)

12. Given the vectors M=-10i +4k-8k and N = 8i+7j-2k, find (a) a unit vector of –M + 2 N; (b) the
magnitude of 5i+N-3M; (c) |M||2N|(M+N).

13. Given the points M(0.1,-0.2,-0.1), N(-0.2, 0.1, 0.3), and (P (0.4,0,0.1). find (a ) the vector R_mn; (b)
the dot product R_mn * R_mp; (c) the scalar projection of R_mn on R_mp ; (d) the angle between R_mn
and R_mp

Chapter 2

1. Determine the magnitude and direction of the electric force on the electron of an hydrogen atom
exerted by the single proton (Q_2 = +e) that is the atoms nucleus. Assume the average distance between
the revolving electron and the proton is r = 0.53 x 10^-10 m.
2. Which charge exerts the greater force? Two positive points charges Q_1 = 50 microcoulombs, and
Q_2 = 1 microcoulombs, are separated by a distance L, which is larger in magnitude , the force that Q_1
exerts on Q_2 , or the force that Q_2 exerts on Q1 ?

3. Three charged particles are arranged in a line. Calculate the net electrostatic force on particles (the
-4.0 microcoulombs on the right) due to the other two charges.

4. calculate the net electrostatic force on charge Q_3 due to the charges Q_1 and Q_2

5. Two points charges, Q_1 = 25 nC and Q_2 = -75 nC, are separated by a distance of 3.0 cm. Find the
magnitude and direction of (a) the electric force that Q_1 exerts on Q_2, and (b) the electric force that
Q_2 exerts on Q_1.

6. Two points charges are located on the positive x-axis of a coordinate systems charge Q_1 = 1.0 nC is
2.0 cm from the origin, and charge Q_2 = -3.0 nC is 4.0 cm from the origin. What is the total force
exerted by these two charges on a charge Q_3 = 5.0 nC located at the origin? Gravitation forces are
negligible.

7. two equal positive charges q_1 = Q_2 = 2.0 microcoulombs are located x =0, y= 0.30 m and x=0, y=-
0.30 m, respectively. What are the magnitude and direction of the total (net) electric force that there
charges exert on a third point charge Q = 4.0 microcoulombs at x = 0.40 m, y =0?

8. What is the magnitude of the electric field at a field point 2.0 m from a point charge q =4.0 nC? (The
point charge could represent any small charged object with this value of a q, provided the dimensions of
the object are much less that the distance from the object to the field.)

9. A point charge q=-8.0 nC is located at the origin. Find the electric field vector at the field point at x
=1.2 m, y=-1.6 m.

10. We illustrate the use of the vector force of coulombs law by locating a charge of Q_1 = 3x10^-9 C at
M(1,2,3) and a charge of Q_2 = -10^-4 C at N(2,0,5) in a vacuum. We desire the force exerted on Q_2 by
Q_1.

11. Point charges of +2, +3, and -4 microcoulombs are placed at the vectices of an equilateral triangle of
side 10 cm. Calculate the magnitude of the total force acting on the -4 microcoulombs charge.

12. Two equal charges of 10 microcoulombs are located one meter apart on a horizontal line and
another charge of 5 microcoulombs is placed one meter below the first charge (forming a right triangle).
What is the magnitude of the force on the 5 microcoulombs charge?

13. Three points charges are placed at three corners of square ABCD measuring 10 cm each side. A = +4
microcoulombs, B = -4 microcoulombs and C = +4 microcoulombs. Find the electric field at point D.

14. A point, -3 microcoulombs is placed at the point (0,2) m while a charge +2 microcoulombs is placed
at (2,0) m,. Find the exlectric field at the origin?
15. A square ABCD has each side of 10 cm. Four point charges of +0.01 microcoulombs, -0.02
microcoulombs and +0.04 microcoulombs are placed at A, B, C, and D respectively. Find the potential at
the center of the square.

16. Three equal charges of +6 nC are located at the corners of a equilateral triangle whose sides are 12
cm long. Find the potential at the center of the base of the triangle.

17. What is the potential difference (in statvolt) between 1 angstrom and 0.2 angstrom from a proton.

18. A 10-pC point charge is placed in free space. What is the difference in potential between two points
on the same line 30 cm and 10 cm away, from this point charge?

19. A proton is released from at a distance of 1 angstrom from another proton. What is the electrostatic
energy when the protons have moved infinitely far apart?

20. A sphere of diameter 100 cm is being passed by a uniform inward electric flux with a density of 4
microcoulombs/ m^2 , what is the magnitude of the charge enclosed in the surface of the sphere?

21. An area of 40.2 m^2 on the surface of spherical shell of radius 4 m is crossed by 10 microcoulombs of
flux in inward direction. What point charge at the origin is indicated?

22. Two-parallel plates separted by air are charged, in order to have a potential difference of 50 V across
the plates. Each plate has an area of 0.025 m^2 and is separated 0.5 mm apart. Determine the electric
charge on each plate.

23. At a certain point in a given material, the flux density is 0.08 C/m^@ and the electric field intensity is
1.5 x 10^9 V/m . What is the relative permittivity of the material.

Chapter 3

1. An uncharged capacitor is charged with a constant current of 2.5 mA. After 15 s, the voltage across
the plate is 500 V. Determine its capacitance.

2. An uncharged capacitor of 0.01 F is charged first by a current of 2 mA for 30 s and then by a current of
4 mA for another 30 s. What is the final voltage on it?

3. Solve the capacitance of a capacitor consisting of two similar 10 cm square aluminum plates mounted
1 cm apart in air.

4. How many sheets of a dielectric are necessary to make a condenser having a capacity of 5.5 nF when
sheets are 15 cm x 30 cm in area and 0.29 cm thick?

5. A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area 2 cm^2 spaced by three layers of different dielectric
materials. The relative permittivities are 2,4,6 and thickness of 0.5, 1.5 and 0.3 mm respectively.
Calculate the capacitance of this capacitor.
6. Determine the radius of an isolated sphere if it has a capacitance of 60 pF.

7. Determine the charged stored in a concentric spherical capacitor of radii 24 and 25 cm respectively if
the potential difference is 150 V, and the dielectric is air.

8. Solve the capacitance of a coaxial cable 2000 m long, having an inner core diameter of 10 mm and a
impregnated paper insulation of thickness 4 mm and a relative permittivity of 5.

9. A capacitor is composed of two plates separated by a 3 mm of dielectric of permittivity 4. An

additional piece of insulation 5 mm thick, is inserted between the plates. If the capacitor has one-third
of its original capacitance, find the relative permittivity of the dielectric material needed.

10. A parallel-plate capacitor has plates of dimensions 2 cm by 3 cm. The plates are separated by 1 mm
thickness of paper with a dielectric constant of 3.7. Find the capacitance of the capacitors.

11. A cable 5 km has an inner core diameter of 1.25 cm an impregnated paper insulation of thickness
1.25 cm having a relative permittivity of 3.8. Find the capacitance of the cable.

12. Twenty seven spherical drops, each of radius 3 mm and carrying 0.5 pC of charge are combined to
form a single drop. Find the potential of the bigger drop.

13. 100-microfarad capacitor is to have an energy content of 50 J to operate a flash lamp. What voltage
is required to charge the capacitor?

14. A certain parallel-plate capacitor consist of two plates, each with area 200 cm^2, separated by a 0.4
cm air gap. If the capacitor is connected across a 500-V source, determine the stored energy on it.

15. Three capacitors of 2,3, and 4 microfarad are connected in series a 12 V battery. After steady state,
determine the voltage across the 3 microfarad capacitor.

16. A 600-V dc source is impressed across two capacitors, 15 microfarad and 30 microfarad in series.
How much energy is stored in the 15 microfarad capacitor.

17. Two capacitors namely 20 microfarad and 40 microfarad are connected in series to a source of 24 V.
Solve the voltage across the 20 microfarad capacitor.

18. Two capacitors of 4 microfarad and 6 microfarad are connected in series across a voltage of 200 V.
The capacitors are disconnected from the supply and are reconnected in parallel with each other. Solve
the new potential difference.

19. Three charged capacitors of a capacitance 2-microfarad, 3-microfarad, and 5 microfarad have
voltages across of 20 V, 30 V, and 50 V, respectively. They are connected in parallel with terminals of like
polarity together. Solve the voltage across the parallel.

20. Two uncharged capacitors of capacitance 4 microfarad and 6 microfarad are connected in series
across a 250 V dc source. After being fully charged, the capacitors are disconnected and are reconnected
in parallel with each other .What is the final charge, stored on the 4 microfarad capacitor.
21. Two uncharged capacitors, 3-microfarad and 5-microfarad connected in parallel. The combination is
charged with 5600 microcoulombs. What is the charge on the 3 microfarad.

22. Two capacitors in parallel, 2-microrofarad and 4-microfarad are connected in series with a 3-
microfarad capacitor. The combination is connected across a 12-V battery. Find the voltage across the 2-
microfarad capacitor.

23. Three capacitors are connected as follows 3 microfarad and 6 microfarad are in series and a 4
microfarad is connected in parallel with the series combination. Determine total charge stored in the
capacitors if connected across a 12-volt supply.

24. Two capacitors X and Y are connected in series across 10 V dc supply and it is observed that the pd
across Y is 40 V. A third capacitor Z = 2-microfarad is now connected across X and the pd becomes 90 V.
Determine the capacitance of Y. Assume all capacitors are initially uncharged.