Exercise 3 – Electrostatic

Due Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 08.00 PM

1. Let a point charge Q1 = 25 nC be located at P1(4, -2, 7) and a charge Q2 = 60 nC be at P2(-3, 4, -2). (a) If ε= ε 0,
find E at P3(1, 2, 3). (b) At what point on the y axis is Ex = 0?

2. An electric field in free space is given by E = x ax + y ay + z az V/m. Find the work done in moving a 1-µC
charge through this field (a) from (1, 1, 1) to (0, 0, 0); (b) from (ρ = 2, φ = 0) to (ρ = 2, φ = 90◦); (c) from (r =
10, θ = θ0) to (r = 10, θ = θ0 + 180◦).

3. Given the electric flux density D = xˆ2(x + y) + yˆ(3x - 2y) (C/m2)

determine
a. ρv
b. The total charge Q 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.
c. The total charge Q in the cube, obtained by applying

4. A cylindrical bar of silicon has a radius of 4 mm and a length of 8 cm. If a voltage of 5 V is applied between the
ends of the bar and μe = 0.13 (m2/V·s), μh = 0.05 (m2/V·s), Ne = 1.5×1016 electrons/m3, andNh = Ne, find the
following:
a. The conductivity of silicon.
b. The current I flowing in the bar.
c. The drift velocities ue and uh.
d. The resistance of the bar.
e. The power dissipated in the bar

5. Determine the force of attraction in a parallel-plate capacitor with A = 5 cm2, d = 2 cm, and εr = 4 if the voltage
across it is 50 V