MIDTERM EXAM Univ.

Physics_Electricity- Magnetism- Oct 08- 2015

Duration: 90 minutes. No electronic devices are allowed except calculators and paper documents.

1. A charge distribution in free space has ρv= 2rs [nC/m3] for 0≤ rs ≤10 m and zero otherwise.
Determine E at rs = 2 m and rs = 12 m.

2. An electric potential field is produced by point charges 1 μC and 4 μC located at (-2, 1, 5) and
(1, 3, -1), respectively. Find the energy stored in the field ?

3. Given the potential V= (10/rs2) sinθcosΦ,

a/ find the electric flux density D at (2, π /2, 0)
b/calculate the work done in moving a 10 μC charge from point A(1, 30 o, 120o) to B(4, 90o, 60o)

4. A charge distribution with spherical symmetry has density

ρv= ρo, 0≤ r ≤R; ρv= 0, r >R
Determine V everywhere and the energy stored in region r< R

5. For a spherical charge distribution:

ϱv= ϱo(a2- r2), r<a
= 0, r>a
a/. Find E and V for r≥ a
b/. Find E and V for r ≤a
c/. Find the total charge