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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–IV(NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2022
Subject Code:2140909 Date:17-12-2022
Subject Name:Field Theory
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks:70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

MARKS
Q.1 (a) Explain Cartesian coordinate system in brief. Also write the equations 03
of differential length, differential surfaces and differential volume
elements.
(b) Explain physical significance of curl and divergence related to types 04
of field.
(c) Convert the coordinates of following points from Cartesian to 07
cylindrical and spherical coordinates:
(a)𝑃1 (1,2,0) (b) 𝑃2 (0,0,3) (c)𝑃3 (1,1,2) (d) 𝑃4 (-3,3,-3)

Q.2 (a) State and explain Coulomb’s law 03

(b) Obtain Expression for continuity in integral form 04
(c) A 15 nC point charge is at origin in free space. Calculate V1 if point 07
P1 is located at P1(-2, 3, -1) and V = 0 at (6, 5, 4).
OR
(c) Derive the expression for 𝐸̅ at point P on the axis of charged circular 07
ring, carrying a charge uniformly along its circumference with density
ρL

Q.3 (a) Give examples of different capacitor configuration. 03

(b) State Gauss’s law. Also write limitations of Gauss’s law 04
(c) A point charge Q1 = 2μC is located at P1(3,7,-4) and Q2 = -5μC is at 07
P2 (2,4,-1) at a point (12,15,18) find (i) E (ii) |E| (iii) aE
OR
Q.3 (a) If E = 2xax – 4yay V/m find the work done in moving a point charge 03
of +2C from (2,0,0) to (0,0,0) to (0,2,0)
(b) Derive Poisson’s and Laplace’s equation. 04
(c) State Maxwell’s equations in integral form and explain physical 07
significance of the equations.

Q.4 (a) Derive the relation between I and J 03

(b) Given the potential V= 10 (X2 + XY) and a point P (2, -1, 3) on a 04
conductor to free space boundary. Find V and 𝐸̅ at a point P.
(c) Explain boundary conditions between two perfect dielectric materials. 07
OR
Q.4 (a) State and Explain Stoke’s theorem 03
(b) Define the potential gradient. Derive relationship between potential 04
and electric field intensity.

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 (c) Evaluate the closed line integral of H from P1 (5,4,1) to P2 (5,6,1) to 07
P3 (0,6,1) to P4 (0,4,1) to P1 , using straight line segments, if H =
0.1y3ax + 0.4x az A/m.

Q.5 (a) Explain Magnetic dipole moment and magnetization. 03

(b) Derive transmission line Equation in terms of voltage and current. 04
(c) State and explain Biot-sawart’s law for static magnetic fields as 07
applied to different types of current distribution.
OR
Q.5 (a) State the importance property of infinite transmission line. 03
(b) State and Explain Ampere circuital law. 04
(c) Write a short note on sources of EMI. 07

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