Assignment (Spring 2021)

Department of Mathematics and Physics

Course Name: Physics II
Course code: Phy108
Section: 05
Time: 48 hours
Date: 13.04.2021

Important notes:

- write student ID and page number at the top of each page of your paper.

-you have to answer all the questions.

-you have to prepare it by hand writing, for submission please use pdf only.

- please write your answers neatly in clear white paper and scan the answers using your phone.

-you should ‘handed in’ the completed answers only through Google classroom (no email attachment).

-you have to solve the problems with honesty and integrity.

-submit as early as possible.

-you should not share your solutions with others.

-it will go through 'plagiarism test' on your paper, significant similarity (copying from others) would

severely reduce marks from both.

-this submission will carry maximum 20% marks for grading.

1. What is the limitation of Coulomb’s law? If you have a single charge in the entire
universe, can you measure the electric field of this charge at any point? (1)

2. What is the importance of Gauss’s law? Show that Coulomb’s can be a special case of Gauss’s
law. (1.5)

3. Figure shows the arrangements of electric field lines. If an electron

is released at point B, what would happen to this electron and why?
Explain. If you move the electron from B to A, what would happen
to its potential energy? Explain. (1)

4. Figure shows two charged particles that are separated by distance X on an axis. The charges are
held fixed. Where should a third charge, q, be placed on the axis such
that the net force on q is zero? Explain. Can you determine its distance.
(1.5)

5. If you have four different spheres with different surface area S1, S2 ,
S3 and S4 containing different charges in each case. Which sphere will
give the highest net electric flux, justify your answer? (1.5)

6. There are two parallel charged plates are placed vertically separated by distance of 0.08
m. If the left plate is negatively charged plate (red) with charge density
𝜎 = 0.50 𝐶/𝑚 and right plate is positively charged plate (black) with charge density
𝜎 = 0.60 𝐶/𝑚 as shown in Fig, calculate the net electric field at point P. Also specify
its direction. (2)

7. If e and p denotes the electron and proton in the figure, calculate

the net electrostatic force and its direction at point O. please
consider a test (positive) charge at point O and
charges are separated from point O by 10 cm! (1.5)

8. Consider there are four point charges of magnitude q1 = 2 nC, q2 = -6 nC, q3 = 8 nC and q4 = unknown
are located at four different corners of a square of edge 4 mm. The net electrostatic potentials at
the center point of the square is 140 V. Calculate the value of unknown point charges. (2)
9. Calculate the net electric field at middle point if they are equally
separated from each other. e and p denotes the electron and
proton in the figure. (1.5)

10. What is the meaning of this equation ∮ 𝐸⃗ ⋅ 𝑑 𝑎⃗ = Q/ε0 , where 𝐸⃗ represents the electric field and
𝑎⃗ is the area vector. Why would you use d𝑎⃗ in the above equation? (1.5)

11. Here you see a circuit with a battery, fully uncharged capacitor, C and a bulb.
What would happen to that electric bulb in the circuit when you switch on the
circuit? Moreover, what would be the consequences if you switch off the
circuit when capacitor is fully charged? (1.5)

12. Find the equivalent capacitance for the combination of capacitances shown
in fig, across which potential difference V is applied. Assume C1 = 4 μF, C2
= 11 μF, C3 = 14 μF and C4 = 6 μF. If the applied potential difference to the
input terminals is V= 10 V, What is the charge on C4? (2)

13. Figure shows few parallel equipotential surfaces. If you move an electron from one
surface to another, rank and explain the path according to the work done you do,
greatest first. (1.5)