SOL 2.2.17 Option (A) is correct.

Consider the last charge is being placed at corner D so the potential at D due to
the charges placed at the corners A, B, C is

-9
V = 1
4pe0 / qr = 10 <1 + 1 + 1F
4pe0 1 2 1
= (9 # 109) # 10-9 # c 2 + 1 m
2
= 34.36 volt
As the potential at infinity is zero so the work done in carrying the last charge from
infinity to the fourth corner is
W = qV = 10-9 # 24.36 (q = 1 nC )
= 24.36 nJ

SOL 2.2.18 Option (A) is correct.

Consider the first charge is being placed at A so the potential at A will be zero as
there is no any charge present at any of the corner and therefore the work done in
carrying the first charge is
W1 = 0
now consider the second charge is being placed at B so the potential at B will be
only due to the charge at corner A
q
i.e. V2 =
4pe0 a
and therefore the work done in placing the second charge at B is
q
W2 = qV2 = q b
4pe0 a l
-18
= 1 # 10 = 9 nJ
4pe0 1
and similarly the potential at the corner C will be due to the charges at corners A
and B
q 10-9 1
V3 = 1 / + 1 m
4pe0 r 4pe0 c 1
i.e. =
2
therefore the work done in placing the third charge at C is
W3 = qV3 = q = 1 c1 + 1 mG
4pe0 2
= (9 # 10 ) # 10 c 1 + 1m
9 -18

2
and the work done in placing the last charge at D has already been calculated in
previous question
i.e. W4 = 24.36 nJ
So the total work done in assembling the whole configuration of four charges is
W = W1 + W2 + W3 + W4
= 0 + 9 + 15.36 + 24.36 = 48.72 nJ
 SOL 2.2.19 Option (A) is correct.
The work done in carrying a charge q from point A to point B in the field E is
defined as
B
W =- q # E : dl
A

Given that q = 2C
E = sin fa r + (z + 1) r cos faf + r sin faz
and since the given points A and B have r1 = r2 = 2 and z1 = z2 = 1 so the differential
displacement in the cylindrical coordinate system from A to B may be given as
dl = rdfaf for 0 < f < 30c.
30c
Therefore the work done is, W =- 2 #
f = 0c
_^z + 1h r cos f i (rdf)
=- 2 # (1 + 1) # (2) 2 # 6sin f@30
0c
c

=- 8 # 1 =- 4 J
2
SOL 2.2.20 Option (D) is correct.
Consider the + 1 mC charge is transferred first, from infinity to the given point
A (- 3, 6, 0) so the work done for transferring the charge will be zero as there is no
charge initially present.
now the potential at point B due to the charge at A is
qA
V = 1
4pe0 AB
= 9 # 109 10-6 = 9 # 103 (qA = 1 mC)
52 + 102 + 12 126
So the work done in transferring the charge + 2 mC at point B is
W = qB V
3
= (2 # 10-3) # c 9 # 10 m (qB = 2 mC )
126
= 1.604 J
SOL 2.2.21 Option (B) is correct.

The total potential energy stored in the system is given by

4
W = 1 qn Vn
/
2n=1
where qn is the charges at the four corners and Vn is the total electric potential at
the corresponding corners.
For the 1st corner :