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Philadelphia University Student Name:

Faculty of Engineering Student Number:
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Final Exam, Second Semester: 2013/2014
Course Title: Electromagnetics I Date: 10/6/2014
Course No: (610213) Time Allowed: 2 Hours
Lecturer: Dr. Mohammad Abu-Naser No. of Pages: 2

Question 1: (20Mark)
Objectives: This question is related to the principles of vector operations and
electromagnetic theory and concepts

A) Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false: (1 Mark each)
1) Any vector can be uniquely represented by its magnitude and direction.
2) The cross product is a commutative process (i.e. for and , ).
3) Electric charges of opposite signs will repel each other.
4) It is possible to obtain the north pole only of a magnet by cutting it into two halves
and thus separating its north pole from the south pole.
5) Permittivity is a measure of the resistance that is encountered when forming a
magnetic field in a medium.

B) Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions: (1.5 Mark each)
1) A plane is defined by y=0. The corresponding unit normal vector is:
a) b) c) d)

2) and , the dot product is:

a) 0 b) c) 22 d)

3) and , the cross product is:

a) b) 0 c) d)

4) The distance between m and m in Cartesian coordinates is:

a) m b) 10m c) m d) 12m

5) If , the divergence of is:

a) b) 0 c) d)

6) If , the divergence of is:

a) b) 0 c) 1 d)

7) If C/m2, the flux crossing a 1mm by 1mm area on a surface of

cylindrical shell at and is:
a) 0 b) c) d)

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8) Two charges mC and mC enclosed by surface S. The net flux that
crosses S is:
a) b) 0 c) 50 mC d) 60 mC
9) A uniform line charge infinite in extent with lies along the z axis,
the electric field at (4,3,1) m is:
a) b) c) 0 d)
10) Toroid of 1000 turns, core radius = 0.5 m, and loop radius = 10 mm. Assuming the
core is air, its inductance is:
a) 0.4021 H b) 0. 126 mH c) 0.0505 H d) 25.26 µH
11) The Permeance of an air gap in a DC machine where the apparent area = 0.05m2 and
the gap length = 3.5mm is:
a) 17.95 mH b) 17.95 H c) 17.95 nH d) 17.95 µH

Question 2: (7Mark)
Objectives: This question is related to Capacitors
A parallel plate capacitor with area 0.50m2 and separation 6mm contains three
dielectrics as follows: , d1=1mm, , d2=3mm, , d3=2mm. If a
potential of 50 V is applied, find:
1) Total capacitance of the capacitor.
2) Electric flux density , and electric field intensity .
3) Total energy stored in the capacitor.

Question 3: (3Mark)
Objectives: This question is related to electric dipole

Using , show that for a dipole, the electric field is given by:

Question 4: (3Mark)
Objectives: This question is related to electric resistance
Two perfectly conducting cylindrical surfaces of length 60cm are located at
r=2cm and r=4cm. If a conducting material having S/m is present for
. Find the radial resistance between the two cylinders.
Question 5: (7Mark)
Objectives: This question is related to mutual inductance and induced emf
Two coils having N1=100 turns and N2=200 turns are wound on a closed circular
magnetic core of mean radius 0.5 m and cross section area of 10 cm2. If the relative
permeability of the core is 800.

1) Caculate the mutual inductance between the two coils.

2) If the first coil carries a current of 5A, find the induced emf in the second coil.
3) If the time rate of change of the current in the first coil is 20 A/s, find the
induced emf in the second coil.
4) If the current in the second coil is 300sin(377t) A, find the induced emf in the
first coil.