CMR

INSTITUTE OF USN
TECHNOLOGY

Internal Assesment Test - II

Sub: ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY Code: 17EE45
Date: 16/04/2019 Duration: 90 mins Max Marks: 50 Sem: 4 Branch: EEE
Answer any FIVE full questions. Mention units wherever necessary.
OBE
Marks
CO RBT
1 a) Derive an expression for work done in moving a point charge Q in the presence of an [05] CO3 L2
electric field E.
1 b) Find the work done in moving a point charge of 2C from (2,0,0) to (0,2,0) in the electric [05] CO3 L3
field E = 120 x ax + 4 y ay V/m.
2 a) Prove that electric field intensity is negative potential gradient. [04] CO3 L2
2 b) Define current and current density. Derive point form of equation of continuity of current. [06] CO3 L2
3 a) Derive the expression for potential and electric field due to an electric dipole. [07] CO3 L2
3 b) For a potential 𝑉 = 2𝑥 2 𝑦 − 5𝑧 , determine the electric field intensity at (-4, 3, 6). [03] CO3 L3
4 a) Derive the expression for capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor. [06] CO4 L2
4 b) A parallel plate capacitor of 8 nF has an area of 1.51 m2 and separation of 10 mm. What [04] CO4 L3
separation would be required to obtain 10 nF capacitance between the plates?
5 a) Obtain the boundary conditions for a conductor – free space boundary. [06] CO4 L2
5 b) Semi infinite conducting planes at ϕ = 0 and ϕ = π/6 are separated by an infinitesimal [04] CO4 L3
insulating gap. If V (ϕ = 0) = 0 and V (ϕ = π/6) = 100V, calculate V in the region
between the plates.
6 a) State and Prove Uniqueness theorem. [07] CO3 L2
6 b) Prove that the potential field given by V = 2x 2 − 3y 2 + z 2 satisfies Laplace Equation. [03] CO3 L3
7 a) Starting from Gauss’s law, derive Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations and write down the [05] CO3 L2
equations in all the three coordinate systems.
7 b) Find the volume charge density at point 𝐴(𝜌 = 0.5, 𝜙 = 60°, 𝑧 = 1) [05] CO3 L3
cos (2 𝜙 )
for 𝑉 = volts in free space.
𝜌
8 a) Given vector field, E =5 cos (z) az V/m. Verify whether the region is free of charge. [02] CO3 L3
8 b) Using Laplace’s equation for potential function, derive the expression for capacitance of [08] CO4 L2
a cylindrical capacitor, where L is the length of the capacitor, ‘a’ and ‘b’ are inner and
outer radii of the cylindrical layers respectively.
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Marks
1a) Derivation 3
Final Expression 2
1b) Formula 2
Approach and Answer 3
2a) Derivation 2
Final Expression 2
2b) Definition 2
Derivation 2
Final Expression 2
3a) Derivation 5
Final Expression 2
3b) Formula 1
Approach and Answer 2
4a) Derivation 4
Final Expression 2
4b) Formula 1
Approach and Answer 3
5a) Derivation 4
Final Expression 2
5b) Formula 1
Approach and Answer 3
6a) Statement 2
Proof 5
6b) Formula 1
Approach and Answer 2
7a) Derivation 2
Final Expression 3
7b) Formula 2
Approach and Answer 3
8a) Formula 1
Approach and Answer 1
8b) Derivation 6
Final Expression 2
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 2a) Show that electric field is the negative gradient of potential for
electrostatics (E = -∇V) .(or)
Derive the relation between electric field intensity and electric potential
(E = -∇V).

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 2b) Discuss current and current density and derive
the expression for continuity equation.

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3a) Derive the expression for potential and electric field due to electric
dipole.

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 4a) Derive the expression for capacitance of parallel plate capacitor with
multiple dielectrics.

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 6a. State and prove the uniqueness theorem.

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 7a. Starting from the Gauss’s law deduce Poisson’s and
Laplace’s equations. Write Laplace’s equations in Cartesian,
Cylindrical and spherical coordinate system.

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