Example #3

1-Point charges 1 mC and -2 mC are located at (3, 2, -1 ) and (-1, -1,4), respectively. Calculate the electric force on a 10-nC
charge located at (0, 3, 1) and the electric field intensity at that point. (15 Marks)
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2-A ring placed along 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 4, x = 0 carries a uniform charge of 5 μC/m.
(a) Find D at P(3, 0, 0). (8 marks)
(b) if two identical point charges Q are placed at ( 0, - 3, 0) and ( 0, 3, 0) in addition to
the ring, find the value of Q such that D = 0 at P. (7 marks)
3-Two conducting plates of size 1 X 5 m are inclined at 45° to each other with a gap of width 4 mm separating them as shown below.
Determine an approximate value of the charge per plate if the plates are maintained at a potential difference of 50V. Assume that the
medium between them has 𝜀𝑟 = 1.5.

10 marks

10 marks
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4-Shown in Figure 2 is a potential measuring device known as an electrometer. It is basically a parallel-plate capacitor with the
guarded plate being suspended from a balance arm so that the force F on it is measurable in terms of weight. If S is the area of each
plate, show that:
𝑉1 − 𝑉2 = (2𝐹𝑑 2 )/𝜀𝑜 𝑆
𝑆 is the capacitance surface.

𝜌𝑠 𝜌𝑠2 𝑆
𝐹 = 𝑞𝐸 => 𝐹 = 𝜌𝑠 𝑆 ⇒ 𝐹= 10 marks
2𝜀0 2𝜀0

𝑉1
𝐹 𝑑
𝑉2

Figure 2

10 marks
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5-Explain how graphene can be utilized to mitigate the potential negative impact of engineering activities on the
environment. (10 Marks)

The following materials can be build using graphene to reduce the negative impact of manufacturing electronic
devices on the environment.

1. Fast electronic devices

2. High strength to weight components
3. Low cost and efficient solar cells
4. Light weight fuel tanks for hydrogen fueled cars
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6- Infinite line x = 3, z = 4 carries 16 nC/m and is located in free space above the conducting plane z = 0. (a) Find E at (2, -2, 3 ).
(b) Calculate the induced surface charge density on the conducting plane at ( 5, -6, 0).

10 marks

10 marks