​ MR Institute of Technology, Bangalore​

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​Department: Electronics and Communications Engineering​
​Semester: 04​ ​Section(s):​ ​A,B,C,​ ​Lectures/week: 04​
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​Subject: Electromagnetic Theory​ ​Code: BEC401​
​ ourse​​Instructor(s):​ ​Dr.​​Sutapa​​Sarkar,​​Prof.​​Abhishek​​Javali,​​Prof​​Nandini​​Rao,​​Prof.​​Suganya​
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​Course duration: 23​​rd​​February 2026 – 15th June 2026​
​Assignment # 02​
​Date of issue: 18/05/2026​ ​|​ ​Submission Due:​ ​28/05/2026​
​Instructions:​
​CGPA 7.5 and above solve Q no. 10 to 24​
​CGPA < 7.5 solve Q no. 1 to 15​
​Any interested student can solve all the questions.​

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​1.​ S ​ tarting​ ​from​ ​Gauss’s​ ​law,​ ​deduce​ ​Poisson’s​ ​and​ ​Laplace’s​ ​equations.​ ​CO3​ ​L2​
​Write Laplace’s equations in all three coordinate systems.​
​2.​ ​Derive​ ​the​ ​expression​ ​for​ ​the​ ​capacitance​ ​of​ ​a​ ​coaxial​ ​cable​ ​using​ ​CO3​ ​L2​
​Laplace’s​ ​equation.​ ​Consider​ ​the​ ​radius​ ​of​ ​the​ ​inner​ ​conductor​ ​‘a’​ ​and​
​outer​ ​conductor​ ​‘b’.​ ​Potential​ ​at​ ​radius​ ​‘a’​ ​is​ ​maintained​ ​at​ ​V​​0,​ ​and​​the​
​outside surface is grounded.​
​3.​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​capacitance​ ​between​ ​the​ ​two​ ​concentric​​spheres​​of​​radii​​r​​=​​b,​ ​CO3​ ​L2​
​and​​r​​=​​a,​​such​​that​​b>a.​​If​​the​​potential​​V​​=​​0​​at​​r​​=​​b​​and​​V​​=​​V​​0​​at​​r​​=​​a​
​using Laplace’s equation.​
​4.​ ​Consider​ ​the​ ​two​ ​planes​ ​of​ ​a​ ​parallel​​plate​​capacitor​​are​​separated​​by​​a​ ​CO3​ ​L2​
​distance​ ​‘d’​ ​and​ ​maintained​ ​at​ ​potential​ ​‘0’​ ​and​ ​V​​0​,​ ​ ​respectively.​
​Assuming​​negligible​​fringing​​effect,​​determine​​the​​potential​​at​​any​​point​
​between​ ​the​ ​plates.​ ​Also,​ ​determine​ ​the​ ​capacitance​ ​of​ ​a​ ​parallel​ ​plate​
​capacitor.​
​5.​ ​Discuss​ ​the​ ​force​ ​on​ ​a​ ​differential​ ​current​ ​element​ ​and​ ​also​ ​obtain​ ​the​ ​CO4​ ​L2​
​expression for the force.​
​6.​ ​Define a) magnetization, b) permeability. c)magnetic dipole moment​ ​ O4​
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​7.​ ​Derive​​an​​expression​​for​​the​​differential​​force​​on​​the​​differential​​current​ ​CO4​ ​L2​
​element.​
​8.​ ​Obtain​ ​the​ ​boundary​ ​conditions​ ​at​ ​the​ ​interface​ ​between​ ​two​ ​magnetic​ ​CO4​ ​L2​
​materials.​
​9.​ ​Write​ ​the​ ​equations​ ​to​ ​compare​ ​the​​electric​​circuit​​and​​magnetic​​circuit​ ​CO4​ ​L2​
​parameters.​
​10.​ ​Derive the integral and differential form of Faraday’s law.​ ​CO5​ ​L2​
​11.​ W ​ hat​ ​is​ ​the​ ​inconsistency​ ​of​ ​Ampere’s​ ​law​ ​with​ ​the​ ​continuity​ ​of​ ​the​ ​CO5​ ​L2​
​current​ ​equation?​ ​Derive​ ​a​ ​modified​ ​form​ ​of​ ​Ampere’s​ ​law​ ​for​
​time-varying fields.​
​12.​ ​List the Maxwell equations in point and integral forms.​ ​ O5​
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​13.​ ​Using​ ​Maxwell’s​ ​equations,​ ​derive​ ​an​ ​expression​ ​for​ ​a​ ​uniform​ ​plane​ ​CO5​ ​L2​
​wave in free space. Derive the solution of plane wave equations.​
​14.​ ​State and prove Poynting’s theorem. Define Poynting’s vector.​ ​ O5​
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​15.​ ​Discuss​ ​the​ ​uniform​ ​plane​ ​wave​ ​propagation​ ​in​ ​a​ ​good​ ​conducting​ ​CO5​ ​L2​
​medium. Explain skin effect and skin depth.​
​16.​ ​Starting​ ​from​ ​Maxwell’s​ ​equations,​ ​derive​ ​a​ ​general​ ​wave​ ​equation​​for​ ​CO5​ ​L2​
​TEM wave.​
​17.​ ​A​​9.375​​Ghz​​uniform​​plane​​wave​​is​​propagating​​in​​polyethylene​​ε​r​​​=2.26.​ ​CO5​ ​L3​
​If​ ​the​ ​amplitude​ ​of​ ​the​ ​E​ ​is​​500​​V/m​​and​​the​​material​​is​​assumed​​to​​be​
​lossless,​ ​find​ ​(a)phase​ ​constant,​ ​(b)wavelength,​ ​(c)velocity​ ​of​
​propagation, (d)intrinsic impedance and (e)magnetic field intensity.​
​18.​ ​The​ ​point​ ​charge​​Q​​=​​18nC​​has​​a​​velocity​​of​​5x10​​6​ ​m/s​​in​​the​​direction​ ​CO4​ ​L3​
​a​​v​ ​=​​0.6​​a​​x​​+0.75​​a​​y​+ ​ 0.3​​a​​z​.​ ​​Calculate​​the​​force​​exerted​​on​​the​​charge​​Q​​by​
​the​ ​field​ ​B​ ​=​ ​-3​​a​​x​​+4​​a​​y​​+6​​a​​z​ ​mT.​ ​E​ ​=​ ​-3​​a​​x​​+4​​a​​y​​+6​​a​​z​ ​kV/m.​ ​c)​ ​B​ ​and​ ​E​
​acting together.​
​19.​ ​An​ ​air​ ​core​ ​toroid​ ​has​​500​​turns,​​mean​​radius​​of​​15​​cm,​​cross-sectional​ ​CO4​ ​L3​
​area​ ​of​ ​6​ ​cm​​2​.​ ​ ​The​ ​magnetomotive​ ​force​ ​is​ ​2000​ ​A.t.​ ​Calculate​ ​total​
​reluctance, flux, flux-density, field intensity inside the core.​
​20.​ ​Given​​a​​ferrite​​material​​which​​we​​shall​​specify​​to​​be​​operating​​in​​a​​linear​ ​CO4​ ​L3​
​mode​​with​​B​​=​​0.05T,​​let​​us​​assume​​µ​r​​ ​=​​50,​​and​​calculate​​values​​for​​x​m​ ​​,​
​M and H.​
​21.​ ​The magnetization in a magnetic material for which χ​​m​ ​= 8 is given in​ ​CO4​ ​L3​
​a​​certain​​region​​as​​150z​​2​ ​a​​x​ ​A/m.​​At​​z​​=​​4​​cm,​​find​​the​​magnitude​​of:​​(a)​
​J​T​ ​ ​; (b)​​J​​; (c)​​J​B​ ​.​ ​
​22.​ ​Find the magnetization in a magnetic material where: (a) μ = 1.8 ×​ ​CO4​ ​L3​
​10​​−5​ ​H/m​ ​and​ ​H​ ​=​​120​​A/m;​​(b)​​μ​​r​ ​=​​22,​​there​​are​​8.3​​×​​10​​28​ ​atoms/m​​3​​,​
​and​​each​​atom​​has​​a​​dipole​​moment​​of​​4.5​​×​​10​​−27​ ​A​​·​​m2;(c)​​B​​=​​300μT​
​and χ​​m​ ​= 15.​
​23.​ ​A​​square​​loop​​carrying​​a​​2mA​​current​​is​​placed​​in​​the​​field​​of​​an​​infinite​ ​CO4​ ​L3​
​filament​ ​carrying​ ​current​ ​of​ ​15​ ​A​ ​as​ ​shown​ ​in​ ​the​ ​diagram.​ ​Find​ ​the​
​force exerted on the square loop.​

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​ ind​​E​​at​​P(3,1,2)​​for​​the​​field​​of​​two​​coaxial​​conducting​​cylinders,​​V​​=​ ​CO3​ ​L3​
​50 V at ρ = 2m, V = 50 V at ρ = 3m.​