Short Questions
1. What is the physical significance of divergence of a vector field?
2. Verify that A=yzax+zxay+xyaz is both solenoidal and irrotational
3. Two vectors A=2ax -az and B=2ax-ay+2az are given, then find the scalar
projection of A on B and also find the vector projection of A in the
direction of B
4. Given point P (1, -3, 5) and Q (2, 4, 6). Find position vector of P and the
distance vector rQP.
5. Verify that the electrostatic field is conservative in nature.
6. Find the total charge inside a volume having v=4xyz2, 0≤ρ≤2, 0≤∅≤
π/2 , 0≤z≤3
7. Distinguish between electric potential and magnetic potential
8. Given that D=zρcos2 Ф az C/m2. Calculate the charge density at (1, π/4,
3).
9. State the boundary conditions at the interface between two dielectrics.
[Link] down the Poisson’s and Laplace equations for a homogeneous
medium.
[Link] is continuity equation? Write down the continuity equation for
steady currents.
[Link] a non-magnetic material having ϵr=2.25, σ=10-4 S/m. Find the loss
tangent if frequency of the nonmagnetic material is 2.25 Mhz.
[Link] is a Poynting vector and what is its physical significance?
Long Questions
1. If D = (2y2 +z)ax + 4xyay + xaz C/m2 , find
The volume charge density at (-1, 0, 3)
The flux through the cube defined by 0<= x <=1, 0<= y <=1, 0<= z <=1.
The total charge enclosed by the cube.
2. Determine electric field due to the potential V = e-r sin ϴ cos 2Ф.
3. In a cylindrical coordinate system, ρv = 10/ρ pC/m3 , If V = 0at ρ = 1m and
V = 100V at ρ = 4 m due to the charge distribution, find
V at ρ = 3 m
E at ρ = 2, Take Є = Є0.
4. State and prove the Stoke’s theorem. Show that the vector A=(y2-
z2+3xyz)ax+ (3xyz+2xy)ay+ (3xy-2xz+2z)az is both irrotational and solenoidal.
5. Given point P (-2, 6, 3) and vector A=yax+(x+z)ay, express P and A in
cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Evaluate A at P in the Cartesian,
cylindrical, and spherical systems.
6. Define an electric dipole. Determine the electric potential and electric field
intensity due to a dipole.
7. Find the work done in moving a point charge 5μC from origin to point ‘P’ at
(4, -2, 6) in the field E= 5xyzax+3x2zay+2xy2az V/m via a straight line x = -5y ,
z = 3x.
8. By using the differential surface area, determine the surface area of r=8.26 ,
30°≤θ≤60° , 0≤φ<360°.
9. Given ρs =x2+xy. Calculate s∫ ρ sds over the region y≤x2, 0<x<1.
[Link] 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.
[Link] a coaxial capacitor having length L = 0.25 m. The radius of the
inner conductor is 0.4 m and that the outer radius of conductor is 0.8 m.
The space between the two conductors is filled with a homogeneous
dielectric material having permittivity of 2.5. Determine the capacitance of
the coaxial capacitor.
[Link] Ampere’s Circuital law. Use this law to find out the magnetic field
intensity of an infinitely long co-axial transmission line.
[Link] the boundary conditions at an interface separating between (i)
Dielectric and Dielectric (ii) Conductor and Dielectric media.
[Link] the propagation constant at 400 KHz for a medium in which
µr=2, Єr=17 and σ=0. At what velocity will an electromagnetic wave travel in
this medium?
[Link] Poynting theorem. What is Poynting vector? Obtain the
expression for the average energy density for the time harmonic
fields.
[Link] charges 5nC and -2nC are located at (2, 0, 4) and (-3, 0, 5),
respectively. Determine the force on 3nC point charge located at (1, -3, 7)?
Determine the electric field at (1, -3, 7)?
[Link] and explain Faraday’s law for static and dynamic time varying fields.
[Link] the vector magnetic potential is given as A=20/(x2+y2+z2)ax. Obtain the
magnetic flux density in vector form?
[Link] vectors A=α ax+2 ay-3 az and B=4 ax+β ay+6 az .
Find α, β if A and B are parallel?
Determine relationship between α and β if B is perpendicular to A?
20.A lossy dielectric has an intrinsic impedance of 200∠30o Ω at a particular
radian frequency ω. If, the plane wave propagating through the dielectric
has the magnetic field component H=10 e-αx cos (ωt-x/2) ay A/m, find E and
α. Determine the skin depth and wave polarization?
21.A homogeneous dielectric Єr=2.5 fills the region 1 (x<0) while the region 2
(x>0) is free space. If D1=12 ax-10 ay+4 az, find D2 and E2? Also determine
the angle made by the vector E2 with the normal to the interface?
[Link] and explain Biot Savart’s law.
[Link] Maxwell’s equations for static and dynamic fields.x
[Link] an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
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