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1) In a one-dimensional device, the charge density is given by = . If E = 0 at

x = 0 and V = 0 at x = a, find V and E.

2) Two infinitely large conducting plates are located at x = 1 and x = 4. The space
between them is free space with charge distribution nC/m3. Find V at x = 2 if V(l)
= -50V and V(4) = 50 V.

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3) The region between x = 0 and x = d is free space and has = (x — d)/d. If V(x = 0)
= 0 and V(x = d) = Vo, find:
(a) V and E,
(b) the surface charge densities at x = 0 and x = d.

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4) The potential field V = 2x2yz — y3z exists in a dielectric medium having =2 .

(a) Does V satisfy Laplace's equation?
(b) Calculate the total charge within the unit cube 0 x,y,z 1 m.

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5) Find H at (0. 0, 5) due to side 3 of the triangular loop in figure below.

6) A current distribution gives rise to the vector magnetic potential

A = x2y + y2x - 4xyz Wb/m. Calculate
(a) B a t ( - 1 , 2 , 5)

(b) The flux through the surface defined b y z = 1 , 0 x 1,-1 y 4

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7) (a) State Biot-Savart's law

(b) The y- and z-axes, respectively, carry filamentary currents 10 A along and 20
A along – . Find H at ( - 3 , 4, 5).

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8) A conducting filament carries current I from point A(0, 0, a) to point 5(0, 0, b).
Show that at point P(x, y, 0),

9) Consider AB in figure as part of an electric circuit. Find H at the origin due to AB.

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10) Plane x = 10 carries current 100 mA/m along az while line x = 1, y = -2 carries
filamentary current 20 mA along az .Determine H at (4, 3, 2).

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11) (a) State Ampere's circuit law.

(b) A hollow conducting cylinder has inner radius a and outer radius b and
carries current I along the positive z-direction. Find H everywhere.

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12) If H = y ax – x ay A/m on plane z = 0,

(a) Determine the current density and
(b) Verify Ampere's law by taking the circulation of H around the edge of the
rectangle Z= 0, 0 < x < 3, - 1 < y < 4.

13) In a certain conducting region,

H = yz(x2 + y2) ax - y2xz ay + 4x2y2az A/m .
a) Determine J at (5, 2, - 3)
b) Find the current passing through x = -1, 0 < y,z < 2
c) Show that • B = 0

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14) Consider the following arbitrary fields. Find out which of them can possibly
represent electrostatic or magneto-static field in free space.
a) A = y (cos ax )ax + (y + e-x)az
b) B =
c) C = r2 sin

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15) For a current distribution in free space,

A = (2x2y + yz)ax + (xy2 - xz3)ay - (6xyz – 2x2.y2 )az Wb/m
(a) Calculate B.
(b) Find the magnetic flux through a loop described by x = 1, 0 < y, z < 2.
(c) Show that • A = 0 and • B = 0.

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16) Region 1, described by 3x + 4y 10, is free space whereas region 2, described by

3x + 4y 10, is a magnetic material for which 10 . Assuming that the
boundary between the material and free space is current free find B 2 if B1 =0.1ax+
0.4ay +0.2az Wb/m2

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17) A unit normal vector from region 2 ( = 2 ) to region 1 ( = ) is

an21 = (6ax + 2ay - 3az)/7. If H1 = 10ax + ay + 12az A/m and H2 =H2x ax -5ay+ 4az A/m,
determine
a) H2x
b) The surface current density K on the interface
c) The angles B1 and B2 make with the normal to the interface.

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18) In a certain material for which = 6.5 0,

H = 10ax + 25ay - 40az A/m
Find
a) The magnetic flux density B
b) The magnetic energy density

19) If = 2 o for region 1 (0 < < ) and 2 = 5 o for region 2 ( < < 2 ) and
B2 = 10 + 15 - 20 az mWb/m2. Calculate:
(a) B1
(b) the energy densities in the two media.

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20) The plane z = 0 separates air (z 0, = from iron (z 0, = 200 o .Given

that H = 10ax + 15ay - 3az A/m in air, find B in iron and the angle it makes with
the interface.

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21) Consider the loop of figure below If B = 0.5az Wb/m2, R = 20 Ω, l= 10 cm, and the rod is
moving with a constant velocity of 8ax m/s, find
(a) The induced emf in the rod
(b) The current through the resistor
(c) The motional force on the rod
(d) The power dissipated by the resistor.

22) A conducting bar can slide freely over two conducting rails as shown in Figure above.
Calculate the induced voltage in the bar
(a) If the bar is stationed at y = 8 cm and B = 4 cos 106t az mWb/m2
(b) If the bar slides at a velocity u = 20 ay m/s and B = 4az mWb/m2
(c) If the bar slides at a velocity u = 20ay m/s and B = 4 cos (106t - y) az mWb/m2

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Solution:
(a) In this case, we have transformer emf given by

The polarity of the induced voltage (according to Lenz's law) is such that point P on the bar
is at lower potential than Q when B is increasing.
(b) This is the case of motional emf:

(c) Both transformer emf and motional emf are present in this case. This problem can be
solved in two ways
Method 1:

because the motional emf is negligible compared with the transformer emf. Using
trigonometric identity

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Method 2: Alternatively we can apply

23) A parallel-plate capacitor with plate area of 5 cm2 and plate separation of 3 mm has a
voltage 50 sin 103t V applied to its plates. Calculate the displacement current assuming
=2 .

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24) In free space, E = 20 cos ( t - 50x) ay V/m. Calculate

(a) Jd , (b) H , (c)

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25) An EM wave propagating in a certain medium is described by

E = 25 sin (2 X 106t - 6x) az, V/m
(a) Determine the direction of wave propagation.
(b) Compute the period T, the wave length , and the velocity u.

26) At 50 MHz, a lossy dielectric material is characterized by = 3.6 , = 2.1 , and =

0.08 S/m. If Es = 6 az V/m, compute: (a) , (b) , (c) u, (d) , (e) Hs.

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