NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF EEE

EE 1002 PHYSICS II

TUTORIAL 5

1. A metal sphere A has charge Q. Two other metal spheres, B and C, are identical to A
except they have zero net charge. A touches B, then the two spheres are separated. B
touches C, then those spheres are separated. Finally, C touches A and those two spheres
are separated. How much charge is on each sphere at the end? [ans: A and C:3Q/8, B: Q/4]

2. Two small beads having positive charges 3q and q are fixed at the opposite ends of a
horizontal insulating rod extending from the origin to the point x = d. A third small
charged bead is free to slide on the rod. Find the position at which the third bead is in
equilibrium. If the third bead carries a negative charge, is it in a stable equilibrium?
[0.634d from the bead with charge 3q, not in stable equilibrium]

3. Two identical small metal spheres attract each other with a force of 0.0853 N. The
distance between the spheres is 1.19 m. The spheres are then brought into electrical
contact with each other. When returned to a separation of 1.19 m, the spheres repel each
other with a force of 0.0196 N. Find the charges originally on each sphere. [q1 = ±5.81 C,
q2 = 2.31 C, or q1 = ±2.31 C, q2 = 5.81 C]

4. Three charges are at the corners of an equilateral triangle.

(a) Calculate the electric field at the position of the 2 C charge due to the other two
charges.
(b) Determine the force on the 2 C charge. Comment on the change in your answer if the
charge is - 2 C instead.
(c) If the three charges are of equal magnitude and positive polarity, find the location of
the point (other than ) where the electric field is zero. Sketch the electric field lines.
[ (18 i – 218 j) x 103 N/C, (36 i – 436 j) x 10-3 N ]

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5. A thin rod of length l with a uniform charge per unit length  ( >0) lies along the x-axis.
(a) Show that the electric field at a point P, at a distance y from the rod, along the
perpendicular bisector, has no x component and is given by Ey = 2 ke  sin o/y, where
ke is the Coulomb constant.
(b) Hence show that the field of a rod of infinite length is given by 2 ke  /y.

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6. Please attempt the following past year exam questions:

AY19/20 Sem 1 Q1(b) [ E = 1167.9 N/C, T = 0.069 N]

AY19/20 Sem 1 Q3(a) [F = ( ke q2 / a2 ) (−3.06 i + 3.06 j) N]

AY19/20 Sem 1 Q3(a) [F = ( ke q2 / a2 ) (−3.06 i + 3.06 j) N

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AY20/21 Sem 1 Q1(b) [F = (0.0661 i − 0.05231 j) N]

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 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF EEE

EE 1002 PHYSICS II

TUTORIAL 6

1. (a) Consider a closed triangular box (with no charge enclosed) resting within a horizontal electric
field of magnitude E = 7.8x104 N/C. Calculate the electric flux through
(i) the vertical rectangular surface,
(ii) the slanted surface and
(iii) the entire surface of the box. Relate your answer to the flow of electric field lines.
[−2.34 kNm2/C, +2.34 kNm2/C]

(b) A pyramid (with no charge enclosed) with a 6m square base and height of 4m is placed in a
region with a vertical electric field directed upward of 52 N/C. Using Gauss’s law, calculate
the total electric flux through the pyramid’s four slanted surfaces. [1.87 kNm2/C]

2. A closed surface with dimensions a = b = 0.4 m and c = 0.6 m is located as shown. The electric
field throughout the region is non-uniform given by E = ( 3 + 2x2 ) i N/C, where x is in meter.
(a) Calculate the net electric flux leaving the closed surface. [0.269 Nm2/C]
(b) What is the net charge enclosed by the surface? [2.3810-12 C]

3. A point charge Q is placed at the center of a cube of side L.

(a) What is the total flux through the whole surface of the cube? [Q/o]
(b) What is the total flux though each face of the cube? [Q/(6o)]
(c) Would your answers to parts (a) and (b) change if the charge Q is not at the center of the cube,
but is still located within the cube. Explain.

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4. A solid insulating sphere of radius a has a uniform volume charge density  and a total charge Q.
Concentric with this sphere is an uncharged, conducting hollow sphere whose inner and outer
radii are b and c respectively.
(a) Determine the induced charge per unit area on the inner and outer surfaces of the hollow
sphere. [−Q/4b2, Q/4c2]
(b) Find the electric field in the regions r < a, a < r < b, b < r < c and r > c. [r/(3o), keQ/r2, 0,
keQ/r2]

5. A long, straight wire is surrounded by a hollow metal cylinder whose axis coincides with that of
the wire. The wire has a charge per unit length of , and the cylinder has a net charge per unit
length of 2. Determine
(a) the charge per unit length on the inner and outer surfaces of the cylinder, [−, 3]
(b) the electric field outside the cylinder, a distance r from the axis, and [3/(2or)]
(c) the electric field just outside the outer surface of the cylinder, assuming that the cylinder has a
radius of a. Show that the result is also given by /o where  is the surface charge density on
the outer surface of the cylinder. [3/(2oa)]

6. Please attempt the following past year exam questions:

AY18/19 Sem 2 Q3(a) [0, −10 C, 0, −5 C, E = 9.17106 N/C, pointing inward
towards the solid sphere radially]

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SCHOOL OF EEE

EE 1002 PHYSICS II

TUTORIAL 7

1. A uniform electric field of magnitude 325 V/m is directed in the negative y direction. The
coordinates of point A and B are (-0.2,-0.3)m and (0.4,0.5)m respectively.
(a) Calculate the electric potential difference VAC (VAC = VC - VA) and VCB, and hence determine
VAB. Comment on the electric potentials at point A, B and C and relate them to the electric
field. [260V, 0V, 260V]
(b) Calculate the electric potential difference VAB using the direct path AB. Compare your result
with that obtained in part (a). [260V]

2. Three charges are at the vertices of an isosceles triangle. You are given that q = 10 C.
(a) Calculate the electric potential at the midpoint of the base, assuming that V() = 0. What is
the work done by an external agent to bring a charge of –10 C from  to the midpoint of the
base? [−13.33 MV, 133.3 J]
(b) Determine the total potential energy of this system of three charges. What is the physical
meaning of this total potential energy? [−44.95 J]

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3. When an uncharged conducting sphere of radius a is placed at the origin of an xyz coordinate
system that lies in an initially uniform electric field E = Eo k, the resulting electric potential is

Eo a 3 z
V ( x, y, z ) = Vo − Eo z +
(x 2
+ y2 + z2 )
3/ 2

for points outside the sphere, where Vo is the constant electric potential on the conductor.
Determine the x, y and z components of the resulting electric field.


E = 3 Eo a 3
x z
; Ey =
3 Eo a 3
y z
; Ez = Eo + Eo a 3 ( 2z 2 − x2 − y 2 ) 

 x ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 )5/2 (x + y + z )
2 2 2 5/2
(x + y + z ) 
2 2 2 5/2 


4. A rod of length L lies along the x-axis with its left end at the origin, and has a non-uniform charge
density  = x, where  > 0. Calculate the electric potential at point A, assuming that V() = 0.
Hence determine the electric field E(x) along the x direction at point A. Compare your answer
with that determined directly using Coulomb’s law.

 
 L 
  −L  d + L  
 V = keα  L−d ln1+ d   ; E = keα  + ln 

 
     d + L  d  

5. Two charged spherical conductors are connected by a long conducting wire, and a charge of 20C
is placed on the combination. If one sphere has a radius of 4 cm and the other has a radius of 6
cm, determine
(a) the charges on the conductors [8 C, 12 C],
(b) the electric field near the surface of each sphere [45 MV/m, 30 MV/m], and
(c) the electric potential of each sphere [1.8 MV].

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6. (a) Determine the equivalent capacitance for the combination shown in term of C. [1.83 C]

(b) Determine the equivalent capacitance between points a and b, given that C1 = 5.00 µF, C2 =
10.0 µF and C3 = 2.00 µF. [6.04 F]

(c) Determine the potential differences across all the capacitors. Find the charge and energy stored
in all the capacitors. [40V, 10V, 1 mC, 400 µC, 600 µC, 20 mJ, 2 mJ, 3mJ]

7. Please attempt the following past year exam questions:

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AY18/19 Sem 1 Q3(a) [−3.18 J]

AY18/19 Sem 2 Q3(b) [3.6 m2, 6.25 J]

AY18/19 Spec Sem Q3(a) [−14570V, −4570V]

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AY20/21 Sem 1 Q3(a) [ V]

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 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF EEE

EE 1002 PHYSICS II

TUTORIAL 8

1. A uniform magnetic field of 0.15 T is directed along the positive x-axis. A positron (which is
similar to electron but having a positive charge instead of a negative charge) moving with a speed
of 5x106 m/s enters the field (on the x-y plane) along a direction that makes an angle of 850 with
the x-axis. Determine
(a) the pitch p (linear distance moved in one cycle) and
(b) the radius r of the trajectory.
[1.04x10-4 m, 1.89x10-4 m]

2. A velocity filter has an electric and magnetic fields directed as shown. The magnitude of the
magnetic field is given by B = 0.015 T. Find the magnitude of the electric field E such that a
750eV electron entering the filter will not be deflected. [2.43x105 V/m]

3. Consider a wire carrying a current I = 6.0A in the positive x-axis and lying in a non-uniform
magnetic field given by B = 2.3 x (T/m) j + 2 x (T/m) k, where j and k are the unit vectors in the y
and z directions respectively. Find the magnetic force on the section of the wire between x = 0 and
x = 2.0m. Comment on whether the wire can ever experience a force along the x-axis. [27.6 N k –
24 N j, no]

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4. A conductor in the shape of a square of dimension 0.4m by 0.4m carries a steady current I = 10A,
flowing in clockwise direction. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field B at
the center of the square. [B = 28.28 T, pointing into the page]

5. Please attempt the following past year exam questions:

AY18/19 Sem 1 Q1(b) [zero, 4.810−18 N, 3.6810−18 N]

AY18/19 Sem 1 Q3(b) [r = 0.091 m, T = 5.7210−8 s, B = 6.2510−4 T, B points into the

page]

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AY18/19 Sem 2 Q1(b) [FB =2.1310−16 N, pointing towards the wire perpendicularly]

AY18/19 Spec Sem Q3(b) [FB = (200 i + 250 j − 70 k) N]

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AY19/20 Sem 1 Q3(b) [FB = (1.610−19 (12 i + 6 j)) N, helical path with its axis along the z
direction and propagates along the negative z direction]

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 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF EEE

EE 1002 PHYSICS II

TUTORIAL 9

1. Two long parallel wires, each having a mass per unit length of 40g/m, are supported in a
horizontal plane by strings 6cm long. Each wire carries the same current I, causing the wire to
repel each other so that the angle  between the supporting strings is 160.
(a) Are the currents flowing in the same or opposite direction? [opposite]
(b) Determine the magnitude of each current. [I = 67.8A]

2. A rectangular loop with resistance R has N turns, each of length l and width w. The loop moves
into a uniform magnetic field B with velocity . What is the magnitude and direction of the
resultant force on the loop under the following conditions:
(a) As it enters the magnetic field? [F = (N2B2w2/R) , acting to the left]
(b) As it moves within the magnetic field? [F = 0]
(c) As it leaves the magnetic field? [F = (N2B2w2/R) , acting to the left]

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3. A conducting rod of length l moves with velocity  parallel to a long wire carrying a steady
current I. The axis of the rod is maintained perpendicular to the wire with the near end a distance
r away, as shown in Fig. Q3. Show that the magnitude of the emf induced in the rod is

o I l
=  ln(1 + )
2 r

Which is the end of the rod with a higher potential? [left end]

4. A toroid, a section of which is shown, consists of N turns and has a rectangular cross-section. Its
inner and outer radii are a and b respectively. Show that the inductance of the toroid is

0 N 2 h  b 
L= ln  
2 a

Using this result, compute the self-inductance of a 500-turn toroid for which a = 10.0 cm,
b = 12.0 cm and h = 1.00 cm. [91.2 H]

5. A 15 mW helium-neon laser (=632.8nm) emits a beam of circular cross-section with a diameter

of 2 mm. Determine
(a) the maximum electric and magnetic field in the beam, [Emax = 1.9 kN/C, Bmax = 6.33 x10-6 T]
(b) the maximum amplitude of the Poynting vector, [|S|max = 9.57 x 103 W/m2]
(c) the maximum energy density of the electric field, [uEmax = 1.6 x 10-5 J/m3]
(d) the maximum energy density of the magnetic field, and [uBmax = 1.6 x 10-5 J/m3]
(e) the total energy contained in a 1 m length of the beam. [W = 50 pJ]

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6. Please attempt the following past year exam questions:

AY18/19 Spec Sem Q1(b) [B = 2.010−7 T, S = 9.55 W/m2, I = 4.77 W/m2, P = 3.3710−5 W]

AY20/21 Sem 1 Q3(b) [Attractive force. 410−4 N/m]

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