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Tutorial 1 (Electrostatics)

1. The document provides 22 physics problems related to electrostatics involving charges, electric fields, electric potential, and capacitors. Example problems include calculating the point of zero electric field between two charges, finding the electric field and potential in various charge configurations, and determining the energy stored in capacitors. 2. Questions involve concepts such as the electric field and potential produced by point charges and charge distributions, the capacitance and energy storage of capacitors, and calculations related to dielectric materials placed between capacitor plates. 3. The problems cover a wide range of electrostatics topics and require applying equations for electric field, potential, and capacitance to solve for unknown values in various charge and field configurations.

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Tutorial 1 (Electrostatics)

1. The document provides 22 physics problems related to electrostatics involving charges, electric fields, electric potential, and capacitors. Example problems include calculating the point of zero electric field between two charges, finding the electric field and potential in various charge configurations, and determining the energy stored in capacitors. 2. Questions involve concepts such as the electric field and potential produced by point charges and charge distributions, the capacitance and energy storage of capacitors, and calculations related to dielectric materials placed between capacitor plates. 3. The problems cover a wide range of electrostatics topics and require applying equations for electric field, potential, and capacitance to solve for unknown values in various charge and field configurations.

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Tutorial 1 (Physics)

Electrostatics
1. Two charges 2.1 × 10 𝐶 and −8.4 × 10−8 𝐶 are placed at a separation of 50 cm. Find the
−8

point along the straight line passing through the two charges at which electric field is zero.
2. Charges q, -q, 2q and -2q are arranged at the corner of a square of side 5 cm,
where q = 1 × 10−8 𝐶. Find the electric field intensity at the center of the square.
3. Find the potential at the centre of the square of sides10 cm having charges +2×10-6C,
3×10-6C, 4×10-12C and -4×10-12C at four corners.
4. Three charges +1×10-7C, -4×10-7C and +2×10-7C are placed at the three vertices of an
equilateral triangle of side 20 cm. find the minimum amount of work required to dismantle
this structure.
5. Two charges 4C and -1C are placed at a distance r apart. A charge Q is placed exactly
midway between them. What will be the value of Q so that charge –1C experiences no net
force?
6. What is the magnitude of point charge chosen so that the electric field 50 cm away has
magnitude of 2N/C?
7. Charges of uniform volume density 3.2𝝁C/m3 fill a non-conducting solid sphere of radius
5 cm. What is the magnitude of the electric field at (a) 3.5 cm and (b) 8 cm from the center
of the sphere?
8. If both the charges of a dipole of charge q and separation 2d are positive, show that the
electric field intensity is a distance r from the center of such dipole for r >> d is 𝐸 =
2𝑞/4𝜋𝜖𝑜𝑟2 .
9. A cylindrical capacitor has radii 𝑎 and 𝑏. show that half the energy lies within the cylinder
whose radius is 𝑟 = √𝑎𝑏.
10. If a parallel plate capacitor is to be designed to operate in an environment of fluctuating
temperature, prove that the rate of change of capacitance C with temperature T is given by
𝑑𝐶 1 𝑑𝐴 1 𝑑𝑥
= 𝐶[ − ], where symbols carry their usual meanings.
𝑑𝑇 𝐴 𝑑𝑇 𝑥 𝑑𝑇

11. The potential in a region between 𝑥 = 0𝑚 and 𝑥 = 6𝑚 is 𝑉 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥 2 where 𝑎 =


10 and 𝑏 = −7𝑉/𝑚 . Determine (a) the potential at 𝑥 = 0𝑚, 3𝑚 and 6𝑚 and (b) the
magnitude and direction of electric fields at = 0𝑚, 3𝑚 and 6𝑚 .
12. Over certain region of space the electric potential is 𝑉 = 15𝑥 − 3𝑥 2 𝑦 + 12𝑦𝑧 2 . Find the
expression for the x, y and z components of electric field over this region. What is the
magnitude of the field at the point P that has coordinates (1, 0, -2)m?
13. A parallel plate capacitor each of area 100cm2 has potential difference of 50V and
capacitance 100pF, if a mica of dielectric constant 5.4 is inserted between the plates, find
the magnitude of (a) electric field intensity, (b) displacement vector and (c) polarization
vector.
14. A parallel plate capacitor consists of two dielectric slabs (of equal dimensions) of dielectric
constants K1 and K2 as shown in figure below. (i) Find the capacitance in each case if A is
area of each plate. (ii) If K1 = 2 and K2 = 3, what will be the ratio of the capacitance in two
cases?

15. Two point charges 6𝜇𝐶 and -24 𝜇𝐶 are 18 cm aoart in air. Locate the positions of zero
potential on the line joining the charges.
16. Two capacitors having capacitance 25 𝜇𝐹 and 5 𝜇𝐹 are connected in parallel and charged
with a 100V power supply. Calculate the total energy stored in two capacitors.
17. A parallel plate capacitor whose capacitance is 13.5pF is charged by a battery to potential
difference 12.5V between its plates. The charging battery is now disconnected and a
porcelain slab (K = 6.50) is supplied between the plates. (a) What is the potential energy
of the capacitor before the slab inserted? (b) What is the potential energy of the capacitor
after the slab inserted?
18. The parallel plates in a capacitor, with plate area of 8.5cm2 and air filled separation of 3mm
are charged by a 6V battery. They are then disconnected from the battery and pulled to a
separation of 8mm. Neglecting fringing, find (a) the potential difference between the plates
(b) the initial energy and (c) the final energy stored.
19. Two fixed charges 1.07𝜇𝐶 and -3.28𝜇𝐶 are 61.8cm apart, where may a third charge be
located so that the no net force acts on it?
20. For the charge configuration of the figure, show that V(r) at a point P on the line assuming
1 𝑞 2𝑞𝑎
𝑟 > > 𝑎 is given by 𝑉 = 4𝜋𝜖 (𝑟 + ).
𝑜 𝑟2

21. Charges of uniform volume density 3.2𝜇C/m3 fill a non-conducting solid sphere of radius
5cm. What is the magnitude of electric field at (a) 3.5cm and (b) 8cm from the center of
sphere?
22. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the point (3, 2) m if the electric potential is
given by V = 2x + 5xy + 3y2 volts. What acceleration does an electron experiences in the
x-direction?

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