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This document contains a tutesheet for PH101 Physics for Engineers with 15 problems covering topics like magnetic fields due to current carrying wires and loops, electric fields and potentials, Gauss's law, and Maxwell's equations. It also includes 3 revision problems applying concepts like Stokes' theorem, Gauss's divergence theorem, and vector calculus identities.

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Tutesheet 5

This document contains a tutesheet for PH101 Physics for Engineers with 15 problems covering topics like magnetic fields due to current carrying wires and loops, electric fields and potentials, Gauss's law, and Maxwell's equations. It also includes 3 revision problems applying concepts like Stokes' theorem, Gauss's divergence theorem, and vector calculus identities.

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PH101: Physics for Engineers

Tutesheet sheet- 5
Ist semester (2022-23)
Department of Physics, IIT Ropar

1. A uniform surface current K = K𝑧 confined to a strip of width b carries a total


current I . Find the magnetic field at a point in the plane of the strip that lies a
perpendicular distance a from the strip in the 𝑦-direction.

2. Calculate the magnetic field at the center of a uniformly charged spherical shell,
of radius R and total charge Q, spinning at constant angular velocity ω.

3. Two current-carrying circular loops, each of radius R , are placed perpendicular


to each other, as shown in the figure. The loop in the xy - plane carries a current 𝐼0
while that in the xz -plane carries a current 2𝐼0. The resulting magnetic field B at

the origin is ?

4. Find the force on a square loop placed as shown in Fig., near an infinite straight
wire. Both the loop and the wire carry a steady current I.
5. A circular loop with radius R and current I lies in the x-y plane centered on the
z-axis. The magnetic field on the symmetry axis is ?

In cylindrical coordinates, 𝐵ρ(ρ,z) = f (z)ρ when ρ≪R. Use only the Maxwell
equations to find f(z) and then 𝐵𝑧(ρ,z) when ρ ≪ R.

6. If the electrostatic potential in spherical polar coordinate is: ɸ(r) = ɸ0 exp(-r/r0)


then find the density at a distance 𝑟 = 𝑟0.
7. Find the expression for the electric field at P due to a point charge Q at
(𝑥1 , 𝑦1, 𝑧1). Repeat with the charge placed at origin.

8. If the electrostatic potential in spherical polar coordinates is Φ(r) = 𝛷_0


𝑒^(−(𝑟/𝑟0)) , where 𝛷_0 and 𝑟_0 are constants, then the charge density at a
distance r = 𝑟_𝑜 will be?

9. A static charge distribution give rise to electric field of the form 𝐸⃗ = 𝛼


(1−𝑒^(−𝑟/𝑅)) 𝑟̂/𝑟^2 where α and R are positive constants. The charge contained
within a sphere of radius R , centered at the origin is given by ?
10. A single-turn wire loop is 2.0 cm in diameter and carries a 650−mA current.
Find the magnetic field strength
(a) at the loop center and
(b) on the loop axis, 20 cm from the center.

11. For a constant magnetic field B, explicitly verify that it can be represented by
the vector potential 𝑨= (½) 𝑩×𝒓 as 𝑩= 𝛁×𝑨.

12. Find the field generated by a steady current traveling round a square loop of
side length 2𝑅, at the center of the square.
13. Find the angle between the body diagonals of a cube.

14. A particle of charge q enters a region of uniform magnetic field B (pointing


into the page). The field deflects the particle a distance d above the original line of
flight, as shown in figure. Is the charge positive or negative? In terms of a, d, B and
q, find the momentum of the particle.
15. Find the magnetic vector potential of a finite segment of straight wire,
carrying a current I. [Put the wire on the z axis, from 𝑧1 to 𝑧2]
16. A battery of emf ε and internal resistance r is hooked up to a variable "load"
resistance, R. If you want to deliver the maximum possible power to the load, what
resistance R should you choose?
17. A long solenoid, of radius a, is driven by an alternating current, so that the
field inside is sinusoidal: 𝐵(𝑡) = 𝐵0𝑐𝑜𝑠(ω𝑡) 𝑧 . A circular loop of wire, of radius
𝑎
2
and resistance R, is placed inside the solenoid, and coaxial with it. Find the
current induced in the loop, as a function of time.

Revision Problems;

1. Test Stokes' theorem for the function v = (xy) 𝑥+ (2yz) 𝑦+ (3zx) 𝑧, using the
triangular shaded area of figure.

2. Apply the gauss divergence theorem to evaluate the surface integral


3 3 3
∬(𝑥 dy dz+ 𝑦 dx dz+ 𝑧 dx dy), where S is the surface of sphere
2 2 2 2
𝑥 +𝑦 +𝑧 =𝑎 .

3. Show that ∇∥r∥2=2r and Δ∥r∥2=6, where r(x,y,z)=x 𝑖 +y 𝑗 +z𝑘 in cartesian


coordinates. Verify that we get the same answers if we switch to spherical
coordinates.
4. If F is a constant vector given by F= 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 . Calculate the value of curl of A
3
where, A = 1/2 (F x r) + (10/𝑟 )r .

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