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EPHY105L (I Semester 2021-2022)

Sample Questions
1. Consider a sphere of radius R carrying a total charge Q distributed uniformly in
~
R
the entire volume of the sphere. Find the value of V (∇.E)dτ , where, the volume is
R
that of a concentric sphere of radius 3 .
2. Calculate the work done in carrying a 4 C charge from point a(4,0,0) to point
~ =
b(0,1,0) along the straight line connecting the two points in the electric field E
2xx̂ + 3y ŷ.
3. Eight charges of same sign and magnitude +Q are placed on a ring of radius ‘R’
at equal distances. The axis of the ring is taken to be along z-axis. A charge +q is
placed at a height ‘z’ on the axis of the ring. What is the force on the charge q?
4. Find the electric potential at the center of a circle of radius 2m when there are three
charges 2C, -3C and 1C on its circumference. Coulomb’s constant = 9×109 N.m2 /C 2 .
5. A negative charge of 1C is kept inside the cavity of a spherical shell of inner and
outer radius of 0.5cm and 1 cm respectively. Calculate the charge density on the
outer surface.
6. Two point charges 0 and −20 are located at origin and (1,1,0) respectively. Cal-
culate the electrostatic flux passing through a sphere of radius 1m and centered at
the origin.
7. A point charge +Q is kept at a point (3,0,0). Calculate the potential difference
between points (0,0,1) and (0,0,-1).
8. An electric dipole with dipole moment p~ = 6ẑ nC.m is located at the origin in free
space. What would be the potential at a point with r = 4, θ = 20◦ , φ = 0◦ ?
9. A charge q is located at the origin of a sphere of radius R. What is the total electric
flux passing through the portion of the sphere bounded by 0 < θ < π2 and 0 < φ < π2 ?
10. A total charge Q is distributed inside a sphere of radius R with an isotropic charge
density ρ(r) = A(R2 − r2 ). What is A in terms of Q and R?
11. Calculate the electric field at a distance ‘r’ from the center of a uniformly charged
solid sphere of radius ‘R’ when r < R. The charge density is given by ρ.
12. The electric field intensity at a point situated 4 metres from a point charge is 200
N/C. If the distance is reduced to 2 metres, find the change in the field intensity.
13. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30◦ with an electric field intensity 2 × 105
N/C. It experiences a torque equal to 4 N-m. If the dipole length is 2 cm, what is
the charge on the dipole?

Class Quiz Questions (Upto Electric Dipole)

~ 1 = xyx̂ + yz ŷ + xz ẑ. Is this
1. The following vector can represent an electric field: E
statement true or false?
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2. We have one point charge +q each on three corners of a square of side ‘a’. Calculate
the work done in order to bring another charge +q on the fourth corner of the
square.
q2
Ans: 4π0a
(2 + √12 )
3. In a certain region of space the electrostatic potential is given by V (x, y) = 2xy +
4y + 5y 2 . Find the point where the electric field will be zero.
Ans: x = -2, y = 0
~ = kr3 r̂. Find the charge
4. Suppose the electric field in some region is found to be E
density ρ.
Ans: 50 kr2
5. We have a spherical shell with inner and outer radius of ‘a’ and ‘b’ respectively. It is
carrying charge -Q. Inisde the spherical shell we have suspended a solid conducting
sphere carrying charge +2Q. What are the magnitude of the electric fields (|E(~ ~ r)|)
at a < r < b and r > b respectively?
Ans: 0, 4πQ0 r2
6. A positive charge Q=8 mC is placed inside a spherical conducting shell with inner
radius a and outer radius b which has an extra charge of 4 mC placed somewhere
on it. When all motion of charges ends, find the charges on the inner and outer
surfaces of the shell.
Ans: Inner charge = –8 mC, Outer charge = 12 mC
7. A charge 1 nC ( 1 nC=10−9 C ) is placed at a point (2,0,0). Calculate the potential
difference due to this charge between two points (0,-2,0) and (0,2,0).
Ans: 0
8. Suppose we have two positive charges q1 and q2 placed at (-a,0,0) and (b,0,0). The
points are in Cartesian coordinates. Find the ratio qq12 for the electrostatic field to
be zero at the origin.
2
Ans: ab2
~ B
9. Find the value of A.( ~ × C)
~ when A
~ = ax̂ + bŷ , B
~ = aẑ , C
~ = bx̂ + aẑ.
2
Ans: ab
10. Find the Azimuthal angle (φ) coordinate (in degree) corresponding to a point de-
scribed in Cartesian coordinate as (a,b,0).
180 −1 b


Ans: π tan a

~ ∇
11. Evaluate ∇.( ~ × ~v ), where ~v is of the form ~v = ax2 y î + bxyz k̂
Ans: 0
12. Find the Laplacian of T (x, y, z) = x2 y + y 2 x + xyz at point P(a,a,a).
Ans: 4a
13. Find line integral for the function ~v = xy 2 x̂ + yx2 ŷ from point A(0,0,0) to point
B(a,b,0).
Ans: 21 a2 b2
~ = aŷ + bẑ and B
14. Find the angle (in
degrees) between the vectors A ~ = bx̂ + aẑ.
Ans: π cos−1 a2 +b2
180 ab
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15. The electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface are represented by φ1 and
φ2 respectively. Find the electric charge inside the surface.
Ans: 0 (φ2 − φ1 )
16. Calculate the ratio of electric field strengths at points (0,0,5) and (5,0,0) due to a
dipole of dipole moment p0 oriented along the z-axis.
Ans: 2