DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

EEB327
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS THEORY
ASSIGNMENT 01

Q1. Vector ! ""# $ 5&' ( 3&) ( 12&* extended from the origin.
"# $ 10&' ( 7&) ( 8&* and ,
Find:
a) The angle between ! "# and ,""#. [3 marks]
b) The distance between their tips. [3 marks]
c) The area of the parallelogram of which ! ""# are adjacent sides.
"# and , [3 marks]
d) The unit vectors normal to the plane containing ! "# and ,
""#. [2 marks]

Q2. A scalar function - $ . / ( 0 1 2 /. The rate of change of this function with position has
both magnitude and direction as given by the vector:
45 45 45
"# $
3 &' ( &) ( &
4. 40 42 *
At point (3, 2, 4) find
a) Magnitude of 3"# [3 marks]
b) The unit vector in the direction of "3#. [3 marks]

Q3. Prove that the repulsive force between two positive charges separated by a fixed distance
is a maximum when their total charge is equally divided. [5 marks]

Q4. With reference to Figure Q4, a line charge of length 2 m with a uniform charge density
ρ6 = +10 pCm-1 is coincident with the 2 axis with lower end at the origin. Two point
charges 78 and 7/ of +10 pC each are situated at points (2, 0, 1) and (2,1,0). Find the
electric potential at the point 9 situated at (0, 2, 1) with all point locations given in meters. [4 marks]
z
Line charge
2 (0, 0, 2) distribution ρ
L

1 P(0, 2, 1)

Origin y
1 2
Q (0, 0, 0)
1
(2, 0, 1)
1

2 Q2
(2, 1, 0)
x

Figure Q4: Potential Due Charges Q1, Q2, and a Line Charge

1
Q5. Suppose in Figure Q5 shown below, the potential decreases by 2 Vm-1 in the x direction
and by 1 Vm-1 in the y direction. Find the electric field "3# . [4 marks]

V = 105 V = 104 V = 103 V = 102 V = 101

Ey E

P α Ex
Ex x

Figure Q5: Potential Distribution at Point P

Q6. Two massless point charges +9Q and -Q are fixed on the x-axis at . $ DE and . $ E
respectively as shown in Figure Q6.

Figure Q6: Point Charges

a) There is one point on the x-axis, .F , where the electric field is zero. What is the
value of .F ? [4 marks]
b) A third point charge < of mass G is free to move along the x-axis. What force
does it feel if it is placed at . $ .F (the location you just found)? [3 marks]
c) Now < is displaced along the x-axis by a small distance a to the right. What sign
of charge should < be so that it feels a force pulling it back to . $ .F ? [2 marks]

Q7. An insulating washer of inner radius a and outer radius b has a uniform surface charge.
The total charge is Q. Find:
a) The electric potential V: and [10 marks]
b) The electric field E as a function of distance along the axis of the washer (line
perpendicular to washer through the center of hole). [10 marks]

Q8. An air filled parallel-plate capacitor has plates 4 by 4 cm with separation 3 mm. How
should 2 cm3 of paraffin (HI $ 2.25) be used to obtain the maximum capacitance, and
what is JKL' [10 marks]