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Engineering Electromagnetics (2151002)

Tutorial No. 4

Q.1 Define Electric field strength. Two point charges 5nC and -2nC are located at (2,0,4) and (-3,0,5)
respectively.Determine the force on a 1nC point charge located at (1,-3,7).Find the electric field E at (1,-3,7).

Q.2 Find E at P(1,5,2) at free space if a point charge of 6 𝜇C is located at Q (0,0,1), a uniform line charge
ρ L=180 nC/m lies along the z axis and a uniform sheet charge 25 nC /m2 lies in the plane z=−1.

Q.3 A uniform line charge density of 20 nC/m lies on the z axis between z=1 and z=3m. No other charge is
present. Find Electric field intensity at a) origin and b) P( 4,0,0).

Q.4 Three infinite uniform sheets of charges are located in the free space as follows:3 nC/m2 at z=−4 , 6 nC /m2
at z=1 and −8 nC /m 2 at z=4.Determine Electric Field intensity at P (4,2,-3) and Q (-1,-5,2).

Q.5 Two infinite uniform sheets of charge, each with density ρ s , are located at x=± 1. Determine E in all
regions.

Q.6 A uniform surface charge density of 5 nC/ m2 is present in the region x=0, −2< y <2 ,all z. If ϵ =ϵ 0, find
Electric field at P (0,3,0) and Q (3,0,0).

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Q.7 The finite sheet 0 ≤ x ≤ 1,0≤ y ≤1 on the z=0 plane has a charge density ρ =xy ( x 2+ y 2+25) 2 nC /m2.
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FindThe total charge on the sheet.The Electric field at (0,0,5)

The force experienced by a −1 mC charge located at (0,0,5).

Q.8 Define line charge. Infinite uniform line charge of 5 nC/m, lie along the positive and negative) x and y axes in
free space. Find E at point P(0,0,4).

Q.9 Define sheet charge. Planes x = 2 and y = -3, respectively carry charges 10 nC/m and 15 nC/m . Calculate E at
2 2

P(1,1,-1) due to these charge distributions.

Q.10 Two charges exert on each other equal and opposite force.” Justify and support your answer
mathematically.

Q.11 What is the principle of Superposition of charges? Explain it in context with electrostatic forces and electric
field intensity with necessary equations.

Q.12 Define Electric Field Intensity. Derive the expression for the intensity of Electric field due to a line charge
along z direction with uniform charge density ρ L C/m using Coulomb’s law.

Q.13 Derive the expression for the electric field E due infinite sheet of charge having a uniform density of ρ S
C/m2.