Final Examination ESTVA60, 03 Dec 2009

Standard Units are assumed for all quantities given.

Q1. 20 Points

(a). A~ = 10u~x + 20u~y + 30u~z , B

~ = 2u~x + 3u~y + 4u~z . Find A
~+B ~
(b). What is the y-component of A ~
(c). Find a unit vector in the direction of A ~
~
(d). Find A · B~
(e). Find the angle θ between A ~ and B~
~ of the top surface of the box shown
(f). Write the differential surface vector dS
in figure 1.
(g). Write the differential surface vector dS~ of the curved cylindrical surface of
the cylinder shown in figure 2.
~ of the spherical surface of the sphere
(h). Write the differential surface vector dS
shown in figure 3.
(i). Find the gradient of scalar function f (x, y, z) = xyz. That is ∇f =?.
(j). Find divergence of the vector function F~ (x, y, z) = xu~x + y u~y + z u~z . That
is ∇ · F~ =?.

Q2. 20 Points

(a). Q1= +1 C, Q2= +2 C, Q1 is located at the origin O(0,0,0). Q2 is located

at point P(10,20,30) in rectangular coordinate system. Find the Force vector F~
experienced by Q2 due to Q1.
~ due to Q1 at the point P(10,20,30).
(b). Find the Electric Field vector E
~
(c). Find the Electric Field E at point P(0,0,1) due to a 1 m x 1 m square sheet
of charge with surface charge density σs = 10C/m2 located at z = 0 plane as
shown in figure 4.

Q3. 20 Points
(a). The Electric Field in space is given by E ~ = 10/r2 u~r in spherical co-
ordinate system. Find the Potential Difference VAB between the two points
A(r = 10, θ = 0, φ = 0) and B(r = 20, θ = 0, φ = 0) along the path 1 as shown
in the figure 5.
(b). Find the Potential Difference VBC between the two points B(r = 20, θ =
0, φ = 0) and C(r = 20, θ = π, φ = 0) along the path 2 as shown in the figure 5.
(c). Find the total flux E ~ due to the Electric Field E
~ · dS ~ = 10/r2 u~r through a
closed sphere centered at the origin with radius 10 m.

Q4. 30 Points
(a). Find the Electric Displacement vector D ~ and Electric Field vector E
~ be-
tween the two metal shells of a spherical capacitor as shown in figure 6. The
material between the metal shells is a dielectric with permitivity ǫ.

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(b). Find the Potential Difference VAB between the two spherical shells of the
spherical capacitor.
(c). Find the Capacitance of the spherical capacitor.

Q5. 10 Points

(a) Find the total current I through a long metal wire as shown in the figure
7. The inner radius of the wire is 1 m and the outer radius is 2 m. The current
density vector in the metal areas is given by J~ = 10u~z . Other than the metal
areas, current density is zero.

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 z
z Top Surface
Cyllindrical
Face

y
y Fig. 2
Fig. 1
x
x
z
z P(0,0,1)
Spherical Face

y
y 1m

Fig. 3 x1 m Fig. 4
x

Sphere
Path 2
b
θ

r
Path 1 a

ε
Fig. 5
Fig. 6

x is
Metal Z- a
Fig. 7

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