1.

The uniform electric field between two conducting charged plates shown in the figure has
a magnitude of E = 28.40 N/C. The plate separation is 1 m, and we launch an electron from
the bottom plate directly upward with v
o
= 310
6
m/s. Will the electron reach the top plate?
Justify your answer by providing numerical data.












*
2 12
31
19
/ 10 0 . 5
10 11 . 9
40 . 28 10 6 . 1
s m
m
qE
a
y
y
=

= =

* ( )

y y a
y y y
= 2
2 2

m H H 90 . 0 10 0 . 5 2 10 9 0
12 12
= =
* Since H < 1m, the electron does not reach to the top plate.


2. Three point charges, 1 C each, are placed on three corners of an equilateral triangle with side
a = 1 m. Write the net electric field at the middle point P, in terms of unit vectors.












2 2 2 2
75 . 0 4 m a a r = =
* C N k
r
q
k E 12
2
3
= =
and
3 3 1 1 3 2 1
E E E E E E E E
r r r r r r r r
= + = + + =
* C N k E E
x x
4 . 10 30 cos 12
3
= = =
* C N k E E
y y
0 . 6 30 sin 12
3
= = =
* ( ) ( ) j C N k i C N k E

0 . 6

4 . 10 + =
r













y
P
a
x
y
v
o

E
y
x a
r
E
1

E
2

E
3



3. A long non-conducting cylinder with radius a = 0.5 m has a
volume charge density = -5 nC/m
3
. Find the magnitude of electric
field (in N/C) at a distance r = 0.2 m from its axis.

enc
q
dA E =

= rLE dA E 2
r

LP r q
enc
2
=
C N E r E 5 . 56
10 85 . 8 2
2 . 0 10 5
2
12
9
=


= =

4. A very long line of charge having a uniform charge density is at a distance of d = 0.4 m from
a positive point charge (Q = 4 C) as shown in the figure. If the net electric field at point A is
zero, find the value of (sign and magnitude).








2
E
r
(due to the charged bar) must be upward to cancel the downward field
1
E
r
(due to +Q).
Thus, should have a positive value.

2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
r
r Q
r
k
r
Q
k = =

m C m C m r r 10 10 2 . 0
2 1
+ = = = =

5. A solid ball of radius R has a uniform volume charge density and produces a certain electric
field with magnitude E
1
at point P, which is at a distance 2R from the balls centre (fig.1). If a
core of radius R/2 is removed from the ball (fig.2), the field magnitude at point P changes to E
2
.
What is the ratio E
2
/E
1
?











Solution:

2
2
2
2
1
1
,
r
q k
E
r
q k
E = =

( )
8
7
.
3
4
2
3
4
1 3
3
3
2
1
2
=
(

= =


R
R
R
q
q
E
E
= 0.875
+Q

d
A

0.2 m



a
R
P
Fig. 1
E
1

P
Fig. 2
E
2

r
E
dA
L
o + Q

6. Points A (x = 2 m, y = 0 m) and B (x = 6 m, y = 3 m) are in a uniform electric field
j C N i C N E
) )
r
) / ( 500 ) / ( 200 + = . Calculate the potential difference V
A
V
B
.












Solution:
dl E dl E V V
B
M
M
A
B A

+ =
r r


+ =
3
0
6
2
500 200 dy dx
= 800 + 1500 = 2300 V
kV V V
B A
3 . 2 =


7. Three particles with equal mass but different charge are released from their positions shown
below (Q = -2 C, a = 9 cm). What is the highest kinetic energy the particle with charge Q can
obtain?


Solution:


|
|

\
|
+ + =
3 2
3 2
3 1
3 1
2 1
2 1
r
q q
r
q q
r
q q
k U
i

J
a
kQ
a a a
kQ 8 . 3
2
19
6
2
3 2
2
2
= =
|

\
|
+ + =

f f i i
K U K U + = +
J K K
f f
8 . 3 0 0 8 . 3 = + = +
*Since the particles have the same mass
f Q
K K
3
1
= = 1.27 J

8. Electric charge Q = 8 nC is distributed uniformly along a thin rod of length 4 cm, as shown in
the figure. Take the electric potential to be zero at infinity. Calculate the electric potential at the
origin.




Solution:

x
dx
k
x
dq k
dV = =

\
|
= =
055 . 0
015 . 0
015 . 0
055 . 0
ln k
x
dx
k V
kV V 34 . 2
015 . 0
055 . 0
ln
04 . 0
10 8
10 9
9
9
=
|

\
|
=

Q 2Q 3Q

a a
y
X
A
x
E
X B
y
x
Q
1.5 cm 4.0 cm
dl
dl
M
B
x
y
E
A
1.5 cm
dq Q
y
x
Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Two infinitely large conducting plates are positively charged so that the surface charge density
of A is twice that of B (
A
= 2
B
). Which of the following statements is correct?











a) The net electric field in region 2 is zero.
b) The net electric field in regions 1 and 3 is zero.
c) The directions of net electric field in regions 1 and 3 are the same.
d) The magnitudes of the net electric field in regions 1 and 3 are equal.



2. A point charge of mass m and charge Q and another point charge of mass m and charge 2Q are
released on a frictionless table. If the charge Q has an initial acceleration of a, what will be the
initial acceleration of 2Q?

a) a
b) 2a
c) a/2
d) 4a



3. The two metal spheres shown in the figure hang from nylon threads close to each other. The
charge of one sphere is Q, and the other is uncharged. If the spheres are released from rest,
which of the following statements is true:

a) They attract, touch each other, and stay in touch.
b) They attract, touch each other, and then repel
c) They do not attract or repel each other.
d) They repeal each other until they stop at a greater distance.





4. An empty cone is placed inside a uniform
electric field as shown in the figure. The electric
flux,
E
, passing through the curved surface (S
2
)
of the cone is:

a) Zero
b) R
2
E
c) 4R
2
E
d) 2R
2
E











E R
Curved surface S
2

Base surface S
1

Region 3
Region 2
Region 1
A B

A

B


5. A charged conducting spherical shell with a net charge
of -2q has radii a and b. If a point charge of +q is placed at the
centre, then the surface charge density on the outer surface of the
conducting shell is:

a) Zero
b) 2q/(4b
2
)
c) q/(4 b
2
)
d) -3q/(4b
2
)



6. Four Closed surfaces S
1
, S
2
, S
3
and S
4
together with
the charges +2Q, +5Q and -2Q are sketched as shown
in the figure. If Q = 8.85 pC then the net electric flux
(in Nm
2
/C) through the surface S3 is:

a) 0
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4





7. The work done by the electric field E
r
to move charge Q from point A to point B along three
different paths with length L
1
, L
2
and L
3
is denoted by W
1
, W
2
and W
3
, respectively. If L
3
= 2L
2

= 3L
1
, then:

a) W
3
= 2W
2 =
3W
1

b) W
2
= 1.5 W
1

c) W
1
= W
2
=

W
3

d) W
3
= W
1
+ W
2










8. A conducting spherical shell with inner radius a and outer radius b carries charge Q. The
electric potential (with respect to infinity) at the center of the shell is:

a) kQ/(b-a)
b) Zero
c) kQ/ a
d) kQ/b















a
b
+q
b
S
3
S
2
S
4
S
1

+2Q

-2Q

+5Q

A
B
L
1

L
2

L
3

E
a
b
b