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Dr. Rajveer Singh (ARSDC,University of Delhi)
1. Two point charges, Q1 = 50 μC and Q2 = 10 μC are located at (-1, 1,
-3) m and (3, 1, 0) m, respectively. Find the electric force on Q1.
2. Refer to fig given below. Find the force on a 100 μC charge at (0, 0, 3) m if
four like charges of 20 μC are located on the x and y axes at ∓ 4 m.
3. Refer to fig (given below). Point charge Q1 = 300 μ C, located at (1, -1,
-3)m, experience a force = 8ax − 8ay + 4az N due to point charge Q2 at
(3, -3, -2) m. Determine Q2.
z
y
x
(3, -3, -2)
Q1 Q2
(1, -1, -3)
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Dr. Rajveer Singh (ARSDC,University of Delhi)
4. Find the force on a point charge of 50 μC at ( 0, 0, 5)m due to charge of 500
π μC that is uniformly distributed over the circular disk r ≤ 5 m, z = 0.
P (0, 0, 5)
5. Find the force in the above question if the radius of disk is reduced to 2 m.
6. Find the expression for the electric field at P due to a point charge Q at
( x1, y1, z1). Repeat the charge placed at the origin.
7. Find the electric field E at the origin due to point charge of 64.4nC located
at (-4, 3, 2)m in cartesian coordinates.
8. Find the electric field E at (0, 0, 5)m due to Q1 = 0.35μC at ( 0, 4, 0)m and
Q1 = -0.55 μ at ( 3, 0, 0) m.
9. Charge is distributed along an infinite straight line with constant density
ρl. Develop the expression for E at the general point P.
10. On the line described by x = 2 m, y = -4 m there is a uniform charge
distribution of density ρl = 20 nC/m. determine the electric field E at (-2,
-1, 4).
11. As shown in Fig, two uniform line charge density ρ l = 4nC/m lie in the x =
0 plane at y = ∓ 4 m. Find E at ( 4, 0, 10) m.
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Dr. Rajveer Singh (ARSDC,University of Delhi)
12. Develop an expression for E due to charge uniformly distributed over an
infinite plane with density ρs for the given fig.
P (r, ϕ, 0)
dQ
x
(r, ϕ, 0)
13. As shown in Fig, the plane y = 3 m contain a uniform charge distribution of
density ρs = (10-8/6π) C/m2. Determine E at all points.
14. Two infinite uniform sheets of charge, each with density ρ s, are located at
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Dr. Rajveer Singh (ARSDC,University of Delhi)
x = ∓ 1 ( As shown in the fig.). Determine E in all regions.
15. Repeat prob. 14 with ρs, on x = -1 and -ρs on x = +1.
16. A uniform sheet charge with ρs = (1/3π) nC/m2 is located at z = 5 m and a
uniform line charge with ρl = (-25/9) nC/m at z = -3m, y = 3m. Find E at ( x,
-1, 0).
17. Determine E at ( 2, 0, 2) m due to three standard charge distributions as
follows: a uniform sheet at x = 0 m with ρs1 = (1/3π) nC/m2, a uniform sheet
at x = 4 m with ρs2 = (-1/3π) nC/m2, and a uniform sheet at x = 6 m, y = 0 m
with ρl = -2 nC/m.
18. As shown in the fig., charge is distributed along the z-axis between z = ∓
5 m with uniform density ρ l = 20 nC/m. Determine E at ( 2, 0, 0) in
cartesian coordinates. Also express the answer in cylindrical coordinates.
19. Charge is distributed along the z-axis from z = 5 m to infinite and z = -5 m
to -infinite ( as shown in the fig) with the with uniform density ρl = 20 nC/m.
Find E at (2, 0, 0) m.
20. Find the electric field intensity E at ( 0, ϕ, h) in cylindrical coordinates due
to the uniformly charged disk r ≤ a, z = 0.
21. Charge lie on the circular disk r ≤ a, z = 0 with density = 0 sin2 .
Determine E at ( 0, ϕ, h).
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22. Charge lie on the circular disk r ≤ 4, z = 0 with density = C/m2
Determine E at r =0, z = 3 m.
23. Charge lie in the z = -3 m plane in the form of square sheet defined by -2
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Dr. Rajveer Singh (ARSDC,University of Delhi)
≤ x ≤ 2 m, -2 ≤ y ≤ 2 m, with density = 2( 2
+ 2
+ 9)3/2 nC/m2.
Determine E at the origin.
24. A charge of uniform density ρs = 0.3 nC/m2 covers the plane 2x − 3y + z =
6 m. Find E on the side of the plane containing the origin.
