BPHCT-133
ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET
BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME
(B.SC.G)
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Valid from 1st January, 2023 to 31st December, 2023
School of Sciences
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
(2023)
Dear Student,
Please read the section on assignments in the Programme Guide for B. Sc. that we sent you
after your enrolment. A weightage of 30 per cent, as you are aware, has been earmarked for
continuous evaluation, which would consist of one tutor-marked assignment for this course.
The assignment is in this booklet, and it consists of two parts, Part A and B. The total marks of
all the parts are 100, of which 35% are needed to pass it.
Instructions for Formatting Your Assignments
Before attempting the assignment please read the following instructions carefully:
1) On top of the first page of your answer sheet, please write the details exactly in the following
format:
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AND TO AVOID DELAY.
2) Use only foolscap size writing paper (but not of very thin variety) for writing your answers.
3) Leave 4 cm margin on the left, top and bottom of your answer sheet.
4) Your answers should be precise.
5) Solve Part A and Part B of this assignment, and submit the complete assignment answer
sheets containing Parts A and B within the due date.
6) The assignment answer sheets are to be submitted to your Study Centre as per the
schedule. Answer sheets received after the due date shall not be accepted.
We strongly suggest that you retain a copy of your answer sheets.
7) This assignment is valid from 1st January, 2023 to 31st December, 2023. If you have failed
in this assignment or fail to submit it by 31st December, 2023, then you need to get the
assignment for the year 2024, and submit it as per the instructions given in the Programme
Guide.
8) You cannot fill the examination form for this course until you have submitted this
assignment. For any queries, please contact: [email protected]. We wish you good luck.
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Tutor Marked Assignment
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Course Code: BPHCT-133
Assignment Code: BPHCT-133/TMA/2023
Max. Marks: 100
Note: Attempt all questions. The marks for each question are indicated against it.
PART A
1. a) Obtain the directional derivative for a scalar field ( x, y, z) 5xy 3y 2z 3 at the
point (0, 1, 1) in the direction ˆi ˆj kˆ . (5)
b) Calculate the work done by a force F 4y 3 z 3 î 2x 2 yz 3 ĵ 3xy 2z 3k̂ in moving a
particle along the path defined by the equations x t ; y t ; z t between the
points t 0 and t 1 . (10)
c) Using the divergence theorem evaluate
A . nˆ dS, where
A 2x cos2 y ˆi 3xz ˆj 2z sin2 y kˆ, over the surface of a sphere with its centre at
the origin and a radius of 8 units. (10)
2. a) Determine the electrostatic force and electrostatic field on a charged particle
located at A in the Figure given below due to the charged particles situated at B
and C. The value of the charge on each of these particles is indicated in the Figure
below:
z
( 5 C) 50 cm
A
40 cm
B C y
(+ 1 C) ( 5 C)
Express your result both in the unit vector notation and as magnitude. (10)
b) Explain with the help of diagrams what spherically and cylindrically symmetric
charge distributions are. What is the electric field at a point inside a hollow metallic
sphere of radius R having volume charge density ? (8+2)
c) Two particles carrying 4C and 2C charges are placed on a 1 m long straight wire.
Determine the point on the line joining these particles where the electric potential is
zero. (5)
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PART B
3. a) Explain the phenomenon of polarisation of a dielectric. Show that, when a
dielectric material is filled between the plates of a capacitor, the value of
capacitance increases by factor of K, the dielectric constant of the material. (5+10)
b) Determine the value of equivalent capacitance between points A and B for the
combination of capacitors shown in the Figure below: (5)
C C
A B
C
C
c) The energy of a capacitor is 4.0 J after it has been charged by a 1.5 V battery.
Calculate its energy when it is charged by a 6.0 V battery. (5)
4. a) Obtain an expression to show that the change in the quantity of charge enclosed in
an arbitrary volume is accompanied by a net flow of charge inwards or outward
across the surface of the enclosed volume. (10)
b) A horizontal, straight wire carrying 12.0 A current from west to east is in the earth’s
magnetic field B. At this place, B is parallel to the surface of the earth, points to the
north and its magnitude is 0.04 mT. Determine the magnetic force on 1 m length of
the wire. If mass of this length of wire is 50 g, calculate the value of current in the
wire so that its weight is balanced by the magnetic force. (5+5)
c) Using Maxwell’s equations in free space, derive the wave equation for the
magnetic field vector. (5)
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