Registration No :
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Total Number of Pages : 02 B. Tech
REC4C001/REE4D001/REL4D001
4th Semester Regular / Back Examination: 2021-22
ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
BRANCH(S): ECE, ETC, EEE, ELECTRICAL
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Max Marks : 100
Q.Code : J680
Answer Question No.1 (Part-1) which is compulsory, any eight from Part-II and any two from Part-
III.
The figures in the right hand margin indicate marks.
Part-I
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a) Points A(r=100, =90 , =0 ) and B((r=100, =90 , =5 ) are located on the
surface of a 100 m radius sphere. (i) What is their separation, using a path on the
spherical surface? (ii) What is their separation using a straight-line path?
b) Find the unit vector normal to the plane 4x-5y+3z=60. Then find the distance from
the origin to the plane.
c) Calculate the divergence of G at P(2, -3, 4) if G 6r 2 sin ar 2r 2 cos a .
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What is continuity equation?109Write continuity 109 109 current.
equation for steady 109 109
e) Find the volume charge density at P(0.5, 1.5, 1) in free space given the potential
field V 6 z volts.
f) What is the consequence of a wave incident on a perfect conductor?
g) What is propagation vector? Interpret the significance of its magnitude and
direction.
h) What is meant by the dominant mode? Why are waveguides designed so that they
propagate only in the dominant mode?
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i) What are the values of the radiation resistance and the directivity for a half-wave
dipole?
j) Explain the relationship between the cutoff wavelength and the spacing between
the plates of a parallel-plate waveguide based on the phenomenon at cutoff.
Part-II
Q2 Only Focused-Short Answer Type Questions- (Answer Any Eight out of (6 × 8)
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a) Point charges of 15 nC each are symmetrically located at (4, 4, 0), (4, -4, 0), (-4, 4,
0) and (-4, -4, 0) and a uniform line charge of 50 nC/m lies at x=0, y=8. How much
electric flux leaves the surface of a sphere of radius 5 m centered at (0, 6, 0).
b) Derive the expression of energy densities associated with electric and magnetic
field.
c) z
A current distribution is given by J J 0 1 ax for –a<za, where J 0 is a
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constant. Using Ampere’s circuital law in differential form and symmetry
considerations, find the magnetic field everywhere.
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d) Assuming the x- and y-axes to be directed eastward and northward, respectively.
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Find the expression 109
for the propagation 109of a uniform plane
vector 109 wave of 109 109
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frequency 15 MHz in free space propagating in the direction 30 north of east.
e) A boundary separates free space from a perfect dielectric medium. At a point on
the boundary, the electric field intensity on the free space side is
E1 E0 4ax 2a y 5az , whereas on the dielectric side, it is E2 3E0 (ax az ) ,
where E0 is a constant. Find the permittivity of the dielectric medium.
f) Show that the torque acting on a magnetic dipole of moment m due to applied
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magnetic field B is m×B. For simplicity consider a rectangular loop in the xy-plane
and B Bx ax By a y Bz az .
g) State and prove poynting theorem.
h) Derive the equation of a plane wave in a material medium.
i) For a rectangular waveguide of dimensions a=5 cm and b=5/3 cm, and having a
dielectric of 90 and 0 , find all propagating modes for f=2500 MHz.
109 j)109 Find the time average power109
109 required to be radiated
109 by a half-wave
109 dipole in order
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to produce an electric field intensity of peak amplitude 0.01 V/m at a distance of 1
km broadside to the dipole.
k) A transmission line of characteristic impedance 50 Ω is terminated by a load
impedance of 73 Ω. Find the location and length of a short-circuited stub of
characteristic impedance 50Ω for achieving a match between the line and the load.
l) What is the Brewster angle? What is the polarization of the reflected wave for an
elliptically polarized wave incident on a dielectric interface at the Brewster angle?
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Part-III
Only Long Answer Type Questions (Answer Any Two out of Four)
Q3 (a) Derive and explain the Maxwell’s equations in Integral and differential forms. (12)
(b) A parallel –plate capacitor with plate area of 5 cm2 and plate separation of 3mm (4)
has a voltage 50 sin 103 t applied to its plates. Calculate the displacement current
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Q4 (a) Derive Fresnel reflection and transmission coefficient for perpendicular polarization (12)
(b) For a uniform plane wave propagating in free space, the apparent phase velocities (4)
along the x- and y-directions are found to be 6√2 × 108 m/s and 2√3 ×108 m/s,
respectively. Find the direction of propagation of wave.
Q5 (a) State and derive electric boundary condition for (i) a dielectric to dielectric medium (12)
(ii) a conductor to dielectric medium and (iii) free space to conductor.
(b) Derive the boundary conditions for the voltage and current at the junction between (4)
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Q6 (a) In a non-magnetic medium E 4sin (2 107 t 0.8 x ) ax V/m. Find (i) r , (10)
(ii) The time average power carried by the waves
(b) Obtain an expression of Laplacian operator in the cylindrical coordinates. (6)
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