Electromagnetic Theory – BEC401

Module 1 VTU Questions

Co-ordinate System
1. Convert point P (1, 3, 5) to cylindrical and spherical co-ordinates. Also write the
equations for differential surface, differential volume for rectangular, cylindrical and
spherical systems. (06 Marks)
2. Derive the relation between dot products between unit vectors of the three co-ordinate
systems. Transform the following vectors to spherical system at the point given:
i. 10ax at P (3, 2, 4)
ii. 10ay at Q (5, 30, 4) (07 Marks)
3. State and explain the cylindrical coordinate systems in detail. (05 Marks)
xz
4. Transform the vector field A= a x into spherical components and variables.
y
(06 Marks)
5. Given the two points, C (-3, 2, 1) and D (r = 5, θ = 20°, ϕ = -70°), find
i. The spherical co-ordinates of C.
ii. The rectangular co-ordinates of D (05 Marks)

Coulomb’s Law
1. State and explain the Coulomb’s law of force between the two point charges in Vector
form. (06 Marks)
2. A point charge of 50nC each are located at A (1, 0, 0), B (-1, 0, 0), C (0, 1, 0) and D (0, -
1, 0) in free space. Find total force on the charge at A. Also find E at A. (06 Marks)
3. Four 10nC positive charges are located in the z = 0 plane at the corners of a square 8cm
on a side. A fifth 10nC positive charge is located at a point 8cm distant from the other
charges. Calculate the magnitude of the total force on this fifth charge for  = 0.
(08 Marks)
4. Point charge Q1 = 300 µC located at (1, -1, 3) experiences a force F = 8ax – 8ay -4az N
due to charge Q2 at (3, -3, 2). Find Q2. (06 Marks)
5. A charge QA = -20 µC is located at A (-6, 4, 7) and a charge Q B = 50 µC is located at B
(5, 8, -2) in free space. If distance are given in meters, find the vector force exerted on Q A

6. Two point charges, Q1 = 30 𝜇C and Q2 = -100 𝜇C, are located at (2, 0, 5) and (-1, 0, -2)
by QB. (06 Marks)

m respectively. Find (i) force on Q1 (ii) force on Q2 (iii) the magnitude of forces
(iv) directions of forces. (08 Marks)
7. Two point charges, Q1 and Q2 are located at (1, 2, 0) m and (2, 0, 0) m respectively. Find
the relation between the charges, Q 1 and Q2 such that the total force on a unit positive
charge at (-1, 1, 0) have (i) no x-component, (ii) no y-component. (08 Marks)
8. Point charges of 60 nC each are located at A (0, 0, 1) B (-1, 0, 1) C (1, 0, 1) and D (-1, 1,
0) in free space. Find the total force on the charge at B. (08 Marks)
9. Two point charges of magnitude Q 1 = 3x10 C at M (1, 2, 3) and a charge of Q 2 = -10-4 C
-4

at N (2, 0, 5) in a vacuum. Calculate the electric force excreted on Q2 due to Q1.

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10. Four point charges of 10 µC each are placed in free space at the points A (1, 0, 0), B (-1,
0, 0), C (0, 1, 0) and D (0, -1, 0) respectively. Determine the force on a point charge 30
µC at a point (0, 0, 1).
11. Q1 and Q2 are the point charges located at (0, -4, 3) and (0, 1, 1). If Q 1 is 2 nC, find Q2
such that the force on a test charge at (0, -3, 4) has no z-component.
12.

Electric Field Intensity

Due to Point Charge(s):
1. Find electric field intensity at P (1, 1, 1) caused by 4 identical 3nC charges are located at
P1 (1, 1, 0), P2 (-1, 1, 0), P3 (-1, -1, 0) and P4 (1, -1, 0). (08 Marks)
2. Define electric field intensity and flux density. Drive the expression for electric field
intensity due to several point charges. (06 Marks)
3. Let a point charge Q1 = 25 nC be located at A (4, -2, 7) and a charge Q 2 = 60 nC be at B
(-3, 4, -2). Find E at C (1, 2, 3). Also find the direction of the electric field. Given 0 =
8.854 x 10-12 F/m. (08 Marks)
4. A charge of -0.3 µC is located at A (25, -30, 15) cm and a second charge of 0.5 µC is
located at B (-10, 8, 12) cm. Find E at the origin and at a point P (15, 20, 50) cm.
(08 Marks)
5. Three equal charges of 1 µC each are located at the three corners of a square of 10 cm
side. Find E at the fourth vacant point of the square. (10 marks)

6. Show that electric field intensity at a point, due to ‘n’ number of point charges, is given
by
n
1 Qi
E= ∑ a V / m.
4 πϵ o i=1 R 2i r i
(07 Marks)

7. Find E at the origin if the following charge distributions are present in the free space.
i. Point charge 12 nC at P (2, 0, 6).
ii. Uniform line charge density 3 nC/m at x = -2 and y = 3.
iii. Uniform surface charge density 0.2 nC/m2 at x = 2. (07 Marks)
8. Calculate the field intensity at a point (3, 4, 5) due to a charge of 5 nC placed at (1, 2, 3).

Due to Line Charge(s):

1. Define electric field intensity. Derive an expression for electric field intensity due it
infinite line charge. (08 Marks)
2. A uniform line charge ρL = 25 nC/m, lies on the line x = -3m and y = 4m in free space.
Find E at (2, 3, 15) m. (06 Marks)

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3. A line charge of ρL = 2 nC/m lies along y-axis while surface charge densities of 0.1 and -
0.1 nC/m2 exist on the plane z = 3 and z = -4 respectively. Find E at (1, -7, 2) m.
(06 Marks)
4. A uniform line charge of infinite length with ρL = 40 nC/m, lies along the z-axis. Find E
at (-2, 2, 8) in air. (05 Marks)
5. Infinite uniform line charges of 5 nC/m lies along the (positive and negative) x and y axes
in free space. Find E at PA (0, 0, 4) (04 Marks)
6. A line charge ρL = 50 nC/m is located along the line x = 2, y = 5 in free space. Find E at
P (1, 3, -4). (06 Marks)
7. Show that the electric field intensity at any point due to an infinite sheet of charge is
independent of the distance to the point from the sheet. (08 Marks)
8. A uniform line charge of infinite length with ρL = 50 nC/m, lies along the z-axis. Find E
at (-4, 3, 6) in air. (05 Marks)
9. A line charge ρL = 24 nC/m is located along the line y = 1, z = 2 in free space. Find E at
P (6, -1, 3).
10. Two line charge of density 4 nC/m and 6 nC/m lie in x = 0 plane at y = +5 m and z = -6
m. Find E at (4, 0, 5) m.

Due to Sheet Charge(s):

1. Using Coulomb’s law, derive the expression for electric field intensity E due to an
infinite sheet of charge of surface density ρS C/m2. (05 Marks)
2 2
2. Four uniform sheets of charges are located as 20 pC/m at y =7, -8 pC/m at y = 3, 6
pC/m2 at y = -1, -18 pC/m2 at y = -4. Find E at PA (2, 6, -4) and PB (106, 106, 106).
(08 Marks)
3. Two uniform surface charge densities of density ρS C/m2 are located at x = ± 4m.
Determine the E at all points. (06 Marks)
4. The charge sheet lies in y = -5m plane in which charge density ρS = 20 nC/m2, determine
E.
5. Find electric field intensity at point (1, 5, 2) in free space due to a uniform sheet of charge
with ρS = 25 nC/m2 over the plane z = -1.
6. Three infinite uniform sheets of charge are placed in free space as follows:
3 nC/m2 at z = -4
6 nC/m2 at z = +1
-8 nC/m2 at z = 4
Find E at points A (2, 5, -5), B (4, 2, -3), C (-1, -5, 2) and D (-2, 4, 5).

Due to Volume Charge(s):

1. Calculate the total charge for the defined volume. Given 0.1 ≤ |x\, |y|, |z| ≤ 0.2

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1
ρv = 3
3 3
x y z
(06 Marks)
2. Find the total charge within the volume indicated:
i. ρv = 10 z2 e-0.1x sin πy, 1 ≤ x ≤ 2; 0 ≤ y ≤ 1; 3 ≤ z ≤ 3.6
ii. ρv = 4 x y z3, 0 ≤ ρ ≤ 2; 0 ≤ ϕ ≤ π/2; 0 ≤ z ≤ 3 (08 Marks)
−2 r
e
3. Calculate the total charge within the universe of ρv = 2 (04 Marks)
r
4. Find the total charge contained in a 2 cm length of the electron beam with 2 < z < 4 cm, ρ
=1 cm, with ρv = -5 e
5
−10 ρz
μ C /m3. (09 Marks)
Electric Flux Density:

1. Find the net outward flux (Ψ) through the surface of a cube 2m on an edge centered at
origin if D = 5x2 ax + 10z az C/m2. (The edges of cube are parallel to co-ordinate axes).
(06 Marks)
2 2
2. Given D=5x ax + 10zaz C/m , find the net outward flux for the surface of a cube of 2m on
an edge centered at origin. The edges of the cube are parallel to co-ordinate axes.
(08Marks)
3. Define electric flux density. (02 Marks)
4. Calculate D in rectangular co-ordinates at point P (2, -3, 6) produced by
i. A point charge QA = 55 mC at Q (-2, 3, -6)
ii. A uniform line charge ρL = 20 mC/m on the x-axis. (08 Marks)

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