PH 106 - 003

QUIZ 1

NAME : __________________________________________________

1. For the following charge configurations, draw the electric field lines. Also draw arrows
on the lines to indicate the direction.

a)

+2C +2C

b)

+2C -2C

c) + 10 C

- 10 C
2. 20 μC of charge is uniformly distributed on a thin rod of length 10 cm (as shown in the
figure below). FInd the electric field at the point (0, 5cm).

Y - axis

(0,5)

X - axis
(0,0)

Formula : E = λ / 2πrε0

ε0 = 8.854 x10
-12
F/m