Indian Institute of Technology, Indore

Quiz – December 2021

Course Title: Electrodynamics Semester: 1st

Date of Examination: 30th Dec, 2021 Time duration: 55 Minutes
Course Code: PH-106 Total Marks: 1 + 14 = 15

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Q.1) The potential of the nuclear matter is approximated by the Yukawa potential given by
1 Ae−kr
φ(r) =
4π0 r
where A and k are some positive constants.
(a) Find the electric field for the Yukawa potential as a function of r. 1 mark
(b) Compute the charge density and total charge for the given potential.
Hint 1:You may use the following integration formula
Z ∞
Γ(n + 1) = e−x xn dx = n!
0

2 marks
(c) Plot charge density as a function of r. 1 mark
(d) Discuss the k → 0 limit in particular the impact on the charge distribution. 1 mark
Q.2) Consider two uniformly charged concentric spherical shells of radii ra and rb (ra ≤ rb ) with
total charges +Q and −Q respectively.
(a) Find the electric field and potential for the regions
(i) r < ra
(ii) ra < r < rb
(iii) r > rb 4 marks
(b) Plot the electric field and potential as functions of r. 2 marks
(c) Verify that the electrostatic boundary conditions are satisfied at r = ra and r = rb . 3 marks
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