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Physics 158 Midterm 2 - Mar. 30, 2023
TIME: 60 minutes

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1. Short Answers. 2 points each. 1 2 3 4

A. Consider 3 infinite insulating sheets A, B, and C separated by vacuum.

Plane A has surface charge density +4σ and plane B has surface charge density –2σ.
If the electric field in region 2 is 𝐸 = 𝜎⁄𝜀% pointing to the right,
what is the surface charge density of plane C ? Show your work. A B C
+4σ –2σ

B. Two charges with the same magnitude Q and opposite signs

are placed in a cube as shown, so –Q is the same distance from the top face
as +Q is from the bottom face, and they are the same distance from the –Q
4 side faces. There are no charges outside the cube.
+Q
Circle the correct answers

(i) The total flux passing through the top side is: Positive Negative Zero

(ii) The total flux passing through the bottom side is: Positive Negative Zero

(iii) The total flux passing through the 4 vertical sides is: Positive Negative Zero

(iv) The total flux passing through all 6 sides is: Positive Negative Zero

C. A parallel plate capacitor with no dielectric has capacitance C = 2 nF and is charged by a battery
to Q = 10 nC. If we disconnect the battery then insert a silicon dioxide sheet with dielectric constant
K = 3.9 that fills the gap between the plates, what is the energy Ufinal now stored in the capacitor?
Show your work.

Ufinal =
2
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y

D. A hollow spherical conducting shell with inner radius R1 z x

and outer radius R2 has net charge –3Q. A point charge +Q R2
+Q A
is at the centre of the shell.
(i) What is the electric field 𝐸*⃗+ at point A R1 2R2
at distance 2R2 from the centre of the shell?
Write your answer in 𝐸*⃗ = 𝐴𝚤̂ + 𝐵𝚥̂ + 𝐶𝑘7 notation.
(ii) What is the charge Qouter on the outer surface of the shell?

𝐸*⃗+ =

Qouter =

B
v
E. A positive charge +q moves with velocity magnitude v
v
in the directions indicated at points a, b, c, and d.
There is a uniform magnetic field B in the +z direction.
Find the components of the magnetic force on each charge. v
Write your answers in 𝐹⃗ = 𝐴𝚤̂ + 𝐵𝚥̂ + 𝐶𝑘7 notation.
v

𝐹⃗) =

𝐹⃗, =

𝐹⃗- =

𝐹⃗. =
3
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2. (10 points) Two insulating spheres with radius R have their centres on the x-axis. 3R
The left sphere has charge –Q uniformly distributed in its volume.
A
The right sphere has charge +Q uniformly distributed in its volume. R R R/2
A. Find 𝐸*⃗ (𝑦) at all points on the y-axis in 𝐴𝚤̂ + B𝚥̂ + 𝐶𝑘7 notation. –Q +Q
B. Find 𝐸*⃗+ at point A with coordinates (R, R/2, 0) in 𝐴𝚤̂ + B𝚥̂ + 𝐶𝑘7 notation.
C. Find the work WB you must do, including sign
to bring a charge +qB from infinity along the dashed line to point B with coordinates (3R, 0, 0).
D. What qB at point B would result in 𝐸*⃗ = 0 at the centre of the right sphere at coordinates (R, 0, 0) ?

𝐸*⃗ (𝑦) =

𝐸*⃗+ =

WB =

qB =

4
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3. (10 points) A coaxial cylindrical capacitor has a center conductor

with radius a = 5 mm, and an outer conductor with inner radius of b = 10 mm.
The capacitor is 1 meter long, with air dielectric 5 mm
and a charge of +1 nC on the inner conductor.
A. What is the surface charge density 𝜎 (𝐶 ⁄𝑚@ ) on the inner surface
of the outer conductor? 10 mm
B. What is the electric field 𝐸*⃗ (𝑟) at any point r in the region a < r < b ?
You can use 𝑟̂ , 𝜃7 etc.
C. What is the voltage V of the capacitor, taking the outer conductor as V = 0?
(Hint: integrate the r-dependent electric field)

σ=

𝐸*⃗ (𝑟) =

V=