Jan/Feb_2022 21EECC209

SRN

III Semester B.E. Examination

(Electronics and Communication Engineering)
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (21EECC209)

Duration: 3 hours Max. Marks: 100

Note: i) Answer any TWO full questions from UNIT-I, any TWO full questions from UNIT-II
and any ONE full question from UNIT-III.

UNIT-I
1 a. Define polarization in dielectrics and deduce the expression of dielectric constant. (10marks)
b. Point charges of 1mC and -2mC are located at (3,2,-1) and (-1,-1,4) respectively.
Calculate the electric force (F) on a 10nC charge located at (0,3,1) and electric (10marks)
field intensity (E) at that point.
2 a. Define Gauss’s law and demonstrate it with an example. (10marks)
b. Consider a parallel plate capacitor where the plates are infinite in extent and are
separated by a distance x1. The left plate is at zero potential and the right plate is
(10marks)
at potential V1. Find the potential distribution between plates using suitable
boundary value problem.
3 a. Derive Poisson’s and Laplace’s equation from electrostatic field relations.
Discuss the general procedure for solving the Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations. (10marks)
b. If the flux density D=(2y2 +z) ax +4xy ay +x az C/m2 , find (i) The volume charge
density (ii) The flux through the cube defined by 0≼x≼1, 0≼y≼1 and 0≼z≼1 (10marks)
(iii) The total charge enclosed by the cube.
UNIT-II
4 a. Define Biot-Savart’s law and derive magnetic field intensity for a current carrying
conductor. (10marks)
b. Consider an infinitely long co-axial cable used as a transmission line. It consists
of two concentric cylindrical conducotrs with inner radius ‘a’ and outer radius ‘b’.
The axis of the cable lies along z-axis. Determine magnetic field H everywhere (10marks)
assuming that current is uniformly distributed in both the condutors.

5 a. Explain the different forces experienced by a moving electron by deriving Lorentz

force equation. (10marks)
b. In a certain region, μ = 4.6μo , B= 10 e-y az m Wb/m2 . Find :
(10marks)
(i) magnetic susceptibility ( χm) (ii) Magnetic field H (iii) Mutual inductance M
6 a. Discuss the different ways of generating emf with neat diagrams. (10marks)
b. Discuss the concept of displacement current with an example.
(10marks)
UNIT-III
7 a. Mention different types of medium present in electric and magnetic field. Derive
an expression for wave propagation in lossy dielectric medium. (10marks)
b. Discuss the phenomenon of reflection of plane waves at an interface with neat
diagrams. (10marks)

8 a. A load of 100+j150 Ω is connected to a 50 Ω lossless line. The line is 30 m long

and operates at 2 Mhz. The phase velocity u = 0.6 times the velocity of light in
vaacuum. Using Smith chart, find (i) Reflection coefficient Γ (ii) The standing (10marks)
wave ratio S (iii) Load admittance YL and (iv) Input impedance Zin (v) The first
minima and first maxima from the load.
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b. Derive the expression for characteristic impedance Z o of a transmissionl line.
Extend the same for lossless line and distortionless line.
(10marks)

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