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First Semester (2019/2020) FINAL EXAM Date: 09 / 01/2019

Course: Electrodynamics Code: Phys 303
Time allowed: 2 hrs. No. of Pages: 6
Answer the following questions:
Q.I (39 Marks)
1- Gradient of scalar function 𝑓 is written as
(a) ∇ ∙ 𝑓 (b) ∇𝑓
(c) ∇2 𝑓 (d) ∇ × 𝑓
2- Two particles, X and Y, are 4m apart. X has a charge of 2Q and Y has a charge of Q. The force of X
on Y:
(a) has twice the magnitude of the force of Y on X (b) has half the magnitude of the force of Y on X
(c) has the same magnitude of the force of Y on X (d) has one-fourth the magnitude of the force of Y on X
3- The diagram shows a particle with positive charge Q and a particle with negative charge −Q.
The electric field at point P on the perpendicular bisector of the line joining
them is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
4- An electric field of 100 N/C directed vertically down at the earth’s surface. Compare the
electrical and gravitational forces on an electron.
(a) Electric force is bigger (b) Gravitational force is bigger
(c) The two forces are equal (d) Need more information to decide
5- Choose the correct statement concerning electric field lines:
(a) field lines may cross (b) field lines point away from a
negatively charged particle
(c) field lines are close together where the field is large (d) none of these are correct
6- A uniform line charge of linear charge density 𝜆 = 3.5 × 10−9 C⁄m extends from 𝑥 = 0 to
x=5m.What is the total charge Q ?
(a) 𝑄 = 3.5 × 10−9 C (b) 𝑄 = 17.5 × 10−9 C
(c) 0 C (d) 𝑄 = 15.5 × 10−9 C
7- As shown in the figure, what is the net electric flux of the point charge 𝑞 through the
spherical surface? ( use Gauss’s Law)
(a) 0 N⁄C .m (b) 12 N⁄C .m
⁄
(c) 3 N C .m (d) 1 N⁄C .m
8- Which of the following graphs represents the magnitude of the electric
field as a function of the distance from the center of a solid charged
conducting sphere of radius R?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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 9- What is the divergence of electric field 𝐸
(a) ∇ ∙ 𝐸 = 0 (b) ∇ ∙ 𝐸 = 𝜌⁄𝜀0
(c) ∇ ∙ 𝐸 = 𝜌2 ⁄𝜀0 (d) ∇ ∙ 𝐸 = − 𝜌2 ⁄𝜀0
10- What is the divergence of magnetic field 𝐵
(a) ∇ ∙ 𝐵 = 0 (b) ∇ ∙ 𝐵 = 𝑄 ⁄𝜀0
(c) ∇ ∙ 𝐵 = 𝑄 2 ⁄𝜀0 (d) ∇ ∙ 𝐵 = − 𝑄 2 ⁄𝜀0
11- The capacitance of a capacitor depends on
(a) The potential between the plates (b) The stored charges on the plates
(c) (a), (b) (d) The geometry of the plates
12- A magnetic field cannot
(a) exert a force on a charged particle (b) change the magnitude of the
velocity of a charged particle
(c) change the direction of the velocity of a (d) change the momentum of a
charged particle charged particle
⃗
𝜕𝐵
13- The relation ∇ × 𝐸⃗ = − 𝜕𝑡 is
(a) Faraday’s law in differential form (b) Faraday’s law in integral form
(c) Gauss’s law in differential form (d) Ampere’s law in differential form

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Q.II (6 Marks)
(a) A circular loop of radius R carrying a uniform total charge 𝑞.
i- What is the linear charge density 𝜆. (1 mark)

ii- Find the electric field at distance 𝑧 above the center of the loop.
(2 mark)

(b) a spherical shell of radius 𝑅 and carry a uniform surface charge

density 𝜎.
i- Use Gauss’s law to find the electric field inside and outside the
shell. (1.5 mark)

ii- Find the potential inside and outside the shell. (1.5 mark)

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Q.III ( 12 Marks)
(a) Write down Laplace’s equation in cartesian coordinates. ( 2 marks)

(b) Laplacian operator in cartesian, spherical, and cylindrical coordinates, is given, respectively, as;

𝜕2 𝜕2 𝜕2
∇2 = + +
𝜕𝑥 2 𝜕𝑦 2 𝜕𝑧 2
2
1 𝜕 𝜕 1 𝜕2 𝜕2
∇ = (𝑟 ) + 2 ( 2 ) + 2
𝑟 𝜕𝑟 𝜕𝑟 𝑟 𝜕𝜙 𝜕𝑧
Find the general solution to Laplace’s equation in cartesian coordinates where V depends only on
x. Do the same for spherical coordinates assuming V depends only on r . ( 4 marks)

(c) As shown in the figure, prove that the solution to Laplace’s

equation in some volume 𝑣 is uniquely determined if V is
specified on the boundary surface 𝑆 (first uniqueness
theorem). ( 3 marks)

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(d) electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges
(±𝑞) separated by a distance 𝑑. Find the approximate
potential at point 𝑟 far from the mid-point of the dipole.
( 3 marks)

Q. IV ( 7 Marks)
(a) Prove that magnetic force does no work on a particle. ( 2 marks)

(b) An infinitive long straight wire (𝑙 = ∞) and carrying a steady current i, as shown in the
figure. Find the magnetic field at point p a distance at s from the wire. Using;
i- Biot-Savart law. ( 2.5 marks)

s P

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 ii- Ampere’s law . (2.5 marks)

Q. V ( 6 Marks)
A long solenoid of radius a, carrying n turns per unit length, is looped
by a wire of resistance R, as shown in the figure.
If the current in the solenoid is increasing at a constant rate
(𝑑𝐼/𝑑𝑡 = 𝑘), find the current which flows in the loop?
(use: the magnetic field in solenoid is 𝑩 = 𝝁𝟎 𝒏𝑰 ). (6 marks)

Good Luck Dr. Abdelsalam Mohamed