EAM601S

Assignment one UNIT I & II

DUE DATE: 22/03/2024 | TIME: 16:00 PM

Question one [Coulomb’s law} [10]

Excess electrons are placed on a small lead sphere with mass 8.00 𝑔 so that its net charge is
3.20 × 10−9 𝐶 (a) Find the number of excess electrons on the sphere. (b) How many excess
electrons are there per lead atom? The atomic number of leads is 82, and its atomic mass is
207 𝑔/𝑚𝑜𝑙.

Question two [Coulomb’s Law] [10]

Two-point charges are placed on the x-axis as follows: Charge 𝑞1 = +4.00 𝑛𝐶 is located at
𝑥 = 0.200 𝑚, and charge 𝑞2 = +5.00 𝑛𝐶 is at 𝑥 = −0.300 𝑚 . What are the magnitude
and direction of the total force exerted by these two charges on a negative point charge 𝑞3 =
−6.00 𝑛𝐶 that is placed at the origin?

Question three [Potential Difference] [5]

Two large, parallel conducting plates are 12 𝑐𝑚 apart and have charges of equal magnitude
and opposite sign on their facing surfaces. An electrostatic force of 3.9 × 10−5 𝑁 acts on an
electron placed anywhere between the two plates. (Neglect fringing.) (a) Find the electric field
at the position of the electron. (b) What is the potential difference between the plates?

Question Four [Electric Field] [10]

Find the net electric field at point A in the diagram below.
Question Five [Capacitor & Capacitance] [10]
Find the equivalent capacitance of the network in figure. For a 300V supply, determine the
charge and voltage across each capacitor.

Question six [Capacitor & Capacitance] [10]

A capacitor of capacitance 4 μF is charged to a potential difference of 100V and another of
capacitance 6 μF is charged to a potential of 200V. These capacitances are now joined with
plates of like charges connected together. Calculate:
A. The total potential across each after joining
B. The total electrical energy stored before joining
C. The total electrical energy stored after joining
How do you account for the difference in energies in (b) and (c) ?
Question Seven [Current Electricity] [10]
A network of resistors is connected to a 16 𝑉 battery with internal resistance of 1𝛺, as shown
in figure.
A. Compute the equivalent resistance of the network.
B. Obtain the current each resistor.
C. Obtain the voltage drops 𝑉𝐴𝐵 , 𝑉𝐵𝐶 , 𝑉𝐶𝐷 ,

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