FIRST INTERNAL TEST

B. Sc (H) Physics, First Year, II-Semester, Section-B, 2023-24

DSC-5: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM (2222011202), 04 March 2024

Answer Keys:

2𝜌 𝑎 3 2𝜌𝑜𝑎 3
1. (a) Outside: 𝐸⃗ = 15𝜀𝑜 𝑟 2 𝑟̂ ; and 𝑉 (𝑟) = .
𝑜 15𝜀𝑜 𝑟

𝜌 𝑟 𝑟 3 𝜌 𝑎 𝑟 𝑟 2 2 4
Inside: 𝐸⃗ = 𝜀 𝑜 (3 − 5𝑎2 ) 𝑟̂ ; and 𝑉 (𝑟) = 𝜀 𝑜 ( 4 − 6 + 20𝑎2 ) .
𝑜 𝑜

(b) The point of maximum value of 𝐸, 𝑟 = 0.745𝑎.

𝑅2 𝜎
2. 𝑉 (𝑧) = ; outside
𝜀𝑜 𝑧

𝑅𝜎
𝑉 (𝑧 ) = ; inside
𝜀𝑜

3.
𝑜 𝑉
(a) 𝑉 (𝑟) = ln(𝑏/𝑎) (ln 𝑟 − ln 𝑎) [𝑉 ]

𝑉𝑜
(b) 𝐸⃗ = − 𝑏 𝑟̂ [𝑉/𝑚]
𝑟ln( )
𝑎

𝑥 𝑥
𝑎 2𝜌𝑜 𝑥
4. (a) 𝑉 (𝑥 ) = [− 𝑒 −𝑎 + 2 (1 − 𝑒 −𝑎 )] [𝑉 ]
𝜀𝑜 𝑎

𝑥
𝑎𝜌𝑜 𝑥
(b) the electric field 𝐸𝑥 = − (1 + ) 𝑒 −𝑎 [𝑉/𝑚]
𝜀𝑜 𝑎

5.
1
(a) 𝜌 (2 , 60𝑜 , 1) = −12𝜀𝑜 = −106 𝑝𝐶/𝑚3

(b) 𝜎(2, 30𝑜 , 1) = ±0.451𝜀𝑜 = ±0.399 𝑝𝐶/𝑚2

Dr. Roshan Kshetrimayum, Department of Physics, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi