ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

PART A

1. Explain Cylindrical Co-ordinate System and differential elements in Cylindrical

co-ordinate system.
2. What are the different types of Product of Vectors? Explain.
3. A Point P is specified in the Cartesian co-ordinate system as P (2, 1, 3). Express
this point in cylindrical co-ordinate system?
4. State Divergence Theorem.
5. Define Gausss Law. Explain its applications.
6. Write the explicit form of Laplace Equation for Spherical co-ordinate system.
7. A point charge Q = 0.4 nC is located at the origin. Obtain the absolute potential
of A (2, 2, 3).
8. Write down the relationship between rectangular and Spherical Co-ordinate
system.
9. What is Dot product of vector? Write any two applications of it.
10. Given the two coplanar vectors, A = 3a x + 4ay 5az and B = - 6ax + 2ay + 4az.
Obtain the unit vector normal to the plane containing the vectors A and B.?
11. Convert the points P (3, 45, 60) in (i) Cartesian co-ordinates,
(ii) Cylindrical co-ordinates.
12. State and Explain Coulombs law.
13. What are the types of Charge distributions and Explain?
14. What is open surface and closed surface? Which is the surface used in Gauss law?
Why?
15. Define Absolute potential and explain it.
16. Write down the relationship between Cartesian and Cylindrical Co-ordinate
system.
17. The two points A and B are specified as, A (1, -3, 4) and B (2, /3, 1). Find out
the distance from A to B.
18. Define Electric Flux density. And explain the relationship between electric flux
density and electric field intensity.
19. A point charge Q = 22 nC is placed at the origin in Cartesian co-ordinate system.
Find the electric flux density at point P (1, -2, -4) m.
20. Define Potential difference.
21. Define Electric Dipole
22. State and Explain the current continuity equation in Point form?
23. Write the explicit form of Laplaces equation for Cartesian Co-ordinates.
24. In cylindrical co-ordinates, J = 10 e-100r a A/m2. Find the current crossing
through the region 0.01<= r < 0.02 m, 0<2 <=1 m and intersection of this region
with the = constant plane.
25. Define Electric Potential and Absolute electric potential.
26. Explain the relationship between E and V.
27. State Stokes theorem. Explain.
28. Write the Laplaces equation for Scalar Magnetic Potential.
29. Write the point form and integral form of Maxwells Equations for time varying
field.
30. What is Uniform Plane wave? Explain.
31. What is Boundary condition? Explain
32. Define Magnetic flux and magnetic flux density.
33. Write the explicit form of Laplaces equation for Spherical Co-ordinates.
34. State and explain Biot Savart Law.
35. Write the relationship between Magnetic flux and Magnetic Flux density.
36. Write the Laplaces equation for Vector Magnetic Potential.
37. State Faradays Law.
38. Write the relationship between B and H.
39. State Poyntings theorem and write the equation for it.
40. State and Explain the current continuity equation in Integral form.
41. Write the explicit form of Laplaces equation for Cylindrical Co-ordinates.
42. Write down the procedure for solving Laplaces Equation?
43. State Amperes Circuital Law.
44. Write the relationship between Cartesian and Cylindrical co-ordinate system.
45. Write the point form and integral form of Maxwells Equations for good
conductors.
46. What is displacement current density?
47. Define Electric field intensity.
48. What is Skin Effect and write the equation to find the skin depth over a good
conductor.
49. What is cross product of vector? Write any two applications of it.
50. Write the relationship between Cartesian and spherical co-ordinate system.
 Part B

1. Transform the given vector A = 3ax 2ay 3az at P (-2, -3, 4) into Spherical
co-ordinate system.
2. Explain the Transformation of vector from cylindrical to Cartesian co-ordinate systems.
3. Derive the Electric Field intensity due to infinite line charge.
4. A Charge of 1 C is at (2, 0, 0). What charge must be placed at (-2, 0, 0) which will make
y component of total E zero at point (1, 2, 2).
5. A electric field in rectangular co-ordinates is E = 6x2 ax + 6y ay + 4 az V/m,
(i) Find VMN if points M and N are specified by M (2, 6, -1) and N (-3, -3, 2),
(ii) Find VM if V = 0 at Q ( 4, -2, -3.5).
6. Derive the expression for electric field and potential due to an electric dipole.
7. Derive the expression for parallel plate capacitor using Laplaces equation.
8. Derive the Laplaces equation for finding the Electric potential.
9. Define cylindrical Co-ordinate systems for locating a point and find the differential
element equations in it.
10. Explain the transformation of vectors from cylindrical to Cartesian co-ordinate system.
11. Derive the expression to find the Electric field intensity over a charged
circular ring.
12. Two uniform line charge density l = 4 nC/m lie in x = 0 plane at y = + 4 m. Draw the
figure in x-y plane showing this arrangement and find electric intensity vector due to the
two line charges at a point (4, 0, 10). Also find their sum.
13. Find E at the origin if the following charge distributions are present in free space, point
charge 12 nC at P (2, 0, 6); uniform line charge density 3 nC/m at x = -2, y = 3; uniform
surface charge density 0.2 nC/m2 at x = 2.
14. Explain Electric field intensity due to volume charge distribution
15. Obtain the expression for Electric Flux density and Electric Field intensity for an infinite
line charge using Gauss law.
16. A Point charge of 5 nC is located at origin. If V = 2V at (0, 6, 8). Find
(a) Potential at A (-3, 2, 6)
(b) Potential at B (1, 5, 7)
(c) Potential difference VAB
17. The Three points given in Cartesian co-ordinate system are, A (1, -3, 2), B (2, 5, -4) and
C (-1, 3, 3). Find out the following (i) AB, (ii) BC, (iii) CA, (iv) Magnitude of vector
drawn from A to B, (v) Unit vector directed from point B to point C.
18. Comparison of different co-ordinate system co-ordinates and
differential elements.
19. Derive an expression to find the electric field intensity due to infinite sheet of
charge.
20. Find E at P (1, 5, 2) m in free space, if a point charge of 6 C is located at (0, 0, 1) the
uniform line charge density l = 180 nC/m along x-axis and uniform sheet of charge with
s = 25 nC/m2 over the plane z = -1.
21. Derive an expression of energy density in electric field.
22. A point charge of 5 cos 10-7 t C is located at P1 (0, 0, 15) while -5 cos 107 t C is
located at P2 (0, 0, -15) both in free space. Find potential at P (r = 3000, = 0, = 0) at
t = 150 ns.
23. Derive an expression for Spherical capacitor using Laplaces equation.
24. Write the continuity equation and explain its physical significance in integral form and
differential form.
25. Evaluate stokes theorem for the field H = 10 sin a A/m and the surface r = 3,
0<= < =90, 0<= < =90. Let the surface have ar direction.
26. Derive an expression of Amperes law based on magnetic potential.
27. Plane z = 0 and z = 4 carry a current k = -10 ax A/m and k = +10 ax A/m respectively.
Find H at, (i) P (1, 1, 1) (ii) Q ( 0, -3, 10).
28. State and explain the scalar and vector magnetic potential.
29. Derive the Maxwells equation for static electric and magnetic field in integral and
differential form.
30. In a charge free region the magnetic field intensity is given by,
H = Hm cos z cos t ay by using Maxwells equation calculate electric field intensity.
31. Explain the wave equation in Phasor form.
32. Explain the Poynting theorem.
33. Determine magnetic field at any point due to straight filamentary conductor.
34. Write the Maxwells equations in point form and integral form for time varying
field.
35. Find out the magnetic vector potential in the vicinity of a very long straight wire carrying
a current I. Hence find magnetic field density and magnetic
field strength.
36. State and prove Amperes Circuital Law in integral and differential form.
37. A conducting bar can slide freely over two conducting rail as shown in fig (a). Calculate
the induced voltage in the bar.
(i) If the bar is stationary at y = 8 cm and B = 4 cos 108 t az mWb/m2
(ii) If the bar slides at velocity V = 20 ay m/s and B = 4 az mWb/m2
(iii) If the bar slides at velocity V = 20 ay m/s and B = 4 cos (106 t y) az mWb/m2
(8)
 Fig (a)

38. Define Faradays Law and derive the expression for e.m.f induced in conductor in motion
through time varying field
39. Explain the power and the Poynting vector.
40. Derive the Poissons and Laplace equation for Co-axial cable Capacitor.
41. Evaluate stokes theorem for the field H = 6xy ax 3y2 ay A/m and the rectangular path
round the region 2 <= x <5, -1 <= y <= 1, z = 0. Let positive direction of ds be az.
42. State and Derive Biot-Savart law.
43. Let A = (3y z) az + 2xz ay Wb/m in a certain region of free space.
(a) Show that . = 0
(b) At P (2, -1, 3) Find A, B, H and J
44. Explain the propagation of plane wave in good conductors.
45. Explain the plan wave propagation in lossy dielectrics.
46. Derive the Poissons and Laplace equation for Spherical Capacitor.
47. Derive the expression for the capacitance of spherical capacitor with two concentric
spherical conductors.
48. Explain the Maxwells equations in phasor form.
49. Derive the electrostatic boundary conditions at an interface between two dielectrics.
50. State and explain Maxwells equations for static and harmonically varying field.
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