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Exam 2, Phys208 December 12, 2011
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Seetion #
1, (10 pts) A line of charge starts at v= +x, and extends to positive infinity, The linear
charge density is A = Ayxy/x, where Ay is a constant.
+ (a) (Spts) Determine the electric field at the origin. (Use any variable or symbol
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(b) (5 pts) Determine the electrical patential at the origin,
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2. (1 5pts) Two parallel long wires of radius a carry opposite charges with linear charge
density of - 4 (left wire) and + % (right wire), as shown in the figure below, The center-
to-center distance of two wires is b.
a, (6pts} Use Gauss" law to calculate the electric field between and outside the two
wires (you do not need to calculate the field inside the wire. You need show your
work, just write down the answer is not going to earn any credits),
b. (4 pis) Evaluate the potential difference between two wires,
¢, (2 pts) Calculate the capacitance per unit length.
d. (3 pts) [fone of the wires is grounded, will the answers to (a) and (b) change (you
} just need to provide your reasoning, no calculation is needed)
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