Electrostatics-EE

Which one of the following figures represents the radial electric field distribution $E_R$ caused by a spherical cloud of electrons with a volume charge density. $\rho=-3 \rho_0$ for $0 \leq R \leq a$ (both $\rho_0, a$ a...

In the $(x, y, z)$ coordinate system, three point-charges $Q$, $Q$, and $\alpha Q$ are located in free space at $(-1, 0, 0)$, $(1, 0, 0)$, and $(0, -1, 0)$, respectively. The value of $\alpha$ for the electric field to b...

A $1 \mu \mathrm{C}$ point charge is held at the origin of a cartesian coordinate system. If a second point charge of $10 \mu \mathrm{C}$ is moved from $(0,10,0)$ to $(5,5,5)$ and subsequently to $(5,0,0)$, then the tota...

Consider a large parallel plate capacitor. The gap $d$ between the two plates is filled entirely with a dielectric slab of relative permittivity 5 . The plates are initially charged to a potential difference of V volts a...

The capacitance of an air-filled parallel-plate capacitor is 60 pF. When a dielectric slab whose thickness is half the distance between the plates, is placed on one of the plates covering it entirely, the capacitance bec...

A positive charge of 1 nC is placed at (0, 0, 0.2) where all dimensions are in metres. Consider the x - y plane to be a conducting ground plane. Take $${\varepsilon _0} = 8.85 \times {10^{ - 12}}$$ F/m. The Z component o...

Consider a solid sphere of radius 5 cm made of a perfect electric conductor. If one million electrons are added to this sphere, these electrons will be distributed.

Consider an electron, a neutron and a proton initially at rest and placed along a straight line such that the neutron is exactly at the center of the line joining the electron and proton. At t=0, the particles are releas...

In cylindrical coordinate system, the potential produced by a uniform ring charge is given $$\phi=f\left(r,\;z\right)$$, where f is a continuous function of r and z. Let $$\overrightarrow E$$ be the resulting electric fi...

Two electric charges q and -2q are placed at (0,0) and (6,0) on the x-y plane. The equation of the zero equipotential curve in the x-y plane is

Two semi-infinite dielectric regions are separated by a plane boundary at y = 0. The dielectric constants of region 1 (y< 0) and region 2 (y>0) are 2 and 5, respectively. Region 1 has uniform electric field $$\overrighta...

Consider a function $$\overrightarrow f=\frac1{r^2}\widehat r$$ where r is the distance from the origin and $$\widehat r$$ is the unit vector in the radial direction. The divergence of the function over a sphere of radiu...

A hollow metallic sphere of radius r is kept at potential of 1 Volt. The total electric flux coming out of the concentric spherical surface of radius R(>r) is

A dielectric slab with 500 mm x 500 mm cross-section is 0.4 m long. The slab is subjected to a uniform electric field of $$E=6{\widehat a}_x+8{\widehat a}_y$$ kV /mm. The relative permittivity of the dielectric material...

A capacitor is made with a polymeric dielectric having an $$\varepsilon_0$$ of 2.26 and a dielectric breakdown strength of 50 kV/cm. The permittivity of free space is 8.85 pF/m. If the rectangular plates of the capacitor...

A capacitor consists of two metal plates each $$500 \times 500\,\,m{m^2}$$ and spaced $$6$$ $$mm$$ apart. The space between the metal plates is filled with a glass plate of $$4$$ $$mm$$ thickness and a layer of paper of...

Two point charges $${Q_1} = 10\,\,\mu C$$ and $${Q_2} = 20\,\,\mu C$$ are placed at coordinates $$(1,1,0)$$ and $$\left( { - 1, - 1,0} \right)$$ respectively. The total electric flux passing through a plane $$z=20$$ will...

A solid sphere made of insulating material has a radius $$R$$ and has a total charge $$Q$$ distributed uniformly in its volume. What is the magnitude of the electric field intensity, $$E,$$ at distribution $$r\left( {0 <...

A parallel plate capacitor has an electrode area of $$100$$ $$m{m^2}$$, with a spacing of $$0.1$$ $$mm$$ between the electrodes. The dielectric between the plates is air with a permittivity of $$8.85 \times {10^{ - 12}}\...

Given a vector field $$\overrightarrow F ,$$ the divergence theorem states that

The electric field $$\overrightarrow E $$ (in volts/metre) at the point $$(1, 1, 0)$$ due to a point charge of $$+1$$ $$\mu C$$ located at $$\left( { - 1,\,1,\,1} \right)$$ (coordinates in metres) is

Given the potential function in free space to be $$V\left( x \right) = \left( {50{x^2} + 50{y^2} + 50{z^2}} \right)$$ volts, the magnitude (in volts /metre) and the direction of the electric field at a point $$\left( {1,...

Show via the construction of a suitable Gaussian surface, that the capacitance of a spherical capacitor consisting of two concentric shells of radii $$a$$ and $$b$$ is given by $$C = 4\pi {\varepsilon _0}{{ab} \over {\le...

A charge $$+Q$$ is uniformly distributed throughout the volume of a dielectric sphere of radius $$R$$ and dielectric constant $$'{\varepsilon _R}'.$$ Based on Gauss law, determine the expressions for the electric field $...

An infinite number of charges, each equal to $$'q'$$ are placed along the $$x=1,x=2, x=4, x=8, x=16$$ and so on, Find the potential and electric field at point $$x=0,$$ due to these system of charges.

In a uniform electric field, field lines and equipotentials

The capacitance of an isolated sphere of radius 10 cm in air is equal to _____ pF.

If v, w, q stand for voltage, energy and charge, then v can be expressed

In electrostatic field $$\nabla\times\overrightarrow E\equiv0$$

Which of the following equations represents the Gauss's law in a homogeneous isotropic medium?

An electrostatic potential is given by $$\phi=2x\sqrt y$$ volt in the rectangular co-ordinate system. The magnitude of the electric field at x = 1 m,y = 1 m is _________V/m