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FOUR YEAR B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION _ APRIL 2015.

FOURTH SEMESTER EXAMINATION

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAYES (EM!V)

(scHEME

2013)

Time: 3 Hours

Max. Marks : 70

Note : Question No. 1 is Compulsory and it must be answered first in Sequence

at one place only.

Answer any FOUR from the remaining.

Question No. 1 Carries 10 marks and remaining questions carry 15 marks each.

1. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

Flxpress.the coorfinates

and

interms of

and y.

State and express stokes theorem.

What is the value of electric flux inside a conducting sphere?

What are the magnetic scalar and vector potential functions?

State Biot Savart Law.

Write Maxwells equation relating to clisplacement current density in

differential form.

(g) Write the electric boundary conditions on the surface of a perfect

conductor.

(h)

Can a time-varying magnetic field exist in the interior of a conducting

medium.

(i) Define characteristic impedance of free space.

0') mlt is the importance of Brewster angle'
2. (a) The vector function A=xzax+cty+2x2y2z2az

for a unit cube'is centred

at the origin. Verify the divergence theorem for the vector functj.on A. (9)

(b)
(c)

applications.
and curl ofa vector.

Write Laplace and Poissons equations and their

(3)

State and explain divergence

(3)

Turn Over

3.

(a) State Gauss's law. Deduce coulombs law from gauss law.
(b) Eight point charges of lnc each are located at the coiners ofa
space that is lm on a side. Find E at the centre of

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
4.

(6)
cube

in free

the cube

aface
(e)

and edge.

(a) Derive the eiectric boundary conditions for

(r) Dieiectric-Dielectricboundary
(i0 Conductor - Dielectric boundary
(iii) Conductor - Free space boundary
(b) The electric field intensity in free space is given

by
E = 2,xyzax + xz zay + x2 yazV fizr. Calculate the amount of work necessary
(8)
to move 2p charge from (2,1,-1) to (5,1,2)

5.

(a) Derive the expression for magnetic field strength H of infinitely long
coaxial transmission

line.

(7)

(b) A frlamentary current of 30A flows in t}l,.ea, direction in free space along
the line x=0, J=2m and in the -oz direction at x=0, l=-2m. A
fllamentary loop in the y = 0 plane is 2m on a side and centred on the
point c(2,0,0). If the looil current is ZmA in the az direction in side
nearest to the .z - axis find'

(i)
(ii)
6.

The vector force on each side ofthe ioop

(a)

Explain the transformer and motional electromotive

(b)

The

equations to determine

(a)

forces.

and .I/ fields in a d-ielectric med.ium (e= 9 ee tt

E = l0cos( wt + nyfo,, uf m ,

7.

(8)

The total force on the loop.

(7)

Fo) are given by

fI = 19"o, (wt + ryfo'z Al* . Use Maxwells

rl

and

(8)

17.

For a lossy dielectric, prove that the intrinsic impedence is given by

(7)

o+jwe

(b)
'

A vertically polarized uniform plane wave is incident at an angle of. 45o

from air on a dielectric slab of ,= 4, pr= 1 and T =0. The incident field
strength is L}Omuf m at LAMHZ. Calculate the power transmitted to the
dielectric slab. Is there an angle of incid.ence for which there will be no
(8)

reflection.

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