JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, GUNA

B.TECH., I
st
YEAR, II SEMESTER, SESSION 2012-2013
SUBJECT: PHYSICS-II (10B11PH211)

Tutorial sheet-2

1. An infinite charged sheet has a surface charge density o of 1.0 x 10
-7
coulomb/m
2
. Find the separation
between those equipotential surfaces which have potential difference of 5.0 volt. [Ans. d =8.85 x 10
-4
m.]
2. A hollow spherical shell carries charge density =k / r
2
in the region a s r s b. Find the electric field in
the three regions: (i) r <a (ii) a <r <b (iii) r >b. Plot E as a function of r. [ Ans. Ei =0, E =( r-a)/4tco
r
2
for as rsb, E =( b-a)/4tco r
2
for rsb, Dependence can be plotted by putting values]
3. An insulated soap bubble 0.1 min radius is charged with 7x10
-9
coulombs of electricity. Taking the
atmospheric pressure as 10
5
N/m
2
, find the increase in radius due to charging.[Ans. dr =5.81 x 10
-11
m]
4. An air condenser consists of two metallic discs, each of 1 meter in diameter, placed parallel to one another
at a distance of 4 mm apart. The potential difference between the plates is kept 10000 volts. Calculate the
energy stored by the space enclosed by the condenser. [Ans. energy stored =0.086 J oules]
5. Fromwhat distance should a 100 eV electron be fired toward a large metal plate having a surface charge
density of 2.0x10
-6
coulomb/m
2
, so that it just fails to strike the plate. [Ans. x =4.42 x 10
-4
m]
6. Is it possible for the electric potential in a charge free region to be given by V =x
2
+y
2
+z
2
? If not, find
the charge density. [ Ans. No, charge density = -6 c
o
.]
7. Find the potential function and the electric field intensity for the region between two co-centric right
circular cylinders, where V =0 at r =1 mmand V =150 V at r =20 mm.[Ans. V =50.1 ln r +345.9 V, E
=50.1/r (-a
r
) V/m.]
8. In spherical coordinates, V =-25 V on a conductor at r =2 cm and V =150 V for r =35 cm. The space
between the conductors is a dielectric for which c
r
=3.12. Find the surface charge densities on the
conductor. [Ans. = - (0.103/r
2
)a
r
nC/m
2
, at r =0.02 mo =-256 nC/m
2
, at r =0.35 mo =+0.837 nC/m
2
]
9. Solve Laplaces equation for the region between coaxial cones. A potential V1 is assumed at u
1
and V =0
at u
2
The cone vertices are insulated at r =0. [ Ans.V =V
1
[ ln (tan u/2) - ln (tan u
2
/2) / ln (tan u1/2) - ln
(tan u2/2)]
10. Determine H for a solid cylindrical conductor of radius a, where the current I is uniformly distributed over
the cross section. [Ans. For internal point H =(Ir / 2t a
2
) a
|
, for external point H =(I / 2t r) a
|
]
11. An electron of energy 1000 eV describes a circle in a field of magnetic induction 0.02 Wb/m
2
. Calculate
the radius of the circle. e/mof the electron is 1.76 x 10
11
Coulomb/Kg. [Ans. r =.00533 m]
12. A solenoid of 1200 turns is bound uniformly in a single layer on a glass tube 2 metre long and 0.2 metre in
diameter. Find the strength of the magnetic field at the centre of the solenoid, when a current of 2
amperes flows through it. [ Ans. H =1200 A/m]
13. If the earth receives 2 calmin
-1
cm
-2
solar energy, what are the amplitudes of electric and magnetic fields of
radiation? [ Ans. E =726.2 v/m, Eo =E\2 =1026.8 v/m, H =1.928 ampturn/m, Ho =H \2 =2.726 amp-
turn/m]
14. Assuming that all the energy froma 1000 watt lamp is radiated uniformly, calculate the average values of
the intensities of electric and magnetic fields of radiation at a distance of 2m from the lamp. [ Ans. E =
86.59 v/m, H =0.23 amp-turn/m]
15. The intensity of sunlight hitting the earth is about 1300 W/m
2
. If sunlight strikes a perfect absorber, what
pressure does it exert? How about a perfect reflector? [ Ans. Perfect absorber; pressure =4.33 x 10
-6

N/m2, Perfect reflector; pressure =8.66 x 10
-6
N/m2]
16. A monochromatic plane polarized electromagnetic wave is traveling eastward. The wave is polarized
vertically with electric field strength directed alternatively up and down. Calculate E, H, B and the
Poynting vector S provided that amplitude of the electric field strength is 0.05 V/mand the frequency is 6
MHz.[ Ans. E =0.05 sin 12t( t x/c)
*
10
6
V/m, H =1.32x 10
-4
sin 12t( t x/c)
*
10
6
Amp-turn/m, B =
1.66x 10
-10
sin 12t( t x/c)
*
10
6
tesla, S =E
o
H
o
sin
2
12t( t x/c)
*
10
6
, <S>=<EyHz>= E
o
H
o
=3.3 x
10
-6
Watt/m
2
.
17. A laser beamof intensity 50 W/cm
2
falls on a perfectly reflecting plane mirror for an hour. The area of the
mirror is 0.5 cm
2
(i) What is the momentumimparted to the mirror in this time? [Ans. 6x10
-4
Kg m/ Sec]
(ii) What average force acts on the mirror? [Ans. average force =1.67x10
-7
N]