page 1 of 2 pages PHYSICS 2A03/2B06 Dr. G. V. Stager DAY CLASS DURATION OF THE EXAMINATION: 2 HOURS, McMASTER UNIVERSITY FINAL/MID-YEAR EXAMINATION DECEMBER 5 2002 THIS EXAMINATION PAPER INCLUDES 2 PAGES AND 6 QUESTIONS. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT YOUR COPY OP THE PAPER IS COMPLETE. BRING ANY DISCREPANCY TO THE ATTENTION OF YOUR INVIGILATOR. INSTRUCTIONS: Only the Faculty of Science standard calculator is permitted ‘The marks for each question are given in parentheses, In order to obtain full marks you must explain your reasoning and show your work. The symbol z denotes a unit vector in the +ve x direction, (18 marks) Ae 1L. Four charges @ are at the points (,2,0), (a,-a,0), (Ce 0) (+a,a,0) and (~a,~a,0). Assume the electric potential is zero at infinity. (a) What is the electric field at the origin? (b) What is the electric potential at the ori- gin oC. (c) What is the potential on the = axis? @ (d) What is the electric field on the : axis? . (e) What is the electrostatic energy of the (a,-@, 0) charge distribution? (18 marks) 2, Consider a long cylindrical capacitor composed of two co-axial conducting cylinders of radii a,b with o < b. In this problem use cylindrical co-ordinates (r,0,2) with the axes of the cylinders along the z axis. There is a charge A per unit length on the inner conductor and a charge —-) per unit length on the outer conductor. (a) From symmetry alone what must be the form of the electrie field. (b) Caleulate the electric field for a 0 has a uni- form magnetic field = 8.3. There is an ion detector at P, which has co-ordinates (d,0,0).. (2) What is ‘the speed of the ions as they enter the magnetic field? (b) Describe the trajectory of the ions in the magnetic field (c) Derive an expression for the mass of the ions detected at P. (a) If the ion source also produced some ions with charge 2e what other mass ions would be detected at P? END, 12> -fA page 2 of 2 pages ot —= a -Ton Source,72-2 Sabatier 1.10) #30 by aymmeley eS (a) Vor Vie) = 4 pf Feo a seme comtabution from Chat & raek chat om ee wes () On Zeus atl ¥ ee chiabinete Anags V(0,0,2) = Hes Onseoeeiisacaa 4T€o a4yQqr Cb) Ls dipronctey F (0, 0,2) Aso onby z congdinent E2(0,0,2) 2 2bGs2) - 4Q@ £ cc 4lé S27 22, 9a] 2 ze A Flo02) > 42 Z (0) USE Oi Vootka eure $ Vi etd x0 patintial ot chap Ge chur be 4h oth 3 CAnegio! Go tds Charis $ Ie othr rebivtical th am ot. € 6 quel Y BZinay ove