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EEE220 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY FINAL EXAM, AUGUST 20, 2016

(Time allowed 75 minute, calculator usable)
1) In the cylindirical capacitor shown in figure, each dielectric occupies one half the
volume. Capacitance of this cylindirical capacitor is

2 o L ( r 1+ r 2 ) o L ( r 1+ r 2 ) o L ( r 1+ r 2 )
a) b) c)
ln ( b /a ) 2 ln ( b/a ) ln ( b /a )

3 o L (r 1 + r 2 ) 2 o L ( r 1 + r 2 )
d) e)
2 ln ( b/a ) ln ( b/ a )

2)Two small conducting spheres of radii a and b are connected with by a very thin, flexible conductor
of lenght d. The total charge of the system is Q. Assuming that d is much larger than a and b, the
force F that acts on the wire so as to extend it is
abQ2 3 ab Q2 5 ab Q2
a) 4 o d 2 ( a+b )2 b) 4 o d 2 ( a+b )2 c) 4 o d 2 ( a+b )2 d)

ab Q2 7 ab Q 2
8 o d 2 ( a+b )2 e) 4 o d 2 ( a+b )2

3)Potantial function for the region between two concentric right circular cylinder, where V=0
at r=a and V=150 V at r=b is

150 150 ln ( r /a ) 150 ln ( r /a )

a) V= ( ln r ln a ) b) V= c) V=
a ln ( b /a ) bln ( b/ a ) ln ( b /a )

150 a ln r 150
d) V= e) V= ( 2 ln rln a )
ln ( b/a ) ln ( b /a )

4) 24) The space between the capacitor plates is filled with the dielectric . The surface charge density
on the two conductor plates, where V =0 at z=0 and V=100 V at z=d is

100 100 o 100

b)
2 b) 100 d1 c) d) e)
d d ln d

100 ( d )1

o

5) A conducting sphere of radius a carries a free charge Q. Exactly one half of the sphere is pressed
into a dielectric half-space of permittivity . Air is above the dielectric. Free surface charge densities
of the sphere are

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 o Q Q o Q ( + o )
a) o= ;
= b) o= ;
2a 2
2 a2 4a
2

Q ( + o ) o Q
= c) o = ;
4 a2 2 a ( + o )

o Q o Q Q
= = ( + )
1
=
2 a ( + o ) d) o 2 o ; 2
2 a ( + o )
2a

Q Q
o= =
e) 4 a2 o ; 2
4a

6) Electric field strength at all points produced by two concentric spherical metal shells of radii a and
b(b>a), are at potantials V (the inner shell) and zero, is

V ab ab
a)
E ( r )=
ba r 2 (
a
) b) E ( r )=
ba
V lnr c)

V ab
E ( r )=
ba r 2 (
a
)
2
V
d) E ( r )=
ba
( ab ln ra ) V ab/r
e) E ( r )= ab 1 ( )
7) One of long straight parallel wires is charged with a charge per unit length, and other with .
The wires have radii a and d(d >> a) apart. At which potantial the surounding air will break down
and ionize , given that a high voltage generator is connected the two wires?
d d
a) V max =2 E o ln ( d /a ) a b) V max =2 E o ln c) V max =a Eo ln
a a

2 a Eo
a V max =
d) V max =2 a E o ln d e) ln
d
a

8) A conductive wire has the shape of a hollow cylinder with inner radius a and outer radius b. A
current flows through the wire. If the conductivity of wire is , what is R' the resistance of the wire
per unit length?

1 ( b 2a 2) ( b 2a 2)
1
R= R=
R=
a) ( ba )2 b) ( b a2 )
2 c) d) R =

R=
e) ( ba )2

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9) A net charge +Q is transferred to a spherical conducting Shell of inner radius a and outer radius b.
A point charge -10q is placed in the center of the shell. What is the charge density on the outside of
the conducting Shell?
2 2
a) =10 q /4 2 b2 b) =(Q10 q)/4 b c)

=(10 qQ)/4 2 b2 d)

2(Q+10 q)/8 2 b 2 e) =Q /4 2 b 2

10) A solid conducting sphere of radius R is positevly charged.What value of the r there is the greatest
electric potantial?
a) 0 b) 1.1R c) 1.25R d) 2R e) none of the above
11) For a long coaxial cable with two-layer dielectric. The radius of inner conductor is a, the outer
conductor is b, and permittivity is 1 a< r <c and 2 for c < r < b, r being the distance from the cable
axis. Charges and - per unit lenght, which of the following expression for strenght of polarization
vector in layer 1 and layer 2 respectively is true?
2 2
a) / 1 r , / 2 r b) /2 1 r , /2 2 r c)
2 2
( 1 o ) / 4 1 r , ( 1 o )/2 2 r d)
( 1 o ) / 2 1 r , ( 2 o)/ 2 2 r e) 1 / 2 ( 1 o )r , 2 /2 ( 1 o )r

12) For a long coaxial cable with two layer dielectric. The radius of inner conductor is a, the outer
conductor is b, and permittivity is 1 a< r <c and 2 for c < r < b, r being the distance from the cable
axis. Charges and - per unit lenght, which of the following expression for surface density of
polarization charges on the boundary surface of dielectrics is true?
o 2 + 1 o 2 1 o 2+ 1 o 2 1
a) ( )
2 c 2 1 b) (
2 c 2 1 ) c) (
2 c 2 1 ) d) 2 c +
2
(1
) e)

o 2 + 1
( )
2 b 2 1

13)For a long coaxial cable of radius of inner conductor is a, the outer conductor is b, and
permittivity is 1 a< r <c and 2 for c < r < b, r being the distance from the cable axis. Charges
and - per unit lenght,, the cable is connected to a source of potantial difference V. Which of the
following expression for energy stored per unit lenght is true?
2
2 ( 2 1 ) V 2 V2
a)
[ ln ( c /a ) ln ( b /c )
1
+
2 ] b)
[ ln ( c /a ) ln ( b /c )
2
+
2 ] c)

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 2
2 1 2 V 2 ln ( c /a ) + 1 ln ( b/c )
2 ln ( c /a ) + 1 ln ( b/c ) d) 2 ( 1 + 2)V 2 e)

2 ( 2+ 1 ) V 2

[ ln ( c /a ) ln ( b /c )
1
+
2 ]
14)Three spherical conductors have radius r1=a, r2=2a and r3=3a are connected each other by 2
conductor wires. Total charge on conductors is Q. Which of the following is false?
a)E1> E2 > E3 b)V1= V2 = V3 c) U1> U2 > U3 d)1> 2 > 3 e)D1> D2 > D3
15)Two concentric spherical surface, of radii a and b>a are uniformly charged with the same charge
Q but of opposite signs. The electric field strenght for a>r>b is
a) 0 b)Q/8or2 c)Q/6or2 d)Q/4or2 e)Q/16or2
16)A parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a battery. Vo is the potantial difference between the
plates, Qo the charge on the positive plate, Eo the magnitude of the electric field . The original vacuum
between plates is filled with a dielectric and then the battery is disconnected. If the corresponding
parameters for the final state of the capacitor are denoted by a subscript f, which of the following is
true?
a) Qf = Qo b) Ef > Eo c) Ef > o Eo d) Vf > Vo e) Vf < Vo
17)Two capacitor of capacitances 1 F and 2 F are each charged by being connected across a 5 V
battery. They are disconnected from the battery and then connected to each other with resistive wires
so that plates of opposite charge are connected together. What will be magnitude of the final voltage
across the 2 F capacitor?

0.6 103 V 170 102 V 2

a) 0 V b) c) d) 3.3 10 V e) 5 mV

18) One of long straight parallel wires is charged with a charge per unit length, and other with .
The wires have radii a and d(d >> a) apart. What is the capacitance, C' per unit length of two
thin wire line ?

o ln ( d /a ) o a o
a) C = b) C = ln ( d /a ) c) C = d)
d ln ( d / a )

d o o ln (d / a)
C = e) C =
ln ( d / a ) ad

19)A variable capacitor with n stationary plates and n-1 movable plates, as skeched in
figure, for the case n=3. All stationary plates are electrically connected(i.e., at same potantial), and
all movable plates electrically connected. The plates are semicircular, of radius R, and the distance
between adjacent plates is d. The dielectric is air. Maximal capacitance of this variable capacitance is

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 2 2
noR 2 n o R
a) Cmax = 2d b) Cmax = 2 d c)

2 2
2(n1) o R ( n+1) o R
Cmax = d) Cmax =
2d 2d

2(n1) o
e) Cmax = dR
2

20) What is the Hz on the axis of a circular current loop of radius a.

2
I a ( a +h )
2 2 3 /2
I a2
a) Hz= b)
Hz= 3 /2 c)
2 ( a2 +h2 )
2 2
2Ia Ia
Hz= 3 /2 d)
Hz= 1/ 2
( a2 +h2 ) 2 ( a2+ h2 )

Ia
Hz=
e) ( a +h2 )
2 3 /2

21) Magnetic field vector H, due to the finite current element shown in figure is
I I
a) H= 2 r ( cos 1cos 2 ) b) H=
r
( sin 1sin 2 ) c)

I
H= ( sin 1sin 2 ) d)
2 r

I sin 1 sin 2
H=
2 (
r
2
r ) e) H=
I
2r
( cos 1cos 2 )

22)A straight conductor with circular cross section of radius a and permeability carries a current I
A coaxial conducting tube of inner radius b(b>a) and outer radius c, with no current also has a
permeability . In the region b < r < c magnetization vector M is

a) M z= ( 1) 2Iar
o
b) M = ( 1) 2 Ir
o
c)

o I
M r= ( 1) 2 I r
o
2 d) M = ( o 2 r )
I
e) M r= ( o
o
2 r )
23)The parallel magnetic circuit shown in figure is a silicon steel with the same cross-sectional area
throughout, S=1.30 cm
2
. The mean lenghts are l 1=l 3=25 cm

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 l 2=5 cm . The coils N 1=N 2=50 turns each. Given that 1=90 Wb and

3 =120 Wb . What are the currents in coils?

1 1 1
a)
I1 = ( H l + H 2 l2 ) ; I3 = ( H l + H 3 l3 ) b)
I1 = ( H l H 2 l 2 ) ;
N1 1 1 N3 2 2 N1 1 1

1 1 1
I3 = ( H l + H 3 l3 ) c)
I1 = ( H l H 2 l2 ) ; I3 = ( H l H 3 l 3 ) d)
N3 2 2 N1 1 1 N3 2 2

1 1 1
I1 = ( H l H 2 l2 ) ; I3 = ( H l + H 3 l3 ) e)
I1 = ( H l H 2 l 2 ) ;
N1 2 1 N3 1 2 N3 1 1

1
I3 = ( H l + H 3 l3 )
N1 2 2

24)Two parallel current sheets with opposite surface currents of the same magnitude as shown
in figure, by considering superposition, if the sheets are close to each other and very large,
magnetic flux vector between plates is

a) B=J s b) B= o J s c) B=o J s /2 d) B=2 o J s e)

B=o J s

25) The vector B inside a long circular conductor of radius a, carrying a current density J is
a) B ( r )=o J r b) B ( r )=o J r /2 c)
B ( r )= o J r /2 d) B ( r )=2 o J r e)
B ( r )=4 o J r

26) A straight conductor with circular cross section of radius a and permeability carries a current I
A coaxial conducting tube of inner radius b(b>a) and outer radius c, with no current also has a
permeability . What is the magnetization surface currents on the inner surface of conducting tube?

a) J z= ( 1) 2 bI
o
b) J = ( 1) 2 Ib
o
c)

J r= ( 1) 2 Ib
o
d) J z= ( 1) 2 bI
o

e) J = ( 1) 2Iab
o

27) If the conductor AA in figure, is rotating at a constant angular velocity and

makes n turns per second, What is the voltage V AA
as a function of time? The conductor was in
the position shown in the figure at t=0. a)
V A A =2 nBad cos ( 2 nt )

b) V A A =2 nBad sin ( 2 nt )

c)

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 V A A =Bad sin ( 2 nt )

d) V A A =2 nBad sin ( 2 nt )

e) V A A =nBad sin ( 2 t )

28) A two-line is parallel to a long straight conductor with a dc current I in

figure. The two-wire line is open at both ends, and a conductive bar is sliding
along it with a uniform velocity v as shown in figure. What is the potential
difference, V A A ( t ) , between the two line conductors?

a)
o Iv
2
ln
2a [ ]
( d+ a )
b) o Iv ln [ ( d+ a )
a ]
/2 / ( ) c)

o Iv ln [ ( d+ 2a ) /a ] / ( 2 ) d) o Iv ln [ ( 2 d +a ) /a ] / ( 2 ) e) v o I

( 2 )1 ln [ ( d+ a )
a ]
29)A very long solenoid of radius a and has N ' turns per meter, which its cross-
section is shown in figure. In time interval 0 t to s, a current i(t)= C.t flows through the solenoid.
What is the accelaration of an electron at point at half of radius a? a)
Ce N ' a o Ce N ' a o Ce N ' a o 2 Ce N ' a o
2m b) m c) 4m d) m e)

N ' a o
4 mCe

30)A coaxial cable has conductors of radii a and b. The inner conductor is coated with a layer of
ferite d thick (d< b a) and of permeability . The rest of the cable is air -filled. What is the external
self-inductance per unit lenght of the cable. a)
o a+ d b 1 a+2 d b
L=
2 (
ln
a
+ o ln
a+ d )
b) L = 2 ln ( a
+ o ln
a+ d )
1 a+ d b 1 a+d b
c) L=
( ln
a
+ o ln
a+d )
d) L = 2 ln ( a
+ o ln
a+d )
o a+d b
e) L
=
2
ln
a (
+ o ln
a+d )
31)The width of the strip line is a and their distance is d. Between the strips there are
two ferrite layers of permeabilities 1 and 2, and the latter is d2 thick, as in figure.
What is the self-inductance per unit lenght?

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a) L =[ 1 ( dd 2 ) /a ] + 2 d 2 /a b) L =[ 2 1 ( dd 2 ) / a ]+ 2 d 2 /a

c) L' =[ 1 ( dd 2 ) /a ] +2 2 d 2 /a d) L' =[ 2 1 ( dd 2 ) /a ]+ 2 2 d 2 /a

e) L' =[ 1 ( dd 2 ) /2 a ]+ 2 d 2 /2 a

32) A thin solenoid is made of large number of turns of very thin wire tightly wound in several layers.
The radius of the innermost layer is a, of the outermost layer b, and the solenoid lenght is d( d>>a,b)
The total number of turns is N, and the solenoid core is made out of coardbord. Neglecting edge
effects, What is the the solenoid self-inductance approximately ?
o N 2 ( 3 a2 +2 ab+b 2) o N 2 ( 3 a2 +2 ab+b 2)
a) L= b) L= c)
6 d2 d

o N 2 ( 3 a2 +2 ab+b 2) o N 2 ( 3 a2 +2 ab+b 2)
L= d) L= e)
2d 3d

o N 2 ( 3 a2 +2 ab+b 2)
L=
6d

33) One of the conductors of a two-conductor line is in the form of half of a thin
circular cylinder. The other conductor is s thin wire running along the axis of the
first. If a current I flows through the two conductors in opposite directions. The
force per unit lenght on the conductors is
a) Fcon 2 =2 o I 2 / ( 2 a ) b) Fcon 2 = o I 2 / ( 4 2 a )

c) Fcon 2 = o I 2 / ( 2 a ) d) Fcon 2 = o I 2 / ( 2 2 a )

e) Fcon 2 =4 o I 2 / ( 2 a )

34)What is the energy density( J/m3) of a cylindrical conductor of radius a and carrying current I?
2 2 2 2
I o I 2 o I 2 o I
a o2 2 b) 2 4
r c) 2 4
r d) 2 2 e)
4 r 2 a 4 a 2 r
2
o I
2 4
4 a

35) A coaxial capacitor with inner radius 5 mm, outer redius 6 mm and lenght 500 mm has a
dielectric for which r = 6.7 and an applied voltage 250sin377t (V). What is the potantial at 0.005 r
0.006 m ? (Assume the inner conductor to be at V=0)

[ () ] [ () ](
250 r 25 r
a) ln
6
sin 377 t ln
0.005 ( ) b) ln
6
sin 377 t ln
0.005 ) c)
3 3

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 [ ]
250 r
[ 250
sin377 t ln ](r
)
V=
6
sin 377 t ln
0.005 ( )
ln 4 0.005 d) 2 ln ()
3

[ () ]
250 2r
e)
V=
ln
6
sin 377 t ln
0.005 ( )
3

36) What is the induced voltage in the conductor of lenght L in figure where

B =B y ( ^j ) (T ) and v =v oz sin t ( k^ ) ( m/s ) ?
2
a) V =v oz L sin ( t ) /B y b) V =v oz B y L sin ( t ) c)

V =v oz B y L cos ( t ) d) V =v oz sin ( t ) / ( B y L ) e)
V =v oz B y L sin ( t )
37) A current strip d wide carries a current of I in the x-direction, as shown in figure, B=B o in the y-
direction, What is the force on the strip per unit lenght?

F F F F I Bo F I Bo
a) =I dB o b) =I Bo c) =I d 2 B o d) L = d e) L = d 2
L L L

38)What is the displacement current between the conductors of coaxial capacitor in question 35 ?

a) 2 L 3.07 105 sin 377 t b) 2 L 3.07 105 cos 377 t c)

2 r 3.07 105 cos 377 t d) 2 L 3.07 105 cos 377 t e)

2 L 0.37 105 sin 377 t

39) 40) For a long straight wire of circular cross section the internal inductance per unit

= = 4 = 2 = 8
lenght is a) b) c) d) e)
L' L' L' L'

= 2
'
L

40)A current carrying circular loop of radius a is stuated in a uniform magnetic flux density B. The
force on the circular loop is a)
F=2 rIB sin b) F=2 rIB c) F=2 rIB sin d) F=rIB e) 0

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