EMT238: Tutorial 1 [ELECTROSTATIC]

1. Find the total charge contained in a cylindrical volume defined by 2 m and 0 3 m if

= 30 (mC/m3). [Q=2.26 C]

2. If current density = 6 (A/m2), evaluate the current, I flowing through a square with corners at
(0,0,0), (2,0,0), (2,0,2) and (0,0,2). [I=24 A]

3. Four charges of 10 C each are located in free space at points with Cartesian coordinates (-3,0,0),
(3,0,0), (0,-3,0), and (0,3,0). Find the force on a 20 C charge located at (0,0,4). All distances are in
meters. [ = . N]

4. Given that = 2(1 + 2 ) + 2 2 nC/m2.

(a) Find the volume charge density, . [2(1+x2+z2 nC/m3]
(b) Determine the flux, through surface 0 < < 2, 0 < < 3, = 1. [16 nC]
(c) Calculate total charge, , contained in the region 0 < < 1, 0 < < 1, 0 < < 1.

5. = 2 ( + 3) V. Find:
(a) E at (3,4,-6). [ + V/m]
(b) The charge within the cube 0 < < 1, 0 < < 1, 0 < < 1. [-30.95 pC]

6. Calculate the amount of work necessary to move a 2 C charge from (2,1,-1) to (5,1,2) if the electric
field intensity in free space is = 2 + 2 + 2 V/m. [-108 J]

7. A voltage of 5 V is applied between the ends of silicon rectangular bar. Given electron mobility,
e = 0.13 (m2/V.s), hole mobility, h = 0.05 (m2/V.s), number of free electron and holes,
e = h = 1.5 1016 electrons/m3. Calculate:
(a) conductivity of silicon. [=4.32x10-4 S/m]
(b) current flowing in the bar. [I=1.36 A]
(c) drift velocities for both electrons (ue) and holes (uh). [ue=-8.125 m/s ; uh=3.125 m/s]
(d) resistance of the bar. [R=3.68 M]
(e) power dissipated in the bar. [P=6.8 W]
 EMT238: Tutorial 1 [ELECTROSTATIC]

10 cm

8 mm

8 mm

5V

8. Find the energy stored in the hemispherical region 2 m, 0 < < , 0 < < where
= 2 sin cos + sin V/m. [0.36 nJ]
cos cos

9. A parallel-plate capacitor has plate area 200 cm2 and plate separation of 3 mm. The charge
density, = 1 C/m2 and air is the dielectric. Find:
(a) The capacitance of the capacitor. [59 pF]
(b) The voltage between the plates. [339.3 V]
(c) The force with which the plates attract each other. [1.131 mN]

10. The parallel-plate capacitor is quarter-filled with mica ( = 6). Assume = 1 for blue region.
Find the capacitance of the capacitor. [6 pF]