UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2023

PHY2602
Electricity and Magnetism

Welcome to the PHY2602 exam.

Examiner name: V S VALLABHAPURAPU

Internal moderator name: MORITZ BRAUN
External moderator name: N/A

This paper consists of 4 pages.

Total marks: 100. Answer all questions. Exam time: 2 Hours

Number of pages: 4
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1. (a) Present the Gauss’s law in integral and differential form. (2)
(b) Find the electrostatic field established by two long concentric cylinders having
radii a and b with a < b, having respective surface charge densities σ a and σb, in the
three regions (i) inside the inner cylinder, (ii)between the cylinders, and (iii) outside
the two cylinders. (15)
(c) The electric field in a particular region is given by 𝐸⃗ = 2x𝚤̂+ 3y𝚥̂+ 3𝑘 . Calculate the
charge density in that region. (8)
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2. Let a cylinder has its radius 10 cm and length 1/ π m.

(a) Determine its volume by integrating in cylindrical coordinates. (7)
(b) Determine surface area for the same cylinder, when top and bottom closed (8)
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3. (a) Show that A.(BXC) = (AXB).C (5)

(b)Let

A = 𝚤̂ + 2𝚥̂+ 3𝑘

B = 4𝚤̂+ 5𝚥̂+ 6𝑘

C = 7𝚤̂+ 8𝚥̂+ 9𝑘
show that without much computation A.(BXC) = 0 (Hint: (AXB).C represents
parallelopiped volume) (5)
(c) Consider a vector A = x2𝚤̂-y2𝚥̂. Determine the (i) divergence and (ii) curl of A.
(10)
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4. (a) Find the current density that can produce a magnetic field H = K Sin x 𝚥̂, where K
is a constant. (8)
(b) Calculate the force on a 2 meter long conductor that is carrying a current of 20 A,
located along the z-axis, in a B-field given as B = 0.3 𝚤̂ + 0.4 𝚥̂Tesla. (7)
(c) The operation of the magnetic compass depends on the earth’s magnetic field. At
a certain location, the tangential field of earth is 20 µT. Unfortunately this site is
under a high tension transmission line that carries a current of 2000 A. Assume that
the transmission line is at a height of 10 m and that its magnetic field is parallel to the
earth’s tangential component. Calculate the net field that effects the compass. (5)
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5. (a) Consider a long solenoid of length L, that has radius R, total number of turns N
and is carrying a current of I. Calculate its self inductance. (10)
(b) Explain briefly the concept of mutual inductance. Let two coils of inductances 2 H
and 8 H be magnetically coupled with a maximum of flux linkage. Calculate the
mutual inductance. (5)
(c) Write a brief note on eddy currents and narrate one example of eddy current
application. (5)
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USEFUL CONSTANTS

Permeability of free space = 1.257 10-6 N/A2

Permittivity of free space = 8.85 10-12C2N-1m-2

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