Electricity and Magnetism Test 2020
Electricity and Magnetism Test 2020
Electricity and Magnetism Test 2020
1. Find the electric field at a height z above the center of a square sheet (side a)
carrying a uniform surface charge ϭ. Check your result for the limiting case a
→ and z ≥ a.
2. If the electric field in some region is given (in spherical coordinates) by the
Ar+B sin θ cos ∅ ∅
expression ( ) = r
where A and B are constants, What is
charge density ϭ. Find the potential difference between the north pole and
the center.
8. Two infinitely long wires running parallel to x axis carry uniform charge
-λ
x +λ
a) Find the potential at any point (x, y, z), using the origin as your reference.
b) Show that the equipotential surfaces are circular cylinders, and locate the
zero, and accelerated across a gap to the anode, which is held at potential
V0. The cloud of the moving electrons within the gap ( called space
charge) quickly builds up to the point where it reduces the field at the
surface of the cathode to zero. From then on a steady current I flows
between the plates. Suppose the plates are large relative to the separation
(A ≥ d2) as shown in the fig., so that the edge effects can be neglected,
b) Assuming the electrons start from rest at the cathode, what is their speed
between ρ and v.
eliminating ρ and v.
e) Solve this equation for V as a function of x, V0, and d. Plot V(x), and
of x.
f) Show that I = K V0 3/2 and find the constant K. This equation is known as
Child-Langmuir’s law.
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Cathode Anode
(V =0) V0
10. Imagine that new and extraordinarily precise measurements have revealed
an error in Coulomb’s law. The actual force of attraction between two point
1 q1 q2 r
charges is found to be = 4πε r2
1+
λ
e−r/λ where λ is a new
0
b) Does the electric field admit a scalar potential? Explain briefly how you
reached your conclusion.
c) Find the potential of a point charge q. Use as your reference point.
1
d) For a point charge q at the origin, show that . + 2 =
0
1
e) Show that this result generalizes : . + 2 =
0