Spherical Shell Insulator (4 points) IE Spherical Shell Insulator An insulator in the shape of a spherical shell is shown in cross-section above.

The insulator is defined by an inner radius a = 4 cm and an outer radius b = 6 cm and carries a total charge of Q = + 9 C (1 C = 10-6 C). (You may assume that the charge is distributed uniformly thro ughout the volume of the insulator). What is Ey, the y-component of the electric field at point P which is located at (x,y) = (0, -5 cm) as shown in the diagram? Ey N/C Coaxial Cylindrical Conductors (4 points) IE Coaxial Cylindrical Conductors Two coaxial cylindrical conductors are shown in cross-section above. The inner c ylinder has radius a = 2 cm, length 10 m and caries a total charge of Qinner = + 8 nC (1 nC = 10-9 C). The outer cylinder has an inner radius b = 6 cm, outer radius c = 7 cm, length 10 m and cariies a total charge of Qoute r = - 16 nC (1 nC = 10-9 C). What is Ex, the x-component of the electric field a t point P which is located at the midpoint of the length of the cylinders at a distance r = 4 cm from the origin and makes an angle of 30o with the x-axis? Ex = N/C Photocopier Drum (3 points) Photocopier Drum The electric field just above the surface of the conducting charged drum of a ph otocopying machines has a magnitude of 2.5 X105 N/C. The drum has a length of 59 cm and a radius of 20 cm. (a) What is the surface charge density of the drum? (You can ignore any edge effects.) = C/m2 (b) What is the total charge on the drum? q = C (c) The manufacturer wishes to produce a desktop version of this copier. Thi s means we must cut the length of the drum down to 29.50 cm and the radius of th e drum must be cut to 13.33 cm. What must be the charge on the drum if we wish t o keep the electric field at the surface of the drum unchanged? q = C Line of Charge with Conducting Cylindrical Shell (3 points) Line of Charge An infinite line of charge with linear density 1 = -2 C/m is positioned along the axis of a thick conducting cylindrical shell of inner radius a = 4 cm and outer radius b = 5 cm and infinit e length. The conducting shell has a net charge (inner and outer surfaces) per u nit length along its symmetry axis of 2 = 5 C/m. (a) Calculate the surface charge densities on the inner (6a) and outer (6b) surf aces of the cylindrical shell. 6a = C/m2 6b = C/m2 (b) Calculate the net radial electric field component at the following radii: At r = 2 cm: Er = N/C At r = 4.5 cm: Er = N/C At r = 10 cm: Er = N/C

Infinite Sheets of Charge (3 points) Infinite Sheet of Charge An infinite nonconducting sheet of charge, oriented perpendicular to the x-axis, passes through x = 0. It has area density 61 = -2 C/m2. A thick, infinite conduct ing slab, also oriented perpendicular to the x-axis, occupies the region between x = a and x = b, where a = 4 cm and b = 5 cm. The conducting slab has a net cha rge per unit area of 62 = 5 C/m2. (a) Calculate the itions: At x = -2 cm: Ex = At x = 2 cm: Ex = At x = 4.5 cm: Ex = At x = 10 cm: Ex = (b) Calculate the and (6b) faces of the lationship between 6a 6a = C/m2 6b = C/m2 Flux (3 points) Flux Through a Cube net x-component of the electric field at the following pos N/C N/C N/C N/C surface charge densities on the left-hand (6a) and right-h conducting slab.You may also find it useful to note the re and 6b.

A cube is oriented such that one of its corners is at the origin and its edges are parallel to the x, y, and z axes as shown to the left. The length of each of its edges is 1.8 m. (a) What is the flux through the cube if the electric field is given by ? = Nm2/C (b) What is the flux through the cube if the electric field is given by ? = Nm2/C or part (b), how much charge must be enclosed by the cube? (c) q= C Conducting Sphere (3 points) Conducting Sphere A point charge of strength q1 = -2 C is located at the center of a thick, conducting spherical shell of inner radius a = 4 cm and outer radius b = 5 cm. The conducting shell has a net charge of q2 = 5 C. (a) Calculate the surface charge densities on the inner (6a) and outer (6b) surf aces of the spherical shell. 7/8/12 6a = C/m2 6b = C/m2 (b) Calculate the net radial electric field component at the following radii : At r = 2 cm: Er = N/C At r = 4.5 cm: Er = N/C At r = 10 cm: Er = N/C (c) If a conducting wire is added that allows electric charge to flow betwee n the location of q1 and the conducting shell, calculate the resulting values of the net radial components of the electric fields at the following radii: At r = 2 cm: Er' = N/C At r = 4.5 cm: Er' = N/C

At r = 10 cm: Er' = N/C Plate and Ball (3 points) Plate and Ball As shown to the left, a small non-conducting ball of mass m = 3 mg and c harge q = 21 nC hangs from from an insulating thread that makes an angle of 35 with a vert ical uniformly charged non-conducting sheet (shown in cross section). Assuming the sheet extends far vertically and out of the drawing, calculate the surface charge density, , on the sheet. = C/m2 Two Plates (3 points) Two Plates Two large metal plates of area 2 m2 face each other. They are 3.4 cm apart and h ave equal but opposite charges on their inner surfaces. The strength of the elec tric field between them is 45 N/C. (a) What is the charge on each plate? (You may ignore edge effects). q = C (b) What if we wished to double the distance between the plates while keepin g the strength of the electric field the same. What would the required charge be on each plate? q = C Solid Cylinder (3 points) Solid Non-conducting Cylinder A long, solid, non-conducting cylinder of radius 9 cm has a non-uniform volume d ensity, , that is a function of the radial distance r from the axis of the cylind er. = A*r2 where A is a constant of value 3 C/m5. (a) What is the magnitude of the electric field 7 cm from the axis of the cy linder? |E| = N/C (b) What is the magnitude of the electric field 11 cm from the axis of the c ylinder? |E| = N/C 10 problems 32 points