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Physics 72 Recit 2

TWHFX-, 2nd sem, A.Y. 2016-2017


August 25, 2016
Instructions: Answer all problems. You may discuss with your classmates but the submission is individual. Show your
complete solution. Box your final answer. The instructor has the right to deem your answer wrong if your solution is
incomplete and/or unclear.

1. Which of the following best represents the field lines


of a system composed of a positive charge on the
left and a negative charge of larger magnitude on
the right?

2. An electrically neutral dipole is placed in an external field. In which situation is the dipole in unstable
equilibrium?

3. A butterfly net is in a uniform electric field of magnitude E. The rim, a circle of radius a, is perpendicular to the
field. What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the net?
A. 2Ea2
B. Ea2
C.

1
Ea2
2

D. zero
Hint: Treat the rim and the net as a closed surface.

4. A flat horizontal sheet is in the shape of a rectangle with sides of lengths 0.400 m and 0.600 m. The sheet is immersed
in a uniform electric field of magnitude 75.0 N/C that is directed at 20.0 from the plane of the sheet. If the area
vector points downward, what is the electric flux through the sheet?
A. +16.9 N m2 /C
B. 16.9 N m2 /C
C. +6.16 N m2 /C
D. 6.16 N m2 /C

5. A point charge of magnitude q is in the middle of a sphere of radius r. What is the flux through the sphere?
A. 4kq
B. 2kq
C. kq
D. zero
Hints:
1. Use the integral expression for the flux.
2. The field is always perpendicular the surface.
3. The field magnitude E is constant on the surface.
q
4. Use E = k 2 .
r

1. The left charge must be a source of field lines and the right charge must be a sink for field lines. The right charge
must have denser field lines. C .
2. You can eliminate B and C because they are not in equilibrium ( 6= 0 in = pE sin ). It can be verified that the
tendency of a dipole placed in an electric field is to align its dipole moment with the field. The dipole moment in A
is already aligned with the field; give the dipole a nudge and it will just re-align back to its original position. The
dipole moment in B is opposite the direction of the field; give the dipole a nudge and it will rotate further to align
its dipole moment with the field. C .
3. Think of the net and the rim as a closed surface. Since the electric field moves in and out of the surface, the total
flux must be zero: E,net + E,rim = 0. So E,net = E,rim ; the flux through the net is same in magnitude as the
flux through the rim, which is E(a2 ) . B .
4. Use the definition of electric flux. Note that the angle between the area vector (downward) and the electric field
(20 from the horizontal) is 20 + 90 = 110 .
E = EA cos
= (75.0 N/C)(0.400 m 0.600 m) cos 110
= 6.16 N m2 /C ; D .
5. Use the definition of electric flux.
Z
E =

~ dA
~
E

Since the charge is at the center, the electric field points perpendicular to each very, very small surface. So
~ dA
~ = E dA cos 0 = E dA.
E
Z
E = E dA
Also, each very, very small surface is equidistant from the charge. So the field magnitude E is constant on the
surface. Hence we can take E out of the integration.
Z
E = E
dA
The remaining integral is just equal to the area of the sphere. Use the expression for the electric field magnitude of
a point charge.



q 
E = k 2
4 r2 = 4kq ; A .
r

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