Assignment-1: Electrostatic Flux

Q1. Find the electrostatic flux through curved surface of hemi sphere of radius R in
following cases
E

Case-II: Case-III: A point

Uniform electric Field E as Uniform electric Field E as charge q is kept at the
shown in the figure shown in the figure centre of hemi-sphere

Q2. Find the electrostatic flux through three upper surface of D

equilateral regular tetrahedron, kept in uniform electric field E,

whose direction is along positive z-axis .  
The base ABC of equilateral regular tetrahedron is x-y-plane as
shown in the figure.
 A

B
 

C

Q3. A cone of radius R and height H is located and an uniform field whose magnitude is E
penetrates the cone as shown in the figure. Find the electric flux enters the cone in
following cases.

 
E
H E
H

0
90
R
R

Case-I Case-II

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Q4. A cylinder of radius R and height H is located and an uniform field whose magnitude
is E penetrates the cylinder as shown in the figure. Find the electric flux enters the
cylinder in following cases.

H
E

R
H

Case-I Case-II: Axis of cylinder is making angle 

with vertical

Q5. A hemispherical closed surface having no charge inside it and Y

outward normal to the circular surface makes angle 60 with the E E

y-axis. The electric flux through curved surface if electric field is R

O
X
parallel to y-axis as shown in the figure is…………..
Z

Q6. If the constant electric field in the figure has a r

magnitude E0, the total electric flux through the d
parabolidal surface is………………………..
E0

Q7. Find the flux through face ABCE of y


Case I: E  5 N/ Ciˆ B
 4m
Case II: E  (5iˆ  10ˆj) N/C C
O
A x
37 2m
z D E

Q8. A plane surface of area S is inclined at an angle  with a uniform S

 
field E as shown in the figure. Find the flux of E over S. E


Q9. A cylinder (radius R) is placed in an electric field

as shown in the adjacent figure. Find the total
outgoing flux
E


Q10. The electric field in a particular space is E   x  2  ˆi with x measured in meters.
Consider a cylinder of radius = 20 cm that is coaxial with the x-axis. One end of the
cylinder is positioned at x = 0 and the other end at x = 2.0 m. ( a) what is the
magnitude of the electric flux through circular face of the cylinder at the end x = 2.0
m. ( b) What net charge is enclosed within the cylinder?

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Q11. The electric field in space is given as E  E0  1   kˆ N/C, where r is the
 R
perpendicular distance of point form z-axis. Find the electric flux through a circular
region whose radius is R and centred at origin.

Q12. Uniform electric field lines pass inward through the surface of a hemisphere of radius
R making angle of 30 with the normal to the plane of the surface. The strength of the
electric field is E. There is no charge anywhere. Find the net outward flux through the
curved surface
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Q13. The electric field vector is given by E  a x ˆi . Find

( a) the flux of E through a cube bounded by surfaces
x = , x = 2, y = 0, y = , z = 0 and z = .
( b) the charge within the cube.
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Q14. A non-uniform electric field described E  (E0  kx)iˆ , y
where k is constant whose unit is N/C-m, passes through
a cube of side a, lies along the co-ordinate axes as
shown in the figure. Find the net electric flux through the
cube x


Q15. A non-uniform electric field described E  bx 2 ˆi , where b is y
constant whose unit is N/C-m2, passes through a cube of
side a, lies along the co-ordinate axes as shown in the
figure. Find the net electric flux through the cube
x

Q16. Find the flux through face BCDG if y


Case I: E  (5iˆ  10ˆj  20k)
ˆ N/C C
 10m
Case II: E  5xiˆ D
O B 2m
37 A x
G 4m
E F
z

 y
Q17. In the given electric field E   d  x  ˆi  E0 ˆj  N/ C a C Ey =E0 ĵ

hypothetical closed surface is taken as shown in figure. Find

the total charge enclosed within the closed surface is. a
Ex=(d+x) î

(0, 0, 0) x

b
z