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Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

PHY112: Principles of Physics 2


Assignment 1
Last Date of Submission: 27.06.2024
Mark of each question:10

Q1. In Fig.1, the particles have charges 𝒒𝟏 = −𝒒𝟐 =


𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝒏𝑪 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒒𝟑 = −𝒒𝟒 = 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝒏𝑪, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝒂 = 𝟓. 𝟎 𝒄𝒎.
What are the (a) x and (b) y components of the net electrostatic force
on particle 3?
Fig. 1

Q2. In Fig. 2a, particles 1 and 2 have charge 𝟐𝟎. 𝟎 𝝁𝑪 each and are
held at separation distance 𝐝 = 𝟏. 𝟓𝟎 𝒎 . (a) What is the magnitude
of the electrostatic force on particle 1 due to particle 2? In Fig. 2b,
particle 3 of charge 𝟐𝟎. 𝟎 𝝁𝑪 is positioned so as to complete an
equilateral triangle. (b) What is the magnitude of the net electrostatic
force on particle 1 due to particles 2 and 3?

Fig. 2
Q3. In Fig.3, two tiny conducting balls having identical mass 𝑚, but
different charges, one is neutral (𝒒 = 𝟎) and another has 𝒒𝟎 charge
hang from nonconducting threads of length 𝑳. After they contact
each other, the balls gain an equilibrium state. Assume that 𝜽 is so
small that 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝜽 can be replaced by its approximate equal, 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽.
𝟏
𝒒𝟐𝟎 𝑳 𝟑
(a) Show that, 𝒙=൬ ൰ gives the equilibrium
𝟖𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒎𝒈
separation 𝒙 of the balls.
(b) If 𝑳 = 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝒄𝒎, 𝐦 = 𝟏𝟎𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝒙 = 𝟓. 𝟎 𝒄𝒎,
𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 |𝒒𝟎 |? Fig. 3

Q4. In Fig.4, six charged particles surround particle 7 at radial


distances of either 𝒅 = 𝟏. 𝟎 𝒄𝒎 𝒐𝒓 𝟐𝒅, as drawn. The
charges are 𝒒𝟏 = +𝟐𝒆, 𝒒𝟐 = +𝟒𝒆, 𝒒𝟑 = +𝒆, 𝒒𝟒 =
+𝟒𝒆, 𝒒𝟓 = +𝟐𝒆, 𝒒𝟔 = +𝟖𝒆, 𝒒𝟕 = +𝟔𝒆, with 𝒆 = 𝟏. 𝟔𝟎 ×
𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 𝑪. What is the magnitude of the net electrostatic force
on particle 7?

Fig. 4

Q5. In Fig.5, what are the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the net
electrostatic force on particle 4 due to the other three particles? All
four particles are fixed in the xy plane, and 𝒒𝟏 = −𝟑. 𝟐 ×
𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 𝑪, 𝒒𝟐 = +𝟑. 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 𝑪, 𝒒𝟑 = +𝟔. 𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 𝑪, 𝒒𝟒 =
+𝟑. 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟗 𝑪, 𝜽𝟏 = 𝟑𝟓. 𝟎𝟎 , 𝒅𝟏 = 𝟑. 𝟎𝟎 𝒄𝒎, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝟐 = 𝒅𝟑 =
𝟐. 𝟎𝟎 𝒄𝒎

Fig. 5
Q6. In Fig.6, the four particles form a square of edge length 𝒂 =
𝟓. 𝟎𝟎 𝒄𝒎 and have charges 𝒒𝟏 = +𝟏𝟎. 𝟎𝒏𝑪, 𝒒𝟐 = −𝟐𝟎. 𝟎𝒏𝑪,
𝒒𝟑 = +𝟐𝟎. 𝟎𝒏𝑪, and 𝒒𝟒 = −𝟏𝟎. 𝟎𝒏𝑪 .
(a) In unit vector notation, what net electric field do the particles
produce at the square’s center?
(b) If an electron is placed on there, what would be the
magnitude and the direction of its acceleration?

Fig. 6

Q7. The Fig.7 shows a generic electric quadrupole. It consists of two


dipoles with dipole moments that are equal in magnitude but opposite
in direction. Show that the value of ሬ𝑬Ԧ on the axis of the quadrupole for
a point 𝑷 a distance 𝒛 from its center (assume 𝒛 ≫ 𝒅) is given by
𝟑𝑸
𝑬=
𝟒𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒛𝟒

in which 𝑸(= 𝟐𝒒𝒅𝟐 ) is known as the quadrupole moment of the


charge distribution.

Fig.7
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Q8. A thin nonconducting rod with a uniform distribution of positive
charge 𝑸 is bent into a complete circle of radius 𝑹 in Fig.8. The central
perpendicular axis through the ring is a 𝒛 axis, with the origin at the
center of the ring. Write down the expression of the electric field at a
point 𝑷 located the distance 𝒛 from the origin.
What is the magnitude of the electric field due to the rod at (a) 𝒛 =
𝟎 and (b) 𝒛 = ∞ ? (c) In terms of 𝑹, at what positive value of 𝒛 is that
magnitude maximum? (d) If 𝑹 = 𝟐. 𝟎𝟎𝒄𝒎 and 𝑸 = 𝟒. 𝟎𝟎 µ𝑪, what is
the maximum magnitude? (e) If an electron is constrained to the
central axis of the ring of charge where 𝒛 ≪ 𝑹, show that the
electrostatic force on the electron can cause it to oscillate through the
ring center with an angular frequency

𝒆𝑸
𝝎=ඨ Fig. 8
𝟒𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒎𝑹𝟑

where 𝒎 is the electron’s mass.


Q9. In Fig.9, a uniform, upward electric field ሬ𝑬Ԧ of
magnitude 𝟐. 𝟎𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 𝑵𝑪−𝟏has been set up between two
horizontal plates by charging the lower plate positively and
the upper plate negatively. The plates have length 𝑳 =
𝟏𝟎. 𝟎𝟎 𝒄𝒎 and separation 𝒅 = 𝟐. 𝟎𝟎 𝒄𝒎. An electron is
then shot between the plates from the left edge of the lower
plate. The initial velocity ሬሬሬሬԦ
𝒗𝟎 of the electron makes an angle
𝟎
𝜽 = 𝟒𝟓 with the lower plate and has a magnitude of
𝟔. 𝟎𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔 𝒎𝒔−𝟏 . (a) Will the electron strike one of the
plates? (b) If so, which plate and how far horizontally from Fig. 9
the left edge will the electron strike?

Q10. In Fig.10, an electric dipole swings from an initial orientation 𝒊


(𝜽𝒊 = 𝟐𝟎𝟎 ) to a final orientation 𝒇 (𝜽𝒇 = 𝟐𝟎𝟎 ) in a uniform external
electric field, ሬ𝑬Ԧ. The electric dipole moment is 𝟏. 𝟔𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟐𝟕 𝑪. 𝒎; the
electric field magnitude is 𝟑. 𝟎𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔 𝑵𝑪−𝟏.
(a) What is the change in the dipole’s potential energy?
(b) What will be the final orientation, if you want to measure the
maximum potential energy of the dipole? and find out the maximum
potential energy in this case.
(c) What will be the final orientation, if you want to measure the
minimum potential energy of the dipole? and find out the minimum
potential energy in this case. Fig. 10

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