ASSIGNMENT FOR CHAPTER #02

Must be submitted before the 15th of November-2016

1. The following forces act on a particle P:

F1= 2i + 3j – 5k , F2= -5i + j+3k, F3= i-2j +4k , F4= 4i – 3j – 2k
Find the resultant and its magnitude (R=2i-j ; √5 )

2. If A= 3i – j -4k , B= -2i +4 j -3k and C= i +2j –k find

(a)2A-B+3C (b) (c)
(9i-4j-6k; √93 ; √398)

3. Two Tugboats are towing a ship, Each exerts a force of 6000N, and the angle between the two
ropes is 600. Calculate the resultant force ?
(10392N)

4. The position vectors of points P and Q are given by r1= 2i +3j – k , r2= 4i-3j+2k . Determine PQ
in terms of rectangular units vectors i,j and k find its magnitude ?
(2i-6j+3k ; 7)

5. Prove that the vectors A=3j+j-2k, B=-i + 3j + 4k and C=4i -2j -6k can form the sides of a
triangle ?

6. Find the rectangular components of a vector A, 15 units long when it form an angle with
respect to +ve x-axis of (i) 500 (ii) 1300 (iii) 2300 (iv)3100?
(Ax=9.6, Ay=11.5 ; Ax=-9.6, Ay= 11.5; Ax= -9.6, Ay=-11.5; Ax=9.6, Ay= -11.5)

7. Two vectors 10cm and 8cm long form an angle of (a) 600 (b) 900(c) 1200 , find the magnitude
of difference (A-B) ?
(9.2; 12.8 ; 15.6)

The angle between the vector A and B is 600 , given that = = 1, cacuate (a)

8. ?
(1.25mJ)

9. What is the speed of mass 1.67×10-27kg whose kinetic energy is 5000eV?

(106J)

10. Two parallel plates are separated by 10cm and potential difference of 100V is
maintained between them. What is the force on an electron placed :
(a) 2cm from the bottom plate (C) 4cm from the bottom plate
(b) 6cm from the bottom plate
( 1.602×10-18N; 1.602×10-18N; 1.602×10-18N)

11. If a charge of magnitude +5μC experiences an electric force of magnitude 3×10 -5N when placed
in space, find the electric field at that point ?
(6 N/C)

12.Find the electric potential at a distance of 0.5×10-10m from the proton of hydrogen atom ?
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 ASSIGNMENT FOR CHAPTER #02
Must be submitted before the 15th of November-2016
(29V)

13.Four equal charges of 5μC are placed at the vertices of a square of side 10cm.
(a). what is the value of the electric potential at the centre of square ? (2.55×106V)
(b) what is the electric field there? (0)

14.What is the electric potential at the mid-point of the line joining two equal positive charges Q
separated by distance d ? (4kQ/d)

15.What is the electric potential at the mid-point of the line joining two equal but opposite charges
? (0)

16.Two charges, Q1= 2μC and Q2= -4μC , are 0.3m apart. Find the electric potential at a point P
which is 0.4m from Q1 and 0.6m from Q2? (-15kV)

17. Distinguish between electric potential and electrical potential energy.

18.Suppose you are sitting in a car and a 20-kV power line drops across the car. Should you stay in
the car or get out? The power line potential is 20 kV compared to the potential of the ground.

19.Why is it dangerous to touch the terminals of a highvoltage capacitor even after the voltage
source that charged the battery is disconnected from the capacitor?

20. The plates of a capacitor are connected to a battery. What happens to the charge on the plates
if the connecting wires are removed from the battery? What happens to the charge if the wires
are removed from the battery and connected to each other?

21.Can electric field lines ever cross? Why or why not? Can Equipotential ever cross? Why or why
not?

22. If you were asked to design a capacitor for which a small size and a large capacitance were
required, what factors would be important in your design?

23. Explain why a dielectric increases the maximum operating voltage of a capacitor even though
the physical size of the capacitor doesn’t change.

24. A parallel-plate capacitor has a plate separation d and plate area A. An uncharged metallic
slab of thickness a is inserted midway between the plates. Find the capacitance of the device.

25. The sum of the charges on both plates of a capacitor is zero. What does a capacitor store?

Note: Students are advised to solve the questions given in the exercise of text
book and same may be submitted.

ENGR: KAMRAN SOOMRO MCAT/ECAT-2016

 ASSIGNMENT FOR CHAPTER #02
Must be submitted before the 15th of November-2016

ENGR: KAMRAN SOOMRO MCAT/ECAT-2016