Questions without answers in Electricity and Magnetism

An electric field has a potential of $V(x, y, z)=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}} \mathrm{~V}$. A charge of $1$ coulomb placed at $(\hat{\imath}+\hat{\jmath}+\hat{k})$ experience...

The potential difference between nodes $A$ and $B$ in a circuit is $v_{A}-v_{B}=5 \mathrm{~V}$. The work done in moving a charge of $1$ coulomb from point $B$ to $A$ is $...

An electric field in free space is$\vec{E}=(2 x+5 y+6 z) \hat{\imath}+(5 x+4 y+10 z) \hat{\jmath}+(6 x+10 y+2 z) \hat{k} \mathrm{~V} / \mathrm{m}.$The charge density is $...

A straight thin wire carrying a current of $I=1 \mathrm{~A}$ in the direction $\widehat{n}=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \hat{\imath}+\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{6}} \hat{\jmath}+\dfrac{1}{\sq...

An infinite sheet of uniform charge $\rho_{s}=10 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}$ is placed on $z=0$ plane. The medium surrounding the sheet has a relative permittivity of $1...

A $60 \: \mathrm{V}$ DC source with an internal resistance $R_{\text{i n t}}=0.5 \: \Omega$ is connected through a switch to a pair of infinitely long rails separated by ...

The capacitor shown in the figure has parallel plates, with each plate having an area $A$. The thickness of the dielectric materials are $d_{1}$ and $d_{2}$ and their rel...

The capacitance formed between two concentric spherical metal shells having radii $x$ and $y$ with $y>x$ isNote: $\epsilon$ is the permittivity of the medium between the ...

​A wire of circular cross section with radius $a$ is shown in the figure. The current density is given by $\mathbf{J}=k s^{2}$, where $k$ is a constant, $s$ is the radial...

Two magnetically coupled coils, when connected in series-aiding configuration, have a total inductance of $500 \mathrm{~mH}$. When connected in series-opposing configurat...

The force per unit length between two infinitely long parallel conductors, with a gap of $2 \mathrm{~cm} $ between them is $10~ \mu \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{m}.$ When the gap...

A capacitor is constructed using two concentric spheres and air as the dielectric medium (permittivity of air $= 8.854 \times 10^{-12} \; \text{F/m}.)$ The radii of the i...

An infinitely long line, with uniform positive charge density, lies along the $\text{z}$-axis. In cylindrical coordinate $\left ( r,\varnothing ,z \right )$, at any point...

A single-phase transformer has a magnetizing inductance of $\text{250 mH}$ and a core loss resistance of $300\: \Omega$, referred to primary side. When excited with a $\t...

The figure below shows an electrically conductive bar of square cross-section resting on a plane surface. The bar of mass of $\text{1 kg}$ has a depth of $\text{0.5 m}$ a...

A toroid made of $\text{CRGO}$ has an inner diameter of $\text{10 cm}$ and an outer diameter of $\text{14 cm}$. The thickness of the toroid is $\text{2 cm}$. $200$ turns ...

If each of the values of inductance, capacitance and resistance of a series LCR circuit are doubled, the Q-factor of the circuit wouldreduce by a factor $\sqrt{2}$reduce ...

A beam of monochromatic light passes through two glass slabs of the same geometrical thickness at normal incidence. The refractive index of the first slab is $1.5$ and th...