Question 1 - Solution

Field due to a charged wire (linear charge density ) is E (r) = r 2 0 r

Let the charge be moved by a small distance x from the orign O. Then the net force on the charge is given by F = mx =q 2 0 1 1 a+x ax =q 2x 2 2 0 a x2

x2 term in denominator can be neglected since x mx = Hence the motion is SHM.

a. Then

q x = 2 x 2 0a

Question 2 - Solution
(a) For full disk, E (O ) = dS cos ( i) + sin ( j) = kr2 [0 r sin ][rdrd] cos ( i) + sin ( j) kr2

Integration with cos term will give zero. Hence 0 E (O) = (j ) k

0 2R

sin2 dr d = ( j)

0 0 R 2R = ( j) 4 0 20

(b) for the semicircular disk in the rst quadrant E (O) = dS cos ( i) + sin ( j) = kr2
/2 2R cos

[0 r sin ][rdrd] cos ( i) + sin ( j) kr2

/2 2R cos

0 = ( i) 4 0

0 sin cos dr d + ( j) 4 0

sin2 dr d
0 0

0 [2R] = ( i) 4 0

/2 /2 [2 R ] 0 2 sin cos d + ( j) cos sin2 d 4 0 0 0

= ( i)

0 R 0 R + ( j) 6 0 6 0 1

(c) for the semicircular disk in the third quadrant E (O) = = 0 = ( i) 4 0 dS cos{[180 ]}( i) + sin{[180 ]}( j) kr2 [0 r sin ][rdrd] cos ( i) sin ( j) kr2 0 sin cos dr d + ( j) 4 0
/2 2R cos 3

/2 2R cos 3

sin2 dr d
0 3 /2

3 /2

0 [2R] = ( i) 4 0

0 [2R] sin cos d + ( j) 4 0

2

cos sin2 d

0 R 0 R + ( j) = ( i) 6 0 6 0 Or one can argue that, by symmetry, the semicircular disk in the 3rd quadrant gives the same electric eld at O as that in the rst quadrant due to the nature of Therefore, the eld at the centre of the resultant disk is 0 R 0 R 0 R E (O) = (j ) + 2 ( i) + ( j) 20 6 0 6 0 = ( i) 0 R 0 R + (j ) 3 0 0 1 1 + 2 3

Question 3 - Solution
From Gausss Law, Eout = 0 a2 3 0r and Ein = 0 r2 3 0a

Potential has to be calculated inside rst r in =

0

Ein dr =

0 r3 9 0a

(r = a/2) = Outside potential is given by 0 a2 = 90 r Eout dr =

a

0 a2 72 0

out

0 a2 0 a2 ln(r/a) 90 30

(r =

3a 0 a2 )= 2 30

1 + ln(3/2) 3