Reg. No.

QuestionPaper Code: 21358

B.E./B.Tech.DEGREE DCAMINATION, MAY/JUNE 2013.
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Fourth Semester

Electronics and Communication Engineering

EC 2253/EC 43/tOt44EC 4O4nC L26B/0802s0021- ELECTROMAGNETIC
FIELDS

(Regulation2008/2010)
Maximum: 100 marks

fime : Three hours

Answer ALI,questions.
" /
x
2
=20 marks)
PARTA-(10
Define electric field and electric potential.

1.

2. , State divergence theorem.

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3.

State Biot-Savarts law.

4.

Define magnetic vector potential.

5.

Determine the capacitance of the parallel ptate capacitor composed of tin foil
sheets, 25cm square for plates separated through a glass dielectric 0.5cm thick

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with relative permittivity of 6.

6.

State point form of Ohrn's law.

7.

Distinguish between conduction current and displacement current.

8.

Write down the expressions fot instantaneous and complex Poynting vector.

9.

Find the skin depth at a frequency of

o -38.2M slmerrd.lt, =L

10.

What is Brewster angle?

SMHZ is aluminium

where

PART B --(5 x 16 =80 marks)

(a)

11.

and infinite
Derive an expression for the electric freld' due td a straight
density of
charge
a
with
and
wire of length'L'meters
of wire'
"rr}s"a
bisector
""iro**1y
p which lies along the perpendicular
* p"l*-ui;;"t"t
(16)
Or

(b)

12. (a)

=
a4d y ='4m
A uniform line charge Pr,=ZSNclmlies on the x 3rn
at a point
in free space. Find the electric fietd rntensrf
(8)
(2,3 and fS) m.

(il

the electric flux

(ii)'

Given t'hat Potential V =10sin0cos@/r2find

d.ensity D at (2, r/zP).

(i)

carrying
Derive an expression for force behreen two current
(8)
conductors

(ii)

and mean
An iron ring with a cross seetional area of 3 cm square
wire' carrying a
circumference of LScm is wound with 250 turns
Calculate
currentof0.SA.llrerelativepermeabilityofringislS00.
(8)
. the flux established in the ring'
Or

13.

(b)

magnetic flux
Derive the expressions for magnetic field intensitv 31d
(16)
1'
density t; ;;-'fi"tte an4 infinite line carrying a curient

(q)

components
Derive the bound.ary conditions of the normal and tangential
(L6)
dielectrics'
different
with
of'electric field at the interface of two media
'Or

parallel metals
(b) . The capacitance of the conductor formed. by the hvo
2 mm thick is
sheets, each 100cm2, in area separated by a dielecffic
it . Find
2 x10-i0 micro farad- A potential of 20kv is applied to

(4)

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Electric flux

(ii)

Potential.gradient in kv/m

(iii)

The relative permittivity

(iv)

Electric flux densitY.

of materials

(4)
(4)
(4)

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14.

(a)
.

With necessary explanation, derive tle Maxwell's equation in differential

and integral forms.
(16)
Or

(b)

(i)

The cond4ction current flqwing througJr a wire with conductivity

o- 8x10' slmand the relative permeability a" =lis given by
I" =Ssinot(mA).If d=IO8 rad./sec,find the displacement,current.
(8)

(ii)

An eleetric field in a medium which is source free is grven by

.E = 1.5cos(LO&t- &)a.V I m . Find
B,H
and D.
Assume
r =Ir/tr = 1rO = 0.

15.

(a)

A plane sinusoidal eleetromagnetic wave traveling

1
uD m d - -- 5
OpV

(b)

(8)

in

lm

space has
(16)

(i)

Find the accompanying H^"..

(ii)

Propagation is in X direction and H is oriented in Y direction. What

is the direction of E?

(iii)

Compute the average pewer transmitted.

Explain in detail on what happens when the wave is incident

(i)

Normally onperfect conductor

(8)

(ii)

Obliquely to the surface of perfect dielectrics.

(8)

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