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,Chapter 1, Problem 1
How many coulombs are represented by these amounts of electrons:
(a) 6.482 × 1017 (b) 1.24 × 1018
(c) 2.46 × 1019 (d) 1.628 × 10 20
Chapter 1, Solution 1
(a) q = 6.482x1017 x [-1.602x10-19 C] = -0.10384 C
(b) q = 1. 24x1018 x [-1.602x10-19 C] = -0.19865 C
(c) q = 2.46x1019 x [-1.602x10-19 C] = -3.941 C
(d) q = 1.628x1020 x [-1.602x10-19 C] = -26.08 C
Chapter 1, Problem 2.
Determine the current flowing through an element if the charge flow is given by
(a) q(t ) = (3t + 8) mC
(b) q(t ) = ( 8t 2 + 4t-2) C
( )
(c) q (t ) = 3e -t − 5e −2 t nC
(d) q(t ) = 10 sin 120π t pC
(e) q(t ) = 20e −4 t cos 50t μC
Chapter 1, Solution 2
(a) i = dq/dt = 3 mA
(b) i = dq/dt = (16t + 4) A
(c) i = dq/dt = (-3e-t + 10e-2t) nA
(d) i=dq/dt = 1200π cos 120π t pA
(e) i =dq/dt = − e −4t (80 cos 50 t + 1000 sin 50 t ) μ A
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,Chapter 1, Problem 3.
Find the charge q(t) flowing through a device if the current is:
(a) i (t ) = 3A, q(0) = 1C
(b) i ( t ) = ( 2t + 5) mA, q(0) = 0
(c) i ( t ) = 20 cos(10t + π / 6) μA, q(0) = 2 μ C
(d) i (t ) = 10e −30t sin 40tA, q(0) = 0
Chapter 1, Solution 3
(a) q(t) = ∫ i(t)dt + q(0) = (3t + 1) C
(b) q(t) = ∫ (2t + s) dt + q(v) = (t 2 + 5t) mC
(c) q(t) = ∫ 20 cos (10t + π / 6 ) + q(0) = (2sin(10t + π / 6) + 1) μ C
10e -30t
q(t) = ∫ 10e -30t sin 40t + q(0) = ( −30 sin 40 t - 40 cos t)
(d) 900 + 1600
= − e - 30t (0.16cos40 t + 0.12 sin 40t) C
Chapter 1, Problem 4.
A current of 3.2 A flows through a conductor. Calculate how much charge passes
through any cross-section of the conductor in 20 seconds.
Chapter 1, Solution 4
q = it = 3.2 x 20 = 64 C
Chapter 1, Problem 5.
Determine the total charge transferred over the time interval of 0 ≤ t ≤ 10s when
1
i (t ) = t A.
2
Chapter 1, Solution 5
10
1 t 2 10
q = ∫ idt = ∫ tdt = = 25 C
0
2 4 0
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, Chapter 1, Problem 6.
The charge entering a certain element is shown in Fig. 1.23. Find the current at:
(a) t = 1 ms (b) t = 6 ms (c) t = 10 ms
Figure 1.23
Chapter 1, Solution 6
dq 80
(a) At t = 1ms, i = = = 40 A
dt 2
dq
(b) At t = 6ms, i = = 0A
dt
dq 80
(c) At t = 10ms, i = = = –20 A
dt 4
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