Two identical charges $Q$ are separated by a distance $r$. $A$ third charge $q$ is placed at the midpoint of the line joining the two charges such that all three charges are in equilibrium. In this state,$q = $ . . . . . . .

$A$ long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge $\sigma$ in the upper half and negative surface charge $-\sigma$ in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like the figure given in:

Two small conducting spheres of equal radius have charges of $10\ \mu C$ and $-20\ \mu C$ respectively and are placed at a distance $R$ from each other,experiencing a force $F_1$. If they are brought in contact and then separated to the same distance,the new force between them is $F_2$. Find the ratio $F_1 : F_2$.

An inclined plane making an angle $30^{\circ}$ with the horizontal is placed in a uniform horizontal electric field of $100 \ Vm^{-1}$ as shown in the figure. $A$ small block of mass $1 \ kg$ and charge $0.01 \ C$ is allowed to slide down from rest from a height $h=1 \ m$. If the coefficient of friction is $0.2$,then the acceleration of the block is nearly,
(Acceleration due to gravity,$g=10 \ ms^{-2}$) (in $ms^{-2}$)

Two identical charged spheres are suspended from a common point by two massless strings of length $l$. Initially,they are at a distance $d$ $(d << l)$ due to mutual repulsion. The charge begins to leak from both spheres at a constant rate. As a result,the spheres approach each other with a velocity $v$. Then,the velocity $v$ as a function of the distance $x$ between them is:

$A$ glass rod rubbed with silk is used to charge a gold leaf electroscope and the leaves are observed to diverge. The electroscope thus charged is exposed to $X$-rays for a short period. Then