Five balls numbered $1$ to $5$ are suspended using separate threads. Pairs $(1,2), (2,4)$ and $(4,1)$ show electrostatic attraction while pairs $(2,3)$ and $(4,5)$ show repulsion. Therefore,ball $1$ must be:

Three point charges $q_1, q_2, q_3$ are placed at the vertices of a triangle. If the forces on $q_1$ and $q_2$ are $(2\hat{i} - \hat{j}) \, N$ and $(\hat{i} + 3\hat{j}) \, N$,respectively,then what will be the force on $q_3$?

Two identical charged particles,each having a mass $10 \, g$ and charge $2.0 \times 10^{-7} \, C$,are placed on a horizontal table with a separation of $L$ between them such that they stay in limiting equilibrium. If the coefficient of friction between each particle and the table is $0.25$,find the value of $L$ in $cm$. [Use $g = 10 \, m/s^2$]

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$(a)$ Two large conducting spheres carrying charges $Q_{1}$ and $Q_{2}$ are brought close to each other. Is the magnitude of electrostatic force between them exactly given by $Q_{1} Q_{2} / 4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} r^{2}$,where $r$ is the distance between their centres?
$(b)$ If Coulomb's law involved $1/r^{3}$ dependence (instead of $1/r^{2}$),would Gauss's law be still true?
$(c)$ $A$ small test charge is released at rest at a point in an electrostatic field configuration. Will it travel along the field line passing through that point?
$(d)$ What is the work done by the field of a nucleus in a complete circular orbit of the electron? What if the orbit is elliptical?
$(e)$ We know that electric field is discontinuous across the surface of a charged conductor. Is electric potential also discontinuous there?
$(f)$ What meaning would you give to the capacitance of a single conductor?
$(g)$ Guess a possible reason why water has a much greater dielectric constant $(=80)$ than,say,mica $(=6)$?

Electric charges $Q$ are placed on the $x$-axis at $x = 1, 2, 4, 8, \dots \text{meters}$ respectively. What are the electric field and electric potential at $x = 0$?

Three parallel metal plates,each of area $A$,are placed as shown in the figure. Charges $Q_1$,$Q_2$,and $Q_3$ are given to them. Edge effects are negligible. Calculate the charge on the two outermost surfaces '$a$' and '$f$'.