Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a distance $r$ exert a force $F$ on each other. If the charges are halved and the distance between them is doubled,then the new force acting on each charge is

Two small spheres,each carrying a charge of $+q$,are connected by an insulating string of length $2a$. What is the tension in the string?

Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal length. The strings make an angle of $30^{\circ}$ with each other. When they are immersed in a liquid of density $0.8 \, g \cdot cm^{-3}$,the angle remains the same. If the density of the material of the spheres is $1.6 \, g \cdot cm^{-3}$,find the dielectric constant of the liquid.

$(a)$ Two insulated charged copper spheres $A$ and $B$ have their centres separated by a distance of $50 \; cm$. What is the mutual force of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on each is $6.5 \times 10^{-7} \; C$? The radii of $A$ and $B$ are negligible compared to the distance of separation.
$(b)$ What is the force of repulsion if each sphere is charged double the above amount,and the distance between them is halved?

The dimensional formula of $k$ (Coulomb's constant) is . . . . . . .
(Take $I$ as the dimension of current.)

Two point charges $Q$ each are placed at a distance $d$ apart. $A$ third point charge $q$ is placed at a distance $x$ from the mid-point on the perpendicular bisector. The value of $x$ at which charge $q$ will experience the maximum Coulomb force is ...............