$A$ charged cork of mass $m$ suspended by a light string is placed in a uniform electric field of strength $E = (\hat{i} + \hat{j}) \times 10^5 \ NC^{-1}$ as shown in the figure. If in the equilibrium position,the tension in the string is $\frac{2mg}{(1 + \sqrt{3})}$,then the angle $\alpha$ with the vertical is:

$A$ clock dial has point charges $-q, -2q, -3q, \ldots, -12q$ at the positions of the corresponding numbers on the dial respectively. The time at which the hour hand points in the direction of the net electric field at the centre of the dial is (Assume clock hands do not influence the net electric field). (in $:30$)

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 = $ . . . . . . .

$A$ table tennis ball,which has been covered with conducting paint,is suspended by a silk thread so that it hangs between two plates. One plate is earthed,and the other is connected to a high-voltage generator. This ball:

Answer the following:
$(a)$ The top of the atmosphere is at about $400 \; kV$ with respect to the surface of the earth,corresponding to an electric field that decreases with altitude. Near the surface of the earth,the field is about $100 \; Vm^{-1}$. Why then do we not get an electric shock as we step out of our house into the open? (Assume the house to be a steel cage so there is no field inside!)
$(b)$ $A$ man fixes outside his house one evening a two-metre-high insulating slab carrying on its top a large aluminium sheet of area $1 \; m^2$. Will he get an electric shock if he touches the metal sheet next morning?
$(c)$ The discharging current in the atmosphere due to the small conductivity of air is known to be $1800 \; A$ on an average over the globe. Why then does the atmosphere not discharge itself completely in due course and become electrically neutral? In other words,what keeps the atmosphere charged?
$(d)$ What are the forms of energy into which the electrical energy of the atmosphere is dissipated during lightning?

$A$ charge $Q$ is fixed at a distance $d$ in front of an infinite metal plate. The lines of force are represented by