Answer:
![F_T=6k\frac{Q^2}{L}\hat{i}+10k\frac{Q^2}{L}\hat{j}=2k\frac{Q^2}{L}[3\hat{i}+5\hat{j}]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=F_T%3D6k%5Cfrac%7BQ%5E2%7D%7BL%7D%5Chat%7Bi%7D%2B10k%5Cfrac%7BQ%5E2%7D%7BL%7D%5Chat%7Bj%7D%3D2k%5Cfrac%7BQ%5E2%7D%7BL%7D%5B3%5Chat%7Bi%7D%2B5%5Chat%7Bj%7D%5D)


Explanation:
I attached an image below with the scheme of the system:
The total force on the charge 2Q is the sum of the contribution of the forces between 2Q and the other charges:
![F_T=F_Q+F_{3Q}+F_{4Q}\\\\F_T=k\frac{(Q)(2Q)}{R_1}\hat{i}+k\frac{(3Q)(2Q)}{R_2}\hat{j}+k\frac{(4Q)(2Q)}{R_3}[cos\theta \hat{i}+sin\theta \hat{j}]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=F_T%3DF_Q%2BF_%7B3Q%7D%2BF_%7B4Q%7D%5C%5C%5C%5CF_T%3Dk%5Cfrac%7B%28Q%29%282Q%29%7D%7BR_1%7D%5Chat%7Bi%7D%2Bk%5Cfrac%7B%283Q%29%282Q%29%7D%7BR_2%7D%5Chat%7Bj%7D%2Bk%5Cfrac%7B%284Q%29%282Q%29%7D%7BR_3%7D%5Bcos%5Ctheta%20%5Chat%7Bi%7D%2Bsin%5Ctheta%20%5Chat%7Bj%7D%5D)
the distances R1, R2 and R3, for a square arrangement is:
R1 = L
R2 = L
R3 = (√2)L
θ = 45°
![F_T=k\frac{2Q^2}{L}\hat{i}+k\frac{6Q^2}{L}\hat{j}+k\frac{8Q^2}{\sqrt{2}L}[cos(45\°)\hat{i}+sin(45\°)\hat{j}]\\\\F_T=k\frac{2Q^2}{L}\hat{i}+k\frac{6Q^2}{L}\hat{j}+k\frac{8Q^2}{\sqrt{2}L}[\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\hat{i}+\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\hat{j}]\\\\F_T=6k\frac{Q^2}{L}\hat{i}+10k\frac{Q^2}{L}\hat{j}=2k\frac{Q^2}{L}[3\hat{i}+5\hat{j}]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=F_T%3Dk%5Cfrac%7B2Q%5E2%7D%7BL%7D%5Chat%7Bi%7D%2Bk%5Cfrac%7B6Q%5E2%7D%7BL%7D%5Chat%7Bj%7D%2Bk%5Cfrac%7B8Q%5E2%7D%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7DL%7D%5Bcos%2845%5C%C2%B0%29%5Chat%7Bi%7D%2Bsin%2845%5C%C2%B0%29%5Chat%7Bj%7D%5D%5C%5C%5C%5CF_T%3Dk%5Cfrac%7B2Q%5E2%7D%7BL%7D%5Chat%7Bi%7D%2Bk%5Cfrac%7B6Q%5E2%7D%7BL%7D%5Chat%7Bj%7D%2Bk%5Cfrac%7B8Q%5E2%7D%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7DL%7D%5B%5Cfrac%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D%7B2%7D%5Chat%7Bi%7D%2B%5Cfrac%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D%7B2%7D%5Chat%7Bj%7D%5D%5C%5C%5C%5CF_T%3D6k%5Cfrac%7BQ%5E2%7D%7BL%7D%5Chat%7Bi%7D%2B10k%5Cfrac%7BQ%5E2%7D%7BL%7D%5Chat%7Bj%7D%3D2k%5Cfrac%7BQ%5E2%7D%7BL%7D%5B3%5Chat%7Bi%7D%2B5%5Chat%7Bj%7D%5D)
and the magnitude is:

the direction is:

A pure substance that is made up of only one kind of atom is called an element
I'm not accurately sure if you're asking for why the bulb of a thermometer is in a cylindrical shape. So let me continue. The shape of the which is thin and cylindrical in the shape is the increase of the effect of mercury in the tube to rise and fall depending on the contact temperature.