A ring of radius R is carrying uniformly distributed charge +Q. A test charge −q0 is placed on its axis at a distance 2R from the centre and released. The motion of the particle on the axis will be :
Since the force is attractive, the particle will carryout a periodic motion with ring's centre as its mean position.
and,
F=−kQqx(x2+R2)32 is not of the form F=−kx
Therefore the oscillations will not be simple harmonic.