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| * We can use superposition to add electric field contributions from the point charges (vector superposition): →Etot=→E1+→E2+→E3. | * We can use superposition to add electric field contributions from the point charges (vector superposition): →Etot=→E1+→E2+→E3. |
| * We can use superposition to add electric potential contributions from the point charges (scalar superposition): Vtot=V1+V2+V3. | * We can use superposition to add electric potential contributions from the point charges (scalar superposition): Vtot=V1+V2+V3. |
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| ===Representations=== | ===Representations=== |
| [{{ 184_notes:3_superposition.png?300 |Point Charge Distribution}}] | [{{ 184_notes:3_superposition.png?300 |Point Charge Distribution}}] |
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| | <WRAP TIP> |
| | ===Assumptions=== |
| | * Charge is constant: Simplifies the values of each charge meaning they are not charging or discharging over time. |
| | * Charges are not moving: Simplifies the separation vectors of each charge as these would be changing if the charges were moving through space. |
| | </WRAP> |
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| ===Goal=== | ===Goal=== |