Electric field particles problem

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To determine the electric potential in an area with multiple charged particles, one can utilize the principle of superposition. The electric potential at a specific point is the cumulative effect of the potentials from each individual charged particle present. This means that the total potential is the sum of the potentials contributed by each particle based on their position and charge. By calculating the contributions from all particles at the desired point, one can accurately find the electric potential. Understanding this concept is essential for analyzing electric fields and their effects.
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If you have a certain number of particles such as a few electrons and protons in an area, how would you determine the electric potential and such if you knew the position and charge of the particles? Can you do that?
 
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Absolutely. Since electric fields add vectorally, their potential fields (voltage) also obey superposition. The potential at some point is just the sum of the potentials from each charged particle at that point.
 
You have to submit the effect of all the particles in the point of space where you need to compute the answer.
 

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