Question

state and explain the principle of superposition in electrostatics

Answer 1

Superposition principle in electrostatics:-
According to the superposition principle the force exerted by a number of charges is equals to the vector sum of forces of each charge.

Answer 2

Answer:

The principle of superposition states that if a system contains a number of interacting charges, then the net force on any one charge due to the other charges is the vector sum of all the forces exerted on it by all the other charges. The individual forces are unaffected due to the presence of other charges.

Explanation:

The principle of superposition gives a method to find force on a charge, when a group of charges are interacting.