Superposition Principle
Superposition Principle: Overview
In this topic, we will learn about superposition principle. We will also learn the statement of superposition principle with its applications.
Important Questions on Superposition Principle
A hemisphere is uniformly charged positively. The electric field at a point on a diameter away from the centre is directed

Three charges each of are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. If the force between any two charges be , then the net force on either charge will be:

Three large identical conducting sheets, each having a surface area of is placed parallel to each other at finite distance contain charges and . What is the magnitude of electric field at point?

Which of the following figures correctly shows the top view sketch of the electric field lines for a uniformly charged hollow cylinder as shown in figure?

A unit negative charge with mass resides at the mid-point of the straight line of length adjoining two fixed charges of magnitude each. If it is given a very small displacement in a direction perpendicular to the straight line, it will

A charge is located at the origin in free space and another charge at . If the -component of the electric field at is zero, then the magnitudes of in is

A uniform surface charge density exists over the entire plane except for a circular hole of radius a centred at the origin. The electric field at a point on the -axis is found to be

In a regular polygon of sides, each corner is at a distance from centre. Identical charges of magnitude are placed at corners. The field at the centre is

A regular polygon has sides. Equal charges, each , are placed at vertices of the polygon and a charge is placed at the centre of the polygon. If the distance of each vertex from the centre is , net force experienced by is

In the basic crystal structure, and ions are arranged in a BCC configuration as shown in Fig. The net electrostatic force exerted by the eight ions on the ion is

Four equal charges, each are placed at the four corners of a square of side . Then the Coulomb force experienced by one charge due to the rest of three is

If two like charges of magnitude and are separated by a distance of , then the point on the line joining the charges, where the force experienced by a charge placed at that point is zero, is

Vertices of a regular hexagon, of sides , have three positive and three negative charges, each of magnitude , as shown in the diagram. A point charge of is placed at the centre of the hexagon. The net force on is

Vertices of a regular hexagon of sides have three positive and negative charges each of magnitude as shown in diagram. A point charge of is placed at centre of hexagon. The net force on is -

Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of sides . The force experienced by the charge placed at the vertex in a direction normal to is

Three charges, each of coulomb are placed as shown in the figure. Then the net force on the charge placed at the origin is -

The charge is placed at each of the two opposite corners of a square and a charge is placed at each of the other two opposite corners. If charges are fixed, then for equilibrium of , it is required that-

Two identical balls each having a density are suspended from a common point by two insulating strings of equal length. Both the balls have equal mass and charge. In equilibrium, each string makes an angle with the vertical. Now, both the balls are immersed in a liquid of density , but the angle does not change. The dielectric constant of the liquid is -

Three charges each of , are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The charge needed at the centre of the triangle for the charges to be in equilibrium is -

Two particles of masses and and charges and are placed in a uniform electric field and allowed to move for the same time. The ratio of kinetic energies will be -
