Electric Potential Energy Due to Multiple Charges
With these charges already in place, what is the potential energy of another charge q that is brought in from infinity?
Potential energy is a scalar, so we need only add the PE due to each of these charges. That is,
That's all there is to it. Now let's try an example.
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