When four identical point charges are placed at the corners of a square

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Electric Charges and Fields · Electric Charges and Fields

Problem

When four identical point charges are placed at the corners of a square, many solutions add all side contributions together and add the two diagonal contributions together before summing those results. In one to two sentences, explain why this grouping of terms is valid.

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