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Calculating the resistors value?

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Total Internal Reflection Question

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Magnetic and Electric Field Lines

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Angular momentum of merry go round turntable

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Net Work Done: Solve Force Question Homework

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Nuclear Power Plant Efficiency and Cooling Calculation

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How many elementary charges does this particle carry?

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Finding electric potential difference to stop a electron between 2 plates

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Romeo & Juliet: Finding the Velocity of a Pebble

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Refrigerator Problem- Could you check my answer?

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Estimating Pressure, RMS Speed of Hydrogen in Space

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Interference of waves - 2 point source Question

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How Far Does a Block Slide When Launched by a Compressed Spring?

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Calculate Height of Ball After Leaving Hand: 7.2 m

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Determine the plane's ground velocity.

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What Is the Maximum Angular Momentum of a Particle Moving Past a Point?

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Work-energy theorem, no equations

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Coefficient of restitution help

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Vectors in different planes add up to give a zero resultant?

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Investigating Wood Expansion & Contraction w/ Strain Gauge

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Investigating Wood Expansion/Contraction with Strain Gauges

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What is an Eddy to Turbulent and Laminar Flow

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Elastic potential energy question

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How Does Gauss' Law Account for the Negative Plate in a Capacitor?

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Solving Spring and Block: Find Block Speed

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Equilibrium and tension (2 questions)

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OCR Physics AS Level - Strain gauge, temperature, resistance

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Maximizing Tangential Deceleration for Cars in Corners

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Sonic boom plane altitude problem

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Help with pool ball pyramid problem

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Gravitational field of the moon

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Accelerated Motion: Calculating Velocity/Distance

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Total translational kinetic energy

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Ferris Wheel Physics Problem: Finding the Landing Spot for Dropped Keys

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Help Solve Momentum Problem with Inclined Plane & Spring

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Calculate the magnitude of the charge on each sphere

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Masses Connected By Strings May Be Treated as Rigid Bodies?

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How Do You Model Air Resistance in Mechanics?

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Moment of inertia, tension, acceleration

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Weight of the object equals the weight of the displaced water

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Find number of photons emmitted per sec?

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How Do You Calculate the Net Gravitational Force Between Objects?

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Kinetic energy of compound rotational objects

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What is the Resultant Gravitational Force on a 4.00 kg Object?

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Finding mass per unit length for stretched strng given tension?

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How much water, initially at 20C, could be boiled by this quantity of heat

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Calculate G-Force & Deceleration for 4500kg Object Moving @ 5kph

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How do i calculate change in velocity?

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Potential energy of string and rock

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How Does Rotating a Polaroid Affect Light Intensity?

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Simple Question About Pendulum I Can't Do

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AC & Diode: What Happens When Wave Enters?

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Simple charging by induction problem

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Calculate the frequency of red light of wavelength

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How Far Does Mercury Rise in a U-Shaped Tube with Added Water?

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By what factor would the energy carried by the rope change

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Finding Initial Speed: A Basic Physics Problem Solved

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Lab report help: calculating uncertainty

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Elastic Collision/Kinetic Energy Problem

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Is My Circular Hoop Rotation Problem Solution Correct?

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Differential Equations in engineering

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Solving Chain Homework w/ Newton's Laws: Acceleration & Force

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Inclined Plane with block of mass

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Does Distance Affect the Electric Field Strength Above a Charged Plate?

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Experiment on Atoms: Determining Energy Levels

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Capacitors: Series Capacitance Concepts

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Calculating Ice Cube Mass for Coffee Cooling - Question and Solution

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Particle oscillation and energy (potential/kinetic)

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Thermodynamic ( quanity of heat)

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How Many Photons Does a 25W Monochromatic Light Bulb Emit Per Second?

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Can Green's Theorem Calculate the Moment of Inertia for Solid Objects?

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How Do You Calculate the Muzzle Velocity Using Conservation of Momentum?

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Melting Ice with a Carnot Engine

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Determining temperature of a diatomic gas

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Momentum Questions: Ratio of Carts' Speed, Mass, Impulse & Acceleration

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Calculating Original Speed of Exploding Mess Kit

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Calculating Resistance & Current for Two Lightbulbs in Series

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Charging a Capacitor with Another Capacitor

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Hat is the potential difference between X and 65cm mark in the circuit

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Equation Confusion: T Explained | 2π√l/g

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Find total displacement of the particle in motion

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Standard deviation revised by removing a sample

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Solve Mass Spring System: Find Velocity & Compression

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Calculating Potential Difference in Parallel Circuits

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