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What is the frequency of the car's vibration

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Conservation of Linear and Angular Momentum

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How Does Sound Intensity Change with Multiple Instruments?

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Heat and max temperature Problem

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Solving Cathode Ray Tube Homework with Mass, Speed & Magnetic Field

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How Do You Calculate Specific Charge Without Given Charge and Mass?

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Solving Partial Circuit: Determine Current as Function of Time

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Force on a Negative Charge Q1 in the Presence of a Long Rod

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Does the location of a switch affect current in a simple circuit?

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Extremely Quick Question (2 or 1 second)

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Standing waves and harmonic waves

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Solving Torque and Force Homework Problems

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What is the speed of propagation for a transverse wave on a string?

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Need to find center of mass of a rod

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Capacitors: Series Capacitance Concepts

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Concept related Electrical circuit question

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Determine the particle's equation of motion

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How Do You Calculate Initial Angular Velocity with Constant Acceleration?

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Angular Velocity of 15kg Plate After 180 Degree Rotation

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Proportionality calculations (Coulombs Law)

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How Do You Solve Gravity Fun Problems About Earth, Moon, and Sun?

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Question about conservation of momentum

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What is the wave speed of a transverse wave with given parameters?

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Magnetic field inside hole in half a wire

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How Do You Calculate Kinetic Friction on an Incline?

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Why Are My Mechanics Problem Solutions Incorrect?

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Uncertainty in Electron's Momentum in a 52 x 10-15 m Sphere

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Finding the Angle in Radial-Transverse Motion: A Scientific Approach

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Why do electron shells seem to move inwards as atomic number increases?

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Net Force on Rope in Tug of War?

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Count Rate (Quick Clarification)

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Dielectric with a parallel-plate capacitor finding minimum area

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Solving Complex Integrals: Can I Treat i as Any Other Constant?

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Calculating Nitrogen Conversion to Ammonia at 773K Using the Law of Mass Action

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Angular momentum and velocity question, help

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Weight and Wheel (Linear and Angular Acceleration)

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How Does Water Pressure Affect Buoyancy in Different Submerged Objects?

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Is the Church Organ Pipe Open at Both Ends or Closed at One End?

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Optics : Diffraction gratings.

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Why was the Mars lander set spinning before its final rocket stage?

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Solve Torques and Tensions Homework for Monkey on Bar

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Understanding Uniform Circular Motion: Explained and Tested | Stephen

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Moment of Intertia of Spherical Cap?

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Roller coaster triangulation problem

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Turbine producing current - Ohmic heating

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How Does Liquid Volume in a Soda Bottle Affect the Sound Frequency Produced?

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Can X-rays Cause Electrons to be Emitted from Gold Foil?

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Calculating Velocity, Range & Height of a 2kg Projectile & Counterweight

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Calculating the Frequency of Oscillation for a Spring with a Hanging Block

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About the equation for net work done by nonconservative forces

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A few questions regarding Newton's Laws

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What is the initial charge on capacitor C1?

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How Is Upward Force Calculated in a Lever System?

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How Is the Mass of Mars Calculated Using Orbital Data?

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No clue about this problem (Saving the Earth.)

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Physics 30 - Static Electricity

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What Is the Radial Acceleration in an Olympic Hammer Throw?

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Conservation of linear momentum/Galilean relativity problem

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Two particles having charges separated by a distance

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Heat Loss in a House: Estimating k_eff

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Newton's Rings Problem: Determining Thickness of Film for 6250 A Light Rings

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Calculating a particles most probable speed

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Springs: speed and acceleration

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Solving Moment of Inertia Homework: Deriving Disk Formula

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Where Do Physics and Chemistry Distinctly Diverge?

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Time dilation (special relativity) problem

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Calculating Max Voltage Across Resistor Network

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How Do You Solve Equilibrium Problems in Physics?

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Question Regarding Bulk Modulus

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What Determines the State of Matter of Elements at STP?

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Non conservative forces: work + coefficient of static friction

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Elongation Calculation for Non-Uniform Forces: Which Force Should Be Used?

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Quick Question: Is this matrix an orthogonal projection?

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Finding RLC from Freq and Impediance (AC Ckt)

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How Do You Calculate the Center of Mass for Multiple Cubes?

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What is the Period of Oscillation for a Charge in an Electrostatic Field?

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What Sets a Current Pulse Apart from a DC Circuit?

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How Does Resistance Change with Different Metals and Dimensions?

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Calculating Energy Needs: Converting KWh to g/year in a Typical Home

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How Far Does a Kangaroo Jump on Planet Y?

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Momentum of pendulum after hitting it with bullet

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Solve Water Refraction: Length of Stick's Shadow

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Vertical spring - elevator question

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Pressure/Introductory Thermodynamics

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What Is the Oscillation Period of a Rod Attached to a Spring?

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Restoring Force- any suggestions?

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What is the condition for destructive interference in thin films?

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Voltage Drop & RE in NPN Transistors

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Capacitor with a conducting core

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What is the Spring Constant of a DNA Molecule?

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How to Calculate Required Rocket Force for a Spinning Satellite

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Calculating Jump Height with Higher Gravity: Formula and Tips | Help Needed

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Tension of strings in an elevator

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Acceleration and Velocity differential equations

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