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Question about Phase Change & Latent Heat

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Alpha Particle Scattering and angular momentum

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Contour Integral to Properly Posting Math Problems on Online Forums

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Calculating acceleration from the coefficient of kinetic friction

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Newton's 2nd law with oscilations

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Train collision (linear kinematics)

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How Does Newton's Law of Cooling Affect Heat Loss Calculations?

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Calculation of resulting force from out of axis Torque

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Gauss law two infinite plane question

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This method may be more intuitive for some people.

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Adiabatic PVT relationships - why Kelvin and not Celsius?

  • Taulant Sholla
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Comparison horizontal distance in presence of resistance

  • songoku
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A jet comes in for a landing on solid ground

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Balance reading when new object immersed in water

  • songoku
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Flash in rocket will arrive first at front or back?

  • songoku
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Analyzing Forces & Electrons: Free Body Diagram

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Finding the Current in a circuit

  • John Wiggum
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Calculating Separation of Cars in a Convoy Moving at Max Speed

  • Ujjwal Basumatary
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Free fall velocity and distance

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What is the expression for the velocity of the Car in Vector

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1D Angular Motion with different velocity stages

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Period of Oscillations near equator

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Comparing image sizes of the hotter stars with the cooler stars

  • James Beedy
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Calculate Net Charge Contained by the Cube

  • MedEx
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Need help to solve an oscillation problem.

  • Kkurenai
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Calculate Electric Potential from Non-uniform Linear Charge

  • DapperDan
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Kinetic energy and momentum of two satellites colliding

  • songoku
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Static equilibrium -- A picture hanging on a wall

  • siapola1
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Trajectory of a particle when its position vector changes

  • Davidllerenav
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Finding the values of voltage and current in this circuit

  • rugerts
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What Is the Magnitude of the Electric Field Between Parallel Plates?

  • Larissa McNeil
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Showing Charge & Currents in Vol: Proving $\mathbf{p}$ Dipole Moment

  • dRic2
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Length Contraction & Time Dilation

  • messier992
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What is the potential at point D in the circuit

  • tots123450
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Net force acting on a charged particle ##+Q##

  • Mutatis
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Energy Equation for a Roller Coaster on a Full Circular Loop

  • Np14
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Electric Potential and Field Diagram - True/False

  • John123
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What would the *Energy equation be for this problem?

  • Np14
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Relative Velocities: Speed of C in A's Frame

  • messier992
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Minimum heat removed from gas to restore its state

  • hnnhcmmngs
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Two manned satellites approaching one another

  • Mariesa Yeoman
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Inclined Plane Static Friction Coefficient

  • Mark Trice
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What is the effective spring constant of a charged DNA molecule?

  • jybe
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with this tension problem -- Mass on an accelerating cable

  • Jett Johnson
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E-field from one end of an infinite non-conducting rod

  • arturo
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Fluid Mechanics: Determining Elevation in a Piezometric Tube

  • WhiteWolf98
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Solving the Speed of Blood Flow in a Magnetic Field

  • Steve F
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Baseball in the air 2D motion question

  • Kyros
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Is the Ideal Gas Law Valid for Balloon Problems?

  • Taulant Sholla
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Basic Kinematics - shouldn't there be a constant?

  • Taulant Sholla
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Cylinder lying on conveyor belt

  • JD_PM
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Cell and membrane volume physics

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Pressure exerted on the end of a pool

  • JCL
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Skier on a slope -- speed question

  • Nayu
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Will a sliding box fall over when it stops?

  • Tibriel
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Calculus Problem: acceleration, speed, and displacement of a particle

  • Stephanievet54
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Connected particles on an inclined plane

  • Taylan
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Minimum and maximum values so the system remains at rest

  • James2911
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Calculate the speed of a point based on a graph

  • Davidllerenav
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How do I analyze a body with a 14 kip force at a point?

  • fayan77
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Angular and Linear Momentum Problem

  • Bobby345
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Final potential difference of a 2 capacitor system

  • Zack K
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Adding Vectors to Find Velocity

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Dependence of an electric field on distance

  • downbra
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Calculating Electric Field at Point A from Uniformly Charged Arc

  • martinbandung
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How much work is done when a satellite is launched into orbit?

  • tuki
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Calculus angular acceleration with respect to theta

  • nick76342
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Tangential acceleration and centripetal acceleration

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Find the magnitude of this velocity - SHM problem

  • AgNO3
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Find the electric field at an arbitrary point

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How Do You Calculate the Electric Charge on a Suspended Cork Ball?

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Flux linked with lower face of a cube

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Potential at center of sphere of radius R and charge -Q

  • Zack K
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Train collision prevention problem

  • opus
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Find the area and length of a gold leaf

  • MachineInTheStone
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Calculate the focal length of the spectacle lens

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Find Radius of Outer Sphere for 1uF Spherical Condenser

  • James2911
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Thin wire alternating exerts force on a nearby charge

  • CptXray
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Collision problem: Two hockey pucks collide and stick together....

  • Jeemeli
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Thermodynamics: calculating work question

  • jybe
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Is the Angular Momentum of a Pendulum Conserved?

  • brotherbobby
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Tension in a rope at the midpoint

  • James2911
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Find the electric field at the point P on a right triangle

  • ino
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Thrust 6.05MN, mass 4,520,000 lbm, what is the acceleration?

  • dani546237
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Instantaneous acceleration from Velocity-time graph

  • James2911
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The potential difference of a proton

  • Johnnie123
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Pressurized gas container gets opened

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Hydrostatics Pressure - Finding thrust and resultants

  • maxisman
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Correct statement about series RC circuit

  • songoku
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Calculate the torsion of a silver thread

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What are the accelerations in the multiple-pulley problem?

  • subhradeep mahata
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Temperature of a bar to produce certain force on wall

  • songoku
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Phase difference between points on wall

  • songoku
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Total energy of hydrogen at ground state

  • songoku
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Find Number of Nitrogen Molecules with Specific Kinetic Energies

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Spring characteristics when loaded with a mass

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