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Calculate the wavelength problem

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General question about wave equation

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Magnetic field and current of solid wire

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2 concept questions on magnetism.

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Analysing a Circular Highway Curve: Angle, Friction & Speed

  • chiurox
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Find the Charge Needed for a 1.20V Voltage at 5.0m

  • NegaChin
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Circular Motion - Wall of death Problem

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What Determines When a Metal Ball Leaves an Oscillating Tray?

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How Does the Angle of an Incline Affect Acceleration?

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What is the Period and Amplitude of a Pendulum on a Rocket?

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Battery Operation: How Charges Move Inside a Closed Circuit

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Calculating Weight of an Astronaut in Orbit

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Energy Transfer by Work from Steam to Piston - 5kg Steam Expansion

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What is the amount of steam needed to heat 0.50kg of diet cola to 90 deg C?

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Understanding Electric Fields and Field Lines: A Comprehensive Guide

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What is the potential of the final location of the charge?

  • NegaChin
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Electrostatics: Potential of +28.0 nC Sphere in Vacuum

  • NegaChin
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Mechanical sinusoidal transverse wave

  • NAkid
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Confusing (but surely simple) gravity problem

  • vysis
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Finding the Dot Product of Vector A & B

  • chocolatelover
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Help me:Magnetic flux density(B) calculation

  • surendhar
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Calculating Work - With Friction

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Why Is a Bullet More Damaging Than Falling Out of Bed?

  • blue_phoenix
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Finding the currents of four resistors in a circuit.

  • vertabatt
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Help Needed: Calculating Data from a Mass Drop Experiment

  • Steph191290
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How Is the Total Angular Momentum of a Rotating Dumbbell Calculated?

  • chiurox
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What Is the Phase Angle of a Wave Traveling on a String?

  • physicsgrouch
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Determine T1 & T2 in Concurrent Forces Diagram

  • Ry122
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Calculating Zeff in Xenon (Z=54) for M (n=3) Shell

  • xinlan
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Total Possible Quantum States When n = 2

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Question with gravity, speed, heights

  • ital_dj
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What is the sample's specific heat?

  • Arejang
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Calculating Angle of Saturn from Earth Using a Refracting Telescope

  • Fizzicist
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How Does Immersing a Glass Rod in Water Affect Image Formation?

  • Fizzicist
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How High Does Block m1 Rise After an Elastic Collision with m2?

  • sailsinthesun
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Solving Pulleys and Forces Homework Problem

  • checkmarks
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How much work? Given speeds and mass

  • ital_dj
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Solve Difficult Problem: Average Density of Rectangular Parallelopiped

  • jrzygrl
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Why Is My Coefficient of Friction Negative?

  • Below
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How Much Additional Mass Can a Suspended Walkway Carry?

  • jrzygrl
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Basic force question(should be too easy)

  • aaquib
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What Physics Principles Govern Bullet Impact on a Pivoting Target?

  • bjonesp
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Don't have point B (cycle process)

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How High Could a Person Jump on Pluto Compared to Earth?

  • lawfulgm
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What is the work done on the jet by the catapult?

  • cocotown22
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What Angle Should a Curve Be Banked for Frictionless Cornering?

  • paolo_c10
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Calculate the speed of a satellite

  • Eros
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Free Body Diagram Homework: Forces to Consider

  • dranseth
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Coursework - Gravitational Field Strength

  • XiaoII
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How do I calculate the total torque exerted on a rotating disk?

  • Sheneron
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Time for Cylinder to Travel Roll Down Incline

  • seichan
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What voltage appears across the primary coil of this transormer

  • carrieunder
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Quick question about the flux density through a solenoid.

  • rock.freak667
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What Is the Concept of a Battery and How Does It Work?

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Projectile Motion Problem with thrown ball

  • KMjuniormint5
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Newton Mechanics vs Special Relativity Problem

  • Kaleb
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SLI webinar: Solving the Adiabatic Balloon Problem

  • lesodk
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Force applied: calculating increase in temperature (work mostly done, )

  • spidey64
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Angular Momentum of Particle in Hollow Half-Ball: Calculation

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Solve Gas Laws Questions: Density, Mass, Volume, Pressure

  • tommy1
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What Direction Must the Magnetic Field Point?

  • n77ler
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Magnetic Field of wire carrying current

  • Gear300
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Finding the Distance Between Electrons in Equilibrium: What is the Solution?

  • johnnico6426
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Topic about masses (modern physics)

  • tarekkkkk
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Coefficient of Friction involving weights

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Help with physics tension in the string

  • phillip98
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Centripetal Force Airplace Problem

  • Shackleford
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Angular speed of wrapper string

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Proof of Relationship in Parallel Circuit Using Kirchoff's Law

  • soul5
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Calculating Pressure Difference in a Vertical Water Pipe

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Quick question about magnetic field inside a wire

  • Fusilli_Jerry89
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Magnetic Field inside and external to a wire

  • Gear300
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Is Time Dilation Symmetrical in Relativity?

  • calculus_jy
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Deriving Power Expression for Transverse Traveling Wave

  • Master J
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Solving Hydrogen Gas Problem: Ktr & Temp Calculations

  • lesodk
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Force Problem with coefficient of static friction

  • Nanuven
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How did the book get this answer? Please help with motion

  • TheKovac
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Finding angular frequency in electric circuit

  • sodper
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Finding potential at certain points in circuit

  • sodper
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Non-constant Acceleration has me stumped.

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Throw a ball up how high does it go

  • Zacthor
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Electric Field Homework: Electron Motion in a Vertical Field

  • JWHooper
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How Do You Calculate Jet Speed, Momentum, and Forces in Physics Problems?

  • zephyrus777
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The speed of sound at different tempertures

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Conservation of mechanical energy of ball of mass

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Potentials from continuous distributions.

  • scorpion990
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What is the acceleration of a point on the circumference of the disk?

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Transformer Voltage Multiplication Factor Calculation

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Will the Cake Stay on the Car in the Rotary?

  • shippage
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Assistance with Vertical Terminal Velocity motion - What do you think?

  • TheKovac
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Electric Flux Through a Uniform Electric Field

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