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L-C-R Circuit - finding current

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Quick vector question (involving coulomb's law)

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What is the electric field at the center (in N/C)?

  • NegaChin
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What is the Specific Entropy of Ice?

  • physics_newbi
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What is the electric field at point P with given coordinates?

  • ~christina~
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Carnot engine working in reverse poblem-

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Deriving formulas for radial visualization of 3D and 8D samples

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Derive an expression for the tension in the cord

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Max Power of Resistor in 3-Resistor Circuit

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Max Initial Separation for Meeting of Two Moving Bodies

  • Mr Virtual
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Websites about velocity of sound for Report Intro.

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Maximum height an insect can crawl up a hemispherical bowl with friction

  • Mr Virtual
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Bulb Energy Transfer: How Does Voltage Affect Filament Breakage?

  • Kushal
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Ball on two strings, rotating around a rod

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Solve Water Flow in Pipes: Pressure on 2nd Floor

  • skier07
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Calculate the wavelength problem

  • NAkid
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Finding the phase angle in a cosine wave equation

  • NAkid
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Magnetic field and current of solid wire

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2 concept questions on magnetism.

  • jcpwn2004
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Banked circular highway curve with radius 200m at 45 km/h

  • 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

  • blackbird2552
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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?

  • iwonde
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Battery Operation: How Charges Move Inside a Closed Circuit

  • lisamay44
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Calculating Weight of an Astronaut in Orbit

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

  • madahmad1
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What is the amount of steam needed to heat 0.50kg of diet cola to 90 deg C?

  • 03cobra 87gn
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Can someone explain electric fields and field lines?

  • St@rbury
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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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Dot product of two vectors with 49° angle between them

  • chocolatelover
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Calculating Work - With Friction

  • vertciel
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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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Speed measurements from dropping mass through light gate

  • 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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How do I determine T1 and T2 in this 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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Force needed to keep 12.5 kg mass at rest on pulleys

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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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What forces act on an elevator accelerating upward?

  • dranseth
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Coursework - Gravitational Field Strength

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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

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Why doesn't the solenoid flux density formula account for distance from center?

  • 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

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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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Ball cut from vertical circle: finding horizontal displacement

  • 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

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Calculating Pressure Difference in a Vertical Water Pipe

  • jrzygrl
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Why is the magnetic field uniform inside a hole in a current-carrying 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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Force Problem with coefficient of static friction

  • Nanuven
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Ship navigation problem with bearing and displacement

  • TheKovac
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Finding angular frequency in electric circuit

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Finding potential at certain points in circuit

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Non-constant Acceleration has me stumped.

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