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Two protons moving toward each other

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Determining Electron Motion in Electric Field

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Charge Distribution Between Two Conducting Spheres

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Voltage drop across a capacitor

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Final Angular Velocity of a Top

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Finding the Net Force on a Rectangular Loop in a Magnetic Field

  • GreenLantern674
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Calculating Wavelength of Electron Emission

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Why Is Frictional Force Less Than Weight on an Inclined Plane?

  • StephenDoty
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Ballistic Pendulum: Bullet Impact at 500m/s

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Using electric force to calculate number of protons

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Electric Fields: Supporting a 4kg Chicken

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Spring/Incline plane kinematics/work problem

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Direction of the Magnetic Field due to a Wire

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Vector components - change in momentum

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Find the force on each side of the loop

  • Roze
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Car Velocity After Engine Cuts Out | Physics Problem

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How Do You Calculate the X-Component of Force from Potential Energy?

  • sracks
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Solve Multiple Choice Questions: Homework Statement

  • gavrir
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Work/force/kinematics slingshot problem

  • Shadowsol
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Solving Tension Acceleration in Bungee Jump Apparatus

  • mshah3
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Rotational Kinetic Energy of bicycle wheels

  • rugbygirl
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Solving Thin-Film Problem with Wavelengths 690 and 575nm

  • judonight
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How far from the table does the block hit the floor?

  • rugbygirl
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Need help on Electric Field Questions

  • tachu101
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Calculating the Reading on Newton Meter with 3 Kg Masses

  • temaire
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Physics Motion Problem (Displacement)

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Average speed with an unknown distance

  • yorick
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Determining current and drift speed

  • octahedron
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Current through a hollow copper cylinder

  • Ellesar
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Calculating the Height of a Window Using Kinematic Equations

  • Sorry!
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Circular Motion and Centripetal Force

  • gavrir
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Rank Pendulums Based on Max Speed

  • Duckboy
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Integrating a Polynomial with Fractional and Negative Indices

  • _Mayday_
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Help Needed: Solving a Physics Assignment with Marble and Ramp

  • missphysics12
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How Does Air Resistance Affect Cyclist Power Output?

  • jk5389
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Calculating Wood Friction on Metal: Solving for Time

  • vanquish
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Question Regarding Electric Fields

  • cardinalboy
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I can't seem to figure out how to start this

  • username2
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Calculate Total Collisions of Free Electrons in Extension Cord

  • fubag
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MirrorsHELP: When is Back Coating on Plane Mirrors Undesirable?

  • Jeng
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Work & Energy for a Roller Coaster

  • peaches1221
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The magnitude and the resultant vector

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Kate's Bungee Jump: Calculating Distance Below Bridge

  • rsala
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Magnetic Field Strength & Direction at Points 1-3

  • cemar.
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Desperately on potential energy problem

  • rasgar
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Coulomb's Law and electron placement

  • soul5
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Work on object lifted in a gravational field

  • sracks
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Conservation of angular momentum on low-friction bearings

  • Seraph404
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Electric Potential: Calculating Energy & Power

  • alligrass
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Electric potential/electric fields

  • alligrass
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Quick Sound Question Homework: Lowest & Next Two Freqs at 3m & 3.8m

  • Shakas
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Pyrex glass rod is immersed into wesson oil

  • henry2221
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Finding the magnitude and the angle

  • chocolatelover
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Graphical Method for Inverse Proportional Relationship | AVS and 1/Mtot

  • heathphysics
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Calculating Angle and Magnitude of Vector Sum A+B+C and -A-B+C | Unit Vectors HW

  • chocolatelover
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Solving for t in SHM (complex solution)

  • mouser
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Speed and accleration of a turntable

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How Deep Is the Lake and What Is the Initial Velocity of the Ball?

  • lgen0290
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Calculating Conical Acceleration for a Rotating Object on a Table

  • teresat628
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Measuring Reaction Time with a Simple Device

  • lgen0290
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Calculating Bird Airspeed from Ground and Wind Speed

  • KLB
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Universal Gravitation and magnitude

  • Dgolverk
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How Does Electron Movement Affect Magnetic Fields in a Hydrogen Atom?

  • cryptoguy
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Is This How a Spaceship Enters Mars?

  • rsyodoom2005
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Change in Electric Potential Across R1 in Figure B

  • daimoku
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What is the force on the exerted edge of the cap

  • pauln
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How Do I Find the Force of Friction for My Lab Report?

  • Nabik33
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Football Players: Solve Sliding Distance After Collision

  • Nightrider55
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How is Gravitational Potential Calculated on the Moon's Surface?

  • Pho3nix
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What is the final temperature of water when ice is added to it?

  • SlickNick0013
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How does this battery-circuit system work?

  • Gear300
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How Do You Calculate Flux Through a Box with Varying Electric Fields?

  • Jim Newt
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Constructive and destructive interefernec and a pair of speakers

  • TFM
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How Do You Calculate the Semi-Minor Axis for a Spacecraft's Orbit?

  • rsyodoom2005
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Effects of Resistance & Speed on Coil Pendulum Motion in Magnetic Field

  • Flame666
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Electric Potential (Why the opposite sign?)

  • PFStudent
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How Do You Calculate Current and Voltage in Series and Parallel Circuits?

  • tony873004
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Horsehoe Bats, Insects, Speed and the Doppler Effect

  • TFM
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How Much Steam Is Needed to Melt Ice into Water at 20 Celsius?

  • engineer2010
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S.H.M Homework - Why Consider One Mass Only?

  • mysqlpress
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Hi and point charge vector question

  • Jim Newt
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Lenses - Thin-Lens Equation and Magnification Equation

  • missmia
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Difficult kinematics/power question

  • Shadowsol
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Calculating Final Velocity for a Dropped Golf Ball

  • maca_404
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Rotational Motion Force Question

  • mits08
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Conservation of Energy and frictionless pulley?

  • Eukanuba863
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Polarizability of Liquid Helium

  • mikehibbert
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Engery- Falling Coffee Filter Problem

  • quickclick330
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Complicated spring stretch (compression )

  • mshah3
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