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Introductory of Chemistry and nuclear fission

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Solving Shell Explosion: Find v2 & v3, Sketch Velocities

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What Temperature Makes Copper and Tungsten Share the Same Resistivity?

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Bird sitting on a branch (vibrations and waves question)

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Analyzing Forces on a Hockey Puck

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What Forces Act on a Piano in a Free Body Diagram?

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A ball is thrown above th house

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Newtons 1st and 2nd Laws Mastering Physics

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Can Vectors Have Zero Magnitude with Nonzero Components?

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Elasticity and young's modulus

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How Do I Choose the Correct Kinematic Formula?

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Computing average rate of mass loss from sun

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Magnitude of Force on a Submarine Hatch

  • NeRdHeRd
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Understanding Centripetal Force and its Relation to Circular Motion

  • Destrio
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What was the bullet's speed as it left the barrel?

  • AvrGang
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Does anyone can answer my questions?

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I challenge noone can answer my question

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What Is the Minimum Static Friction Coefficient to Prevent m1 from Moving?

  • chaotixmonjuish
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Poteintial difference to move mass

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What's the Current of the Potential Difference?

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What Is Sam's Top Speed and Travel Distance on Jet Powered Skis?

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Newton's Laws: Friction: Inclined Plane

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When does the shoe reach the ground and what is its velocity?

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What is the speed of gold nuclei before colliding at Brookhaven collider?

  • Benzoate
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AZING! How does compressing a gas cause an increase in temperature?

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Magnitude of Force within incline?

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Non-uniform line charge density with r not constant

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Elastic collision between pendulum bob and block on frictionless surface

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Kinetic Friction: Calculating Force and Coefficient

  • Bob Loblaw
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Speed of Block 3.5s After Start Moving | Conical Pendulum

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Tension Forces at Equilibrium Problem

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How Does Table Inclination Affect Puck Movement in Air Hockey?

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Calculating Heat Required for Compressed Gas to Become a Gas Again

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Calculating Momentum of Gun-Fired Shell

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Calculating Vector Magnitude from Displacement Vectors Using Law of Sines

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Projectile Motion homework problem

  • Destrio
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What Is the Least Static Friction Coefficient for a Cat on a Merry-Go-Round?

  • Vaness330
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A traffic accident with Newton's first law

  • lim
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How do I calculate the minimum force needed to prevent sliding due to friction?

  • silvashadow
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X and y components of the force that the axle exerts on the pulley?

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Why Are These Physics Problems So Challenging?

  • Blink691
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Rock Launching from a catapult - 2D Kinematics

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Fluid cylindrical bucket Question

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Finding initial speed given final speed

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Advanced Higher Physics Investigation

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Using the Gibbs-Dalton Law to find Specific Heat Ratio

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Finding acceleration and weight

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What equations are used to solve for tension in single pulley systems?

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Pulleys and Gravity: Solving Acceleration for m1 & m2

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Forces at Work: Solving for the Magnitude of Resistance

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Thermodynamics - intial pressure

  • amdma2003
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Problem finding average density

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Finding kinetic coefficient of friction (pulley involved)

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Need Help with Projectile Motion Problem

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Help with vector angle and magnitude

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How Does Momentum Change in a Two-Dimensional Collision?

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Force on Blocks: Fig. 5-1a & b, Mass 30 kg, Forces 28 & 14 N

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Calculating Buoyant Force Using Archimedes' Principle

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Finding Equilibrium in a Hanging Beam System

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Significant Figures for Determining Block Measurements

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Calculating Time and Velocity with a Spark Tape

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Calculating Work and Potential for Moving Charges in an Electric Field

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How Do You Calculate Potential Difference in Car Battery Circuits?

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Problem involving Newton's 2nd law of motion

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Find Magnitude and Angle of Vector B

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Rotational Kinetic Energy -> Lightning Speed Running?

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Deriving the Gravitational Jerk Equation and Solving for Time and Position

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2 dimension kinematics Cutnell Chapter 3 Prob 26

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Solving Isobaric Expansion Homework Problem - 871.395 J

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Strange physics question involving no constants and all variables.

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Newton's Laws: Elevator Acceleration and Cork Movement

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Finding Vg with Wheatstone Bridge: R1=40, R2=70, R3=50, R4=20

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Kinematics - How long does this basketball take to fall down

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Electric and magnetic fields question

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Why Is Potential Constant When E-Field Is 0?

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How Do You Calculate Tension in Ropes on a Frictionless Ramp?

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How Fast and Far Can Jet Powered Skis Go?

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Calculating Friction Force on 5000kg Truck on 14° Slope

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Cable connecting the two ships homework

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Angle plus horizontal velocity,

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How Does Newton's Third Law Apply to Stacked Blocks in an Elevator?

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Solving Speed of a Softball Problem

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How much force pull forward on the rope

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How Is Energy Calculated in a Nuclear Fusion Reaction?

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Calculating Net Force on an Object Moving in a Plane

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Relevistic energy problem : part 2

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What are the components of the particle's velocity

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Finding Equivalent Force on a Stubborn Mule

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How Can XY = 1 and YZ = 1 Prove X = Z?

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Deriving d = 1/2 a t2: Intro Physics Proof

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Centripetal Acceleration and period of rotation

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