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Can Coulomb's Law Be Rearranged to Solve for Q?

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Static problem with three cylinders

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Angular momentum - impulse on the axis

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Acceleration in terms of displacement and time

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KE of a bar rotating at an angle

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Calculating the Electric Potential from an Electric Field problem

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Which Force is Larger: Equal Impulses, Twice the Time ?

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Convert Centrifuge Angular Speed/Deceleration to Rev/s2 and Revs

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I do not understand how the neutral conductor lose electrons

  • SeriousNoob
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Braking Distance: Increasing Speed by 75% - What Happens?

  • Morgan89
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Force & Energy Homework: Calculate Weight

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Conservation of Energy and potential energy problem

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Net Force Work & Kinetic Energy Increase: 600J & 450J

  • mike2007
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Homework problem- Work and energy problem

  • AlanxD
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Can a stationary system have potential energy?

  • mike2007
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Uniform Circular Motion Displacement

  • BMWPower06
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How Does Acceleration Affect Motion in the XY Plane?

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Calculating Coefficient of Friction for Sliding Book on Floor

  • rajames429
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Integration (Velocity to Displacement or Position)

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Understanding the Difference Between Modes and Nodes

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Angular acceleration and Newton's 2nd law

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Stone Dropping vs Ball Throwing

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How Do You Calculate the Index of Refraction for a Lens?

  • AlanxD
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Center of mass of a rigid body-sphere

  • lewis198
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How Can Energy, Work, and Power Increase Ski Race Speeds?

  • hockey45
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How Is Electrical Energy Converted to Heat in a Lamp?

  • Fusilli_Jerry89
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Two dimension relative morion help

  • bilalbajwa
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Projectile Motion Calculations: Time in Air and Speed at Launch

  • Kruz87
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What Is the Static Coefficient of Friction Between the Object and the Dash?

  • curiousgeorge99
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What is the best approach for solving this problem?

  • fable121
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What is the Molar Specific Heat of a Monatomic and Diatomic Gas Mixture?

  • skinard360
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Solving Friction Problem: 3.15 kg Block & 87.4 N Force

  • BMWPower06
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What is the acceleration of this pulley and mass system?

  • BMWPower06
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Electron configuration quantum numbers

  • Unskilled
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Solve Voltage Across Capacitor After Switch Opened

  • pyrophreek
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Man shot out of cannon question

  • kdog3682
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Physics electric generator potential difference question

  • shanktank
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Inelastic Collisions - conceptual trouble

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Which method to use? Gravitational problem with a cut-out cylinder

  • 21385
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Multiloop circuit, magnetic force on a current carrying wire, Ampere's Law

  • irnubcake
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Open/closed air columns experiment

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Is Earth's Emitted White Light Continuous in Space?

  • JB123
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Wavelength of a sound traveling through air

  • phintastic
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Solve Impulse Experienced by 70kg Person Jumping 5m

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So the height of the wedge is 0.73 m.

  • MJC8719
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Another Planetary Mechanics Question

  • NDiggity
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Coin on rotating disc. What forces?

  • faidros
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Solving for the Vertical Distance of a 101 mph Pitch

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Integration (terminal velocity)

  • kieran1black2
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Relativity and energy (think its dead easy, I just can't see it)

  • Brewer
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Calculating Water Evaporation in a Power Plant with Waste Heat Loss

  • gsxrK3
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Simple acceleration puzzle I with,I forgot how to do.

  • inv
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Tension in String A after B Cut

  • Himanshu
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Graphing a Trajectory with Variable Gravity

  • peterk
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Help with Force and Acceleration

  • BMWPower06
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Average force of friction help

  • hockey45
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Analyzing Motion of Mechanical System with Initial Conditions

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Optics/ total internal reflection (non-trivial at least for me)

  • ed1234
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What Physics Concepts Are Involved in a Plane Landing in Cyclops?

  • rtreska
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Does a Spinning Bicycle Wheel Conserve Kinetic Energy and Momentum?

  • eyehategod
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KE in terms of P Pretty sure Ive got most of it

  • MJC8719
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Coulomb's law and drawing vectors

  • spastic3
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Coulomb's Law and spheres Problem

  • frankfjf
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How Does a Pogo Stick Use Spring Mechanics to Propel a Child Upward?

  • ccgrad05x2
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Vectors and 2 dimensional motion, driving me nuts

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How Does Gravity Affect Free Fall on a Fictitious Planet?

  • bilalbajwa
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Solving the Runner & Flagpole Meeting Distance

  • toothpick09
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Calculating Kepler's Constant for Earth Satellites

  • NDiggity
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Force and a couple other problems

  • BMWPower06
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How Fast Is a Football When It Passes 5 Meters High?

  • physical?eer
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Calculate Speed of Football at 5.0m Above Ground

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Calculating Chemical Energy Needed to Travel 100km: 4.8 N

  • TAN6
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Graph of Voltage vs Length for Moving Rod in Magnetic Field

  • Kites
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Experiment Help: Investigating Freely Falling Bodies

  • bilalbajwa
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One more question A trampoline and potential energy

  • MJC8719
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Calculating Spring Compression for Desired Block Speed

  • MJC8719
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Calculating Air Resistance for a 5kg Rock Falling at 7m/s2

  • mike2007
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Highschool electronics- Illumination

  • physics_bro
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Calculating Work in Terms of Final Velocity and Time?

  • Weave
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Pool Ball Grade 12 - Issue Resolved Thanks to Trajan22

  • hassan123456
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How Can I Improve the Magnetic Force on a Conductor in My Physics Project?

  • SuccessTheory
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Simple Pendulum Motion and Physical Pendulum

  • danield
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Is the Acceleration of a Thrown Ball Upward or Downward Negative or Positive?

  • bilalbajwa
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What Is the Instantaneous Speed of the Point of Contact on a Rolling Wheel?

  • newton9point8
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Solving Vector Sum A+B=C: Graphically

  • bilalbajwa
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Circular motion and (maybe) pendulum

  • hastings
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Understanding Coulomb's Law: Force of Repulsion Between Charged Objects

  • ploppers
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How to Calculate Time in Air for a Trebuchet Projectile?

  • Marghk
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How Does Viscous Resistance Affect Object Motion?

  • hastings
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Why is my work due to friction calculation incorrect?

  • Alabran
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