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Correcting a Common Typo in PR Book | Explaining the Concept of Work

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Study Electricity for Freshman: Tips, Video Lectures, and More!

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Why Entropy of Carnot Engine is 0 & Heat Transfer in Refrigerator

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Is Internal Energy Always Dependent Only on Temperature in an Ideal Gas?

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Help with Coulomb's Law problem needed.

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Giving a pulley with mass an essential mass

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When Should You Use the Delta Symbol in Equations?

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How Do You Convert Micrometers to Meters?

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How Do You Calculate the Focal Lengths of Microscope Lenses?

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The Electric Potential Difference Created by Point Charges

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Why Do X-Ray Spectra Involve Inner Electron Shells?

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Some more trouble with Electric Charge Problems

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Classic Vehicle Collision scenario

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Calculating Beat Frequency in Ultrasound Reflection from Moving Bloodstream

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Different kinds of Kinetic energy

  • AznBoi
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2 Way lightbulb with different power

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How Is the Initial Velocity of Ball B Calculated in Kinetics Problems?

  • budynavan
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How do you know which variables in an equation are constant?

  • AznBoi
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Physics Practice test questions

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How to Calculate Principal Stresses in a Stressed Component?

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Net Charge of Cube: -2385075 uC

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Voltage and Resistance Exercise, .

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Charge at Equilibrium Exercise, .

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How Does Light Wavelength Affect LDR Output in Plant Growth Lamps?

  • Alecdrew
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What Is the Total Capacitance of a Square Circuit with Identical Capacitors?

  • claudiadeluca
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Electrical Resistance Exercise, .

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How to Derive Voltage Across Capacitors in Series?

  • superdave
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Understanding Simple Circuits: Answering Common Homework Questions

  • t_n_p
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Finding the direction of the force (right hand rule)

  • t_n_p
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Energy released in nuclear fission

  • AznBoi
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How do you determine the charge of nuclei?

  • AznBoi
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Electric charge and total force

  • Rasine
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Conservation of Energy question :cry:

  • rootX
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The ballistic pendulum and friction.

  • leykis101
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Caculating linear speed of a vehicle

  • dan_bighit
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Calculating Percentage Error in Canyon Depth Ignoring Sound Time

  • munther
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Thermal Dynamics- heating gas in a flask.

  • CurtisB
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What Are Some Good Websites to Learn About Electricity?

  • unique_pavadrin
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Capacitor Energy in an RC Circuit

  • t_n_p
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A few question on torques and periodic motion.

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Why Do Beginner Physics Students Struggle with Simple Questions?

  • moshilover
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Explaining Electron's Attraction & Repulsion Between Magnetic Poles

  • pharaoh
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How Do You Calculate Diagonal Resistance in a Circuit?

  • washablemarker
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Just clarify; Not a homework problem

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Determine the magnitude of the force exerted on the block

  • EG78362
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Photoelectric Effect with changing electric field

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Superman's Race: Friction Coefficient and Finishing Time

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What is the Charge on a Suspended Oil Drop in Millikan's Experiment?

  • washablemarker
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Find the coefficient of restitution between the balls (should be easy)

  • daletron
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Final Temperature After Phase Change and Transfer of Energy

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Absorbtion and Emission of Photons

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Thermometer Height Conversion at Different Temperatures?

  • Weave
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How to calc human bicycle power in watts

  • Dyllon
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Probably Simple 1D Kinematics problem

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Deriving equation for force from pressure that varies with water level

  • cientifiquito
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Magnetic Field at the Center of a Coil

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Photoelectric and Compton Effects question

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Help with Satellites and Grav.

  • newtonistheman
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What is the Lagrangian of a Pendulum with Oscillating Top Point?

  • the keck
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Review needed for Electric Charge Problem

  • frankfjf
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Optics did my professor screw up?

  • Dart82
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What Happens to the Missing Energy in an Inelastic Collision?

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What is the Maximum Induced emf of a Rotating Loop?

  • mbrmbrg
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Calculating Heat Needed to Melt Metal

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Final Exam Prep: Practice Question

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What is causing confusion in the concept of length contraction?

  • chris12345
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Induced emf generation problem

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Isothermal Process: Constant Temperature & Heat Capacity?

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How to solve the infinete resistor network

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How Do You Calculate Orbital Speed Using Kepler's Laws?

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Satellites in orbit such that they look like they don't move

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How Do Electrons Interact at a Distance of One Meter?

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How are Energy and Momentum related?

  • AznBoi
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How to Calculate Distance on an Incline with Friction

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Physic Question: Get Full Explanation

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Why is the position of the wire important for Ampere's Law to hold?

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Mechanics: Feasible lab report 4000 words long?

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How Do Spacecraft Velocities Change in Different Orbits?

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Acceleration in an Elevator: Solving Newton's Second Law Problem

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Ratio of a ray of light with a refracted ray

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Electrons in a uniform electric field.

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Few random questions collision, circular orbit, trajectory, etc

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Objective confusion-Interference and Diffraction

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Rolling without slipping problem

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Particle in Magnetic Field: Conceptual

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Magnetic field between two long straight wires

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Calculating Simple Harmonic Motion Parameters for a 10.0kg Mass

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Solve Convex Lens Question: Find Focal Length & Magnification

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Weight and Force in a Hanging Cabin

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When is the Resultant Vector Calculated and What is the Formula?

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Calculating voltage across resistors

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Calculating an unknown resistor

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DC Motor: Rotating Coil in Magnetic Field

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