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Electric Field Between Oppositely Charged Parallel Plates

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Capacitance of a system of 3 concentric spheres

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Does Converting Measurement Units Affect Error Values?

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Describe Charge Distribution on Spheres After They Touch

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Calculating Fmax in a Tennis Ball Collision

  • macgirl06
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Cylindrical Shells and Gauss' Law

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Satellite Energy Paradox: Explained

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Shear Stress due to Laminar flow

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How Do You Calculate Average Speed in Kinematics?

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Derivation of gauss's law for electrical fields

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Why do objects fall at the same rate on the Moon and Earth?

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Does Turning Off the Lamp on a Push Bike Increase Coasting Distance?

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Fluid Mechanics: Water leak in a water tower

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What is the current in the cell during that period?

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How Do You Calculate Minimum Height for a Steel Boat to Float?

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What Is the Gravitational Potential on the Moon's Surface?

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Calculating Full-Scale Deflection for Weakened Magnetic Field?

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Normal Force in Water and Finding Density

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Experimental Proof of Electrical Charge

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How is Muon Speed Derived from Pion Decay Using Special Relativity?

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Spherical Shells and Gauss' Law

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Firing a projectile, max height + flight time

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Spheres, Plates, and Gauss' Law

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Electric Field and Conductor Properties

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Understanding the concept of the effects on an orbit

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What did Newton destroy beyond repair?

  • riddlingminion
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Tension of a rope holing a mass on an inclined plane

  • Rasine
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Solve Elevated Golf Ball Launch Velocity: Vy Expression

  • vntraderus
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Calculating Force of n Particles in R-l Container

  • MMD
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Coulombs Law and electrostatic force

  • mb85
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How does buoyant force relate to weight and pressure?

  • ritwik06
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Finding the current across a resistor

  • Decan
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Understanding Freely Falling Bodies: The Relationship Between S and t^2

  • ritwik06
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What is the reaction force when hammering a nail?

  • ritwik06
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How Do You Calculate the Holding Force of a Water Nozzle?

  • techninja
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Identifying the north pole of a bar magnet without another magnet

  • pivoxa15
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Vector problem with electricity

  • buttterfly41
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Electricity, Electic Force, and Charge Transfer

  • Kaoi
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Friction Force: 2 Wheels vs 4 Wheels - Spoon

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How Do You Calculate the Focal Length of a Plane Convex Lens?

  • Lemmy
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Solve Car Dynamics Problem: Minimum Distance to Avoid Collision

  • s4orce
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How to calculate resultant vector angle?

  • euphtone06
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Circular Motion and Friction of a coin

  • pinkpolkadots
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How Long Does It Take for an Object to Fall from Height h?

  • whaler
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Magnitude & Direction of V Vector

  • future_vet
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Coefficient of Friction Problems (Beginner Physics)

  • rwishka
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Resultant Couple and direction angle

  • Bradracer18
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Transfer of charges between 2 conductors

  • pizzadude
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Measuring g in the Indian Ocean with a Submarine Pendulum

  • bebop721
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What Forces Act on the Hinge When the Lift Cable Breaks?

  • integra2k20
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Explaining the Hydrostatic Pressure Paradox: What's Wrong with the Flask?

  • dobry_den
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Apply the concept of relative velocity

  • winnie3
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Thermodynamics-work, heat, & internal energy

  • mbrmbrg
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Can Multiple Waves Interfere in a Single Medium?

  • mad_max
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Determine a formula for the acceleration of each block

  • endeavor
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Action-Reaction Forces (Simple Problems)

  • rwishka
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Solving M_x=U_x |r X R|: Need Help?

  • suspenc3
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Force and Acceleration (2 Simple Prob.)

  • rwishka
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How Can I Find Moments for My Homework?

  • suspenc3
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Questions on Fluids, Gravity, Inertia, and Friction

  • ritwik06
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How Long to Reach The Highest Point?

  • dkgojackets
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What Does an 8% Grade Mean in Terms of Slope Steepness?

  • Gott_ist_tot
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Hollow Cavity within a charged sphere

  • Lancen
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Forces and Angles Above The Horizontal (2 prob.)

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Understanding Capacitor Charge Distribution in a Circuit

  • jinyong
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How Is the Initial Momentum of a 2kg Block Determined After Explosion?

  • kaitamasaki
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Electrical= Resistance and Energy

  • Forceflow
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Voltage potential due to 2 charges

  • bobby3280
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Period of a monocromatic light?

  • riddlingminion
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Perpendicular Forces, Acceleration and Mass Problem

  • rwishka
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What is the mass of the cylinder?

  • magnummd
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Intro Thermodynamics-put ice in water

  • mbrmbrg
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Basketball Problem: Initial Speed to Make Shot

  • tnhoots
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Can Strong Winds Cause High Building Windows to Open Outward?

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What is the magnitude and direction of vector C?

  • rasikan
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Calculating Angles Using Trigonometric Functions

  • rasikan
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Graph F1CosX & F2CosX2, F1Sinx & F2Sinx2 Force Vectors

  • rasikan
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How to Solve Projectile Motion Problems: Finding Distance to Target

  • rasikan
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Solving the Conceptual Fnet=ma Problem for Bill & Susan

  • saralsaigh
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Help Solving a Sled Friction Problem

  • saralsaigh
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Solving Physics Homework: Car Dropped from 32.8m Cliff

  • saralsaigh
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Finding the Emf and Internal Resistance of a Battery with Changing Resistors

  • DoubleHelix
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Basic Electricity Question - Potential Electric

  • cheechnchong
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How Far Will the Spring Compress When the Gas Temperature Rises to 100°C?

  • mustang06
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Solve Pulley Problems: Friction & Inertia | Physics Help

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Einstein views on gravitation,help

  • shehri
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Velocity of Pole Vaulter: Solving for 10.95 m/s

  • whiteruskii
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Is Acceleration Affected by Direction and Speed Changes?

  • future_vet
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Speed v Velocity v Acceleration

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