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Interference pattern of light through a grating

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Longitudinal magnification of an object along the principal axis

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What Is the Time Interval Between Photon Pulses Observed from Earth?

  • Delzac
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Calculating Time to Melt Substance at 80 C

  • lalala_land89
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Why Does Segmenting Thermistor Data Create a Linear Relationship?

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Work done on 3.0 kg object from position function

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Superposition - broadcast antenna question

  • rpa3010
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Solve Rotational Motion: Distance and Time

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Slope of the position vs. time graph

  • Aerokey
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Help What's wrong with this picture?

  • solutionhereplz
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Volume and density change of water at 11 km ocean depth

  • rkrk
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Calculating Boat's Speed After Package Throw

  • chibichibi7554
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Pressures on a tube filled with water

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Final answer: How fast does the block of wood move after being hit?

  • chibichibi7554
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How Do You Choose the Right Formula for Linear Momentum and Collisions?

  • grigabuoy
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A Man and His Shadow: Velocity and Relationship with Sunlight

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What is the initial projectile speed of the ball?

  • kappcity06
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Calculate Fountain Power for a 28.8m Stream Using Bernoulli's Equation

  • kitty9035
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How Does a Potter Stop a Rotating Wheel Using Friction?

  • mirandasatterley
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Kinetic energy of runner race question

  • OVB
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What is the initial speed of a juming flea?

  • physics_guy
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How Do Parallel Current-Carrying Wires Affect Each Other?

  • steve12
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Calculating Energy Requirements for Placing a Space Shuttle in Orbit

  • Gyroscope
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How to Determine Unknown Masses in an Atwood's Machine?

  • imsoconfused89
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Finding friction force and coefficient from cart collision data

  • SJ107
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Stopping distance of an automobile skidding on dry and wet pavement

  • msesulka
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What Causes Clock Desynchronization in Relativity?

  • Delzac
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Finding position vectors and force vector for two particles in 3D

  • Physicus2
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Proton deflected by nucleus using angular momentum conservation

  • CharlieManfred
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Why does tension contribute to restoring force in a charged pendulum?

  • Amith2006
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Friction force on wedge with oscillating mass on 60° incline

  • chaoseverlasting
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Can You Calculate the Reaction Time Needed to Avoid a Deer at 18 m/s?

  • meggy8716
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How buoyant force and atmospheric pressure help in daily life

  • CANH_N2000
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Electric field (easy at least I thought so)

  • Kalie
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Uniform Electric Field Calculation: Proton and Electron Motion

  • doublec4
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Calculating Time in Air for a Thrown Ball

  • ecthelion4
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Freefall motion: velocity, acceleration, momentum, kinetic energy

  • SA32
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Can a 500g Glass of Water Tip or Slip?

  • A_Moose
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Critical angle for light going from oil to water

  • maro
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Electric fields equalling zero

  • mrpbll
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Circular Motion: Solving for Distance Traveled in an Hour

  • ataglance05
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Solving Thin Lens Formula Problems

  • Alain12345
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Calculating Tungsten Melting Temperature Using Circuit and Ohm's Law

  • Gyroscope
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Gamma factor in legth and mass demostration

  • Littlepig
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How do you calculate current in a changed parallel circuit?

  • bobtheubs
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Motor Force Calculation for Remote Control Toy Car

  • pivoxa15
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Finding cliff height from sound delay time

  • Intr3pid
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Net charge of a 1.68 g gold nugget after removing 1% of electrons

  • dmolson
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Finding velocity components of a projectile from its trajectory

  • teknodude
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Calculating Velocity of Water in a Circular Pipe

  • kitty9035
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Acceleration of a Sphere with a Charge

  • The Matador
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What is the Intensity of Light at a Point Composed of Multiple Phasors?

  • Amith2006
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Is Pressure on an Item Underwater Equal in All Directions?

  • 2112
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Thermodynamics Question - Entropy etc

  • doubleB
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Electric current and forces problem

  • steve12
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What physics concepts can I research for a paper on eggs?

  • anjanp
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What happened to the kinetic energy?

  • pivoxa15
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Change of momentum of a trolley

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Questions about Potential Energy and Magnetism

  • isoics
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Finding the Charge for a Specific Electric Field at the Origin

  • Soaring Crane
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How can I determine the magnification of a lens?

  • Johnny_99
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Two masses over a pulley: find acceleration, force and time

  • pivoxa15
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How Does Frictionless Surface Affect Gyroscope Precession?

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Physics concepts of a trebuchet

  • jbisel
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Electric Field and Distance From Particle

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Energy and calculating vaporization of water

  • jacqui
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Calculating EMF Induced Current in a Circular Loop of Wire

  • metalmagik
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Rich Man Freezes to Death on Frozen Lake

  • pivoxa15
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A submerged ball pretty simple but im just learning this

  • biggy135
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Net force on Mars water tank bottom with 14.2 m depth

  • biggy135
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Finding voltages and currents in a four-resistor circuit with 15V source

  • VinnyCee
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Why does ball bearing mass not affect drop height for equal final velocity?

  • sunbunny
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Momentum of Tennis Ball Question

  • The Matador
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Tarzan swings down to save Jane

  • dkgojackets
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Charge density on neuronal cell membrane with 0.10 µm separation

  • deenuh20
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Finding resultant and angle from two vectors with 3-4-5 and 1-2-3 triangles

  • Bradracer18
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Underwater Pressure sunken ocean liner

  • velvetymoogle
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Calculating Weight of Concrete Column

  • Mesmer
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Vector question, concerning direction

  • Spydermonkey
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What Does Kip Mean in Measurements?

  • Mesmer
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Solving for Charges on Suspended Spheres

  • twotaileddemon
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Conservation of Energy/Angular Momentum

  • velvetymoogle
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Sphere rolling down a ramp linear acceleration

  • velvetymoogle
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How Do You Calculate Displacement in a Standing Wave Problem?

  • ubiquinone
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Bullet through block and spring

  • dkgojackets
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Identifying Action Reaction Forces: A Newton's Third Law Analysis

  • storygeek
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Polarisation of electromagnetic waves?

  • smileandbehappy
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Bose-Einstein condensate project overview

  • moe_3_moe
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Finding phase of voltage across resistor in RLC circuit

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Orbital radius of electron around zinc nucleus

  • Fusilli_Jerry89
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A child jumps off a rotating platform

  • yasar1967
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What Causes a Rocket's Upward Acceleration of 4m/s² Despite Gravity?

  • pivoxa15
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