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How Does Earth's Slowing Rotation Affect Day Length Over Centuries?

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Wavelength = deBroglie Wavelength?

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Energy of Li2+ atom according to Bohr's model

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Gravitation sum related to Centripetal Acceleration

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Minimum height to drop 0.1kg mass to lift 4kg mass on ground

  • sal1234
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What is the Sign of Binding Energy for a Hydrogen-Like Atom?

  • Krushnaraj Pandya
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Angular velocity of a simple pendulum

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Finding elongation when point P moves to the spring's original end

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I'm having a comprehension issue with a 2-D motion problem.

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Projectile Motion: Initial Velocity Derivation

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Calculating Charge and Force Using Coulomb's Law and Trigonometry

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Radiation force on a solid hemisphere

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Why wouldn't rotating the handle 90 degrees induce an EMF?

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Venturi mechanism: finding throat diameter for piston lift

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What Is the Mass of a Photon in Motion?

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Wavelength-stopping potential dependence

  • Krushnaraj Pandya
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Electrons in a cathode ray tube

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Is the block moving in an Atwood machine when climbing up a rope?

  • jk494
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What is the viscous force acting on an oil drop in Millikan's experiment?

  • Krushnaraj Pandya
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Do both balls reach the ground with the same speed?

  • Gurasees
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Electromagnetism and a solid metallic sphere

  • Jozefina Gramatikova
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Finding the electric field of insulated shell

  • Physics Dad
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Potential Acceleration of an Atwood Machine

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What Angle Causes Particles A and B to Collide?

  • BeyondBelief96
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Object within a Pan Spring Motion

  • srekai
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Uncertainty in the energy of a laser beam

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Equilibrium Conditions for a Rotating Rod with Two Point Masses

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L-shaped bar torque equilibrium about pivot point A

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Intuitive explanation of why work done by tension is 0?

  • navneet9431
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Changing Acceleration in an Electromagnetics question

  • Kosta1234
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How could the block A move to the left corner?

  • navneet9431
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Kinetic energy of a photoelectron

  • Krushnaraj Pandya
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Runner's average velocity with rest period and direction change

  • Mary27
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Direction of friction in circular motion

  • Vatsal Goyal
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Seperation between two charged ball

  • Lady M
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Multi-part homework problem with parts a and b complete

  • Jozefina Gramatikova
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Fluid static problem with wooden block being pulled down

  • tonnieee
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Finding the center of mass of a hollow hemisphere

  • navneet9431
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Conducting sphere Find the electric filed for r<a,a<r<b,r>b

  • Jozefina Gramatikova
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Rolling Down an Off Center Cylinder on an Incline

  • Silviu
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Express T' in terms of T, v, c for light pulse to moving rocket

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Reaction time while stopping a car

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Conductors in capacitor equal but opposite charge?

  • helios1234
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Simple harmonic motion - damping introduced

  • Jozefina Gramatikova
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Writing Force equation in terms of pressure and area

  • Beth N
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Finding Sandra's displacement walking from the mall to home

  • ValerieL
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Direction of magnetic field experienced by wire

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Resolution of vectors for problems related to mechanics

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How Do You Balance Objects on a Uniform Board to Maintain Equilibrium?

  • srekai
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Isolating Variable in Equation for conservation of momentum

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Electric field of sphere with charge density ρ = Ar²

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Solve Uncertainty in "An Introduction to Error Analysis" by John R Taylor

  • NicolaiTheDane
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How Is Cp - Cv Calculated for an Ideal Monatomic Gas Using Thermodynamics?

  • subzero0137
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Problem in calculating work done?

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Average Vector Acceleration Along a Curve and a Straight Section

  • srekai
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How long does it take a 1ms pulse of light to travel 20m

  • KezPhysics
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Banking angle for 200m curve at 90 km/h with no friction

  • Beth N
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Finding the mass of a photon with given wavelength

  • Physics53
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Vertical rod with disc rotating 90 degrees to horizontal

  • Exath
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Find the tangent plane given at the stationary point.

  • Jozefina Gramatikova
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Normal force on pilot at bottom of vertical loop

  • Beth N
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How Much Force Does a Jammed Aluminium Ingot Exert When Heated?

  • AutumnBeds
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Calculate the efficiency of a furnace’s heat transfer process

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Vector calculus- region-density-mass

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Calculation of work done by a variable force

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Potential difference across capacitors

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Fractional uncertainty of g on the surface of the Sun

  • Jozefina Gramatikova
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Combining springs to match Force vs Extension Graph

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Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies. Rafter. What is moment arm?

  • Beth N
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What are ΔU, w and q when ice melts to water at 0°C?

  • songoku
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Bernoulli Equation and gauge pressure

  • Zahid Iftikhar
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Calculating Quantum Defect for Na I 3p-nd, n=4-7 Terms

  • Philip Land
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An inflated tyre suddenly bursts -- What is the temperature of the air?

  • alijan kk
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Balancing a shaft using mrL and mr vectors

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In the horizontal direction, what is the initial velocity of the projectile?

  • lolseeker2
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Newton's law and double stars moving in circles

  • Felipe Lincoln
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Why does 1 degree Fahrenheit temperature change equal 1 degree Celsius?

  • alijan kk
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Simple harmonic motion of charged particles

  • Alexthekid
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What Calculations Determine the Volleyball's Trajectory in Projectile Motion?

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Which forces am I missing in the FBDs?

  • JessicaHelena
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What did Einstein mean by 'the world is comprehensible'?

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Ratio of Inductance between 2 Solenoids?

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Potetial Difference between center and point r

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What Is the Direction of Force on a Dielectric Slab in a Capacitor?

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Finding charge on three capacitors with two batteries

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Changes in capacitor after dielectric inserted

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What will be the final voltage across the 2 micro-farad capacitor?

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Friction force on 8 kg body sliding down 30° incline

  • PhysicsIsKillingMe
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What is the solution to the circular duct problem?

  • Joon
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Calculation about virtual image

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In the circular motion below, what will be the velocity?

  • HCverma
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Replacing speed with friction in formula

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Solving Force and Motion: Pulling 25.0 kg Sled 25m

  • TaylorHoward21
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Projectile striking moving truck: finding collision time

  • Beth N
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Difference between Vav and Vrms

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Braking distance calculation for race car with constant deceleration

  • TaylorHoward21
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Finding the acceleration of the center of mass

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Kleppner 7.33: angular momentum in rotating cone with sliding block

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