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Acceleration of Body in Elevator & Earth with 0.5g Rise

  • Eitan Levy
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Pressure on Piston: Conservation of Energy Explained

  • CGandC
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Kleppner - blocks and a compressed spring

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Can a reed switch use a wheatstone bridge/potential divider?

  • Daniel2244
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How to find the coefficient of kinetic friction

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Wavelengths: Length between 2nd-order fringes

  • okandrea
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How do I find the terminal speed of a body in water?

  • Ushitha Dissanayake
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Finding the Total Charge of a Non-Uniformly Charged Disc

  • Hatyk
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What is the operation principle of the LDR?

  • Daniel2244
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How does a thermocouple exploit the Seebeck effect?

  • Daniel2244
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Can you solve for 't' in this equation?

  • Tat
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Algebra of Vectors: Find Difference & Multiply

  • Sam Cepeda
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Help with an Irodov problem (Problem 3.3 electrodynamics )

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Why does piezoelectric need amplifying?

  • Daniel2244
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Question about the Big Bang and CMB

  • BadgerBadger92
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Volcano Question, PHYS 200 final

  • David89
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Comparing self inductance of three solenoids

  • Jahnavi
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LR circuit - Which bulb gets dim quickly?

  • Jahnavi
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Law Conservation of Energy: Starting off a solution for 11b

  • Jigga
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Magnetic field and coplanar loops

  • Jahnavi
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How to get average velocity: Vaverage = V1 + V2 / 2?

  • Indranil
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Position of particles on a detector after decay

  • Cocoleia
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Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector

  • Sam Cepeda
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Maximum kinetic energy / cutoff potential problem

  • chef99
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Why Does V Equal u Plus Delta v in Velocity Calculations?

  • Indranil
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Calculating energy/work of a quantum

  • chef99
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Verifying Kirchoff's law in an AC RLC circuit

  • Felipe Lincoln
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Viewing Particle P in a Cylindrical Vessel - 40 cm Height Needed

  • Rightwrong
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How many electrons were transferred to create an attractive force of 1 N?

  • Physics boi
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What Happens to Metal Boxes in Magnetic Fields?

  • Jahnavi
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What is the solution for particle motion between two masses?

  • Gregorski
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Bar magnet and a current carrying wire

  • Jahnavi
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Direction of induced current in the loop

  • Jahnavi
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Magnetic field due to a solenoid

  • Jahnavi
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2 weights on strings, 1 attached to pulley, the other end anchored

  • wolfpack4417
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Effect of zero gravity on spinal compression

  • BransonMO
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What does self induction per unit length signify?

  • Jahnavi
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Describing the translation and rotation of a square frame

  • Igor Oliveira
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Find Value of tan φ of Reaction Force | Isaac Physics

  • ephphatha16
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Deriving gravitational force from final speed and acceleration time

  • Vraj Patel
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Magnet moved in a circular coil

  • Jahnavi
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EMF induced in a coil encircling an ideal solenoid

  • FranzDiCoccio
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Solve Archimedes Problem: Find Crown's Density

  • Dipra Irham
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Finding Equilibrium in Electric Fields of Two Charges

  • againstcalculus
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Finding the Length and Velocity of a Spring in Circular Motion

  • Ruskointhehizzy
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Finding the Magnitude of 3 Forces on a Square

  • alijan kk
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Calculating Charge Of Electron (Millikan Oil Drop Experiment

  • Manav
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Change in temperature when a gas is in a moving container

  • Krushnaraj Pandya
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To reduce cost and weight, power transmission lines are made

  • g98
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Wattage an of engine sufficient to move a car

  • razidan
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Confusion about the Lorentz force

  • Silicon-Based
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Help replicating Eratosthenes' experiment

  • Frenchies
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Calculating the mass of an object

  • Ross duffy
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Forces on abseiling (rappelling) rock climber: find vertical reaction force

  • Viraj Vasantla
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What Is the Average Minimum Score Needed to Pass a Job Exam?

  • kent davidge
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Relativistic Distance/Time Problem

  • chef99
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Elastic collision problem (μk) is the target variable

  • PedroPicapiedra
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Simple Question about the direction of magnetic induction

  • titansarus
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Projectile Motion on the Moon: Finding the Optimal Launch Angle Using Equations

  • Jonathan martin
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Potential due to a charged plate using the dipole approximation

  • sid0123
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Find the magnetic field at the center

  • Fatima Hasan
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Determining the time interval in a radiation counting problem

  • SKT_90
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Lambda decay, momentum of the pion and proton

  • Cocoleia
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Find the magnetic field at a point

  • Fatima Hasan
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Electric Potential of a Sphere at Different Locations

  • jakeginobi
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Length Contraction/Relativistic mass question

  • chef99
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The case that has the highest torque on the loop

  • Fatima Hasan
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Particle decay, Lorentz transformations with angles

  • Cocoleia
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Without integrating, show two metal spheres collide in <425s

  • jack476
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Falling Ruler Problem | Solution from Video at 8:03 | Help Available

  • Ahmedemad22
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How to find the final angular velocity

  • zami
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Non-ideal voltmeters and ammeters

  • Eitan Levy
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Electrical Component with the Letter M?

  • Simon981
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Charge on the capacitor after changing the switch position

  • Fatima Hasan
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Thermodynamic Entropy Change Upon Partition Removal

  • Apashanka das
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How to calculate the Work (Joules) of lifting a book

  • Alyssa Eiger
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Resonance box with tuning fork, standing wave

  • late347
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Momentum dealing with decay, special relativity

  • Cocoleia
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Solving a circuit using both the mesh and node analysis

  • kstorm19
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Find the launch speed of a ball in a spring mechanism

  • Izwx2000
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Solve Tension in Rope: 110 Kg Anvil & 9.81m/s^2 Force

  • Favio
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Length a Block on Pulley Moves - (Basic Energy Question)

  • Alyssa Eiger
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How does the incline of the rod depend on mass and force F?

  • bolzano95
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Temperature as a function of time in black body radiation

  • Daniel Sellers
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Where Does the Energy Go in an Ideal Capacitor Circuit?

  • Felipe Lincoln
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Calculating Initial Height of a Falling Safe on a Spring

  • Abdurrr
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Resultant force from water on dam

  • HJKL
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How to calculate the average velocity?

  • Indranil
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Young's double slit experiment green laser

  • Sullo
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Piece of iron put into container with ice

  • Lukasz Madry
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Calculating Potential Difference in a Parallel Plate Apparatus

  • Poguer0170
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Free particle: expectation of x for all time with Ehrensfest

  • renec112
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Bizarre Atmospheric Physics Problem

  • Daniel Sellers
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Solution to the Two-Body Problem: Cross-Product and Dot-Product Integration

  • TimeRip496
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How does halving the time affect the distance traveled by a falling object?

  • M. M. Fahad Joy
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