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Kind of a challenge(for me i guess)

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How great is the friction force?

  • uwmphysics
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What motion does a constant force produce on an object?

  • uwmphysics
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Beaker with water on a weighing scale

  • whoelsebutme
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Question regarding Elastic Potential Energy

  • garyljc
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Acceleration change in freefall

  • uwmphysics
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Struggling to Understand Relativistic Phenomena

  • meemosewa
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Magnetism and Current Carrying wires (?)

  • mike412
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Which drop of water has more force to hit ground?

  • sleepsleep
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Why Do Initial and Final Conditions Swap Places in Scientific Fractions?

  • physicsgal
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Directions of velocity and acceleration

  • uwmphysics
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Which Way Will the Ball Swing When You Brake?

  • uwmphysics
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Mechanics 3 Elastic Springs and Strings Problems

  • garyljc
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Boiling water - oscillation; when oxygen needs more room

  • Mallignamius
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Radial and Tangential Acceleration of a train

  • webren
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Electric Field Direction at Point z=a for Two Perpendicular Lines of Charge

  • Bradracer18
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Why different objects behave differently with light?

  • MalayInd
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Coaxial pair of infinitely long charged solid conductors

  • ness9660
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Why does heat flow from hot to cold?

  • Mallignamius
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Average force needed for cyclist to climb 1 km hill in 30 minutes

  • mms05
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How Do You Determine Instantaneous Velocity from a Tangent Line?

  • webren
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What Causes Different Acceleration Calculations in Sled Dynamics?

  • johndoe3344
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Violin string frequency when fingered halfway down

  • pinal08854
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Capacitors connected in series.

  • ness9660
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Calculating Speed of Charged Particles in Electric Field: An Example"

  • StudentofPhysics
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Net force on charge at center of square with four charges

  • sophzilla
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Do Standing and Traveling Waves Share the Same Period?

  • jcais
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What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force between two point charges?

  • therealkellys
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Is the Echo Frequency Increased When a Dolphin Approaches Fish?

  • physicsgal
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How do white holes violate the second law of thermodynamics?

  • PhiJ
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Reading a strobe diagram of a slowing ball

  • uwmphysics
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What Happens to Capacitance When Voltage Doubles?

  • Bradracer18
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What is the acceleration of objects falling on the moon in a vacuum?

  • uwmphysics
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Angular Dispersion of Visible Light @ 45deg Incidence

  • fiyavan
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Thermal equilibrium with water and ice

  • louisfrancois
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Radioisotopes with the greatest activity?

  • danago
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Car skidding off circular track with 1.70 m/s² tangential acceleration

  • vijay123
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Who does the work in lifting magnetic material with natural magnets?

  • Kolahal Bhattacharya
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What are the methods for solving impulse and momentum problems?

  • mikejones2000
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Why is tension T=m(g-a) and not m(g+a)?

  • soljaragz
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Basic Physics Problem: Solving Work with Forces on an Inclined Plane

  • gazepdapi1
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Why Does Friction Allow Different Car Accelerations on Ice and Road?

  • MalayInd
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Sound Intensity and Sound Waves

  • pinal08854
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Electric field and change in Voltage question

  • StudentofPhysics
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Ferris Wheel Physics Problem: Average Speed & Key Launch Angle

  • jhrnndz1
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Are dipoles zero-flux, and can equipotential lines be vectors?

  • Bradracer18
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Relevant sites of roational motion

  • vijay123
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Calculating binding energy for uranium-235

  • pavadrin
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How Many Photons Are Emitted Based on Intensity and Photon Energy?

  • Nopollution
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Understanding Electric Force: Calculating Change in Potential Energy

  • soljaragz
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What is the relationship between work and potential energy?

  • soljaragz
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My gravitons move out at the speed of light

  • Arian
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What is the mass of the lead block suspended from the wooden block?

  • MD2000
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Centre of gravity,centre of charge

  • Kolahal Bhattacharya
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How does gravity grow through acceleration.

  • Arian
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Can thrown paper re-enter a train through a following window?

  • laurenselen
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What Color Does Pure Water Actually Emit?

  • Kolahal Bhattacharya
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What Voltage is Needed for Two Toasters in Series?

  • Bradracer18
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Finding Electric Field and Speed of Electron in a Parallel-Plate Capacitor

  • tony873004
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Neutrality in atoms and hydrogen mass

  • boris16
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What Angle Should a Quarterback Throw to Hit a Stationary Receiver?

  • Tensaiga
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How much of our body is vacuum and other questions

  • Lisa!
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Net force on 3 kg object sliding 0.4 m down an incline in 0.25 s

  • binahkitty
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Relationship between volts and charge

  • Jacques
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How can I find the optimal launch angle for maximum distance?

  • hippolyta2078795
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Calculating Minimum Distance Between Two Power Lines (50 kV)

  • jf22901
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Parallel orientation lower in energy than antiparallel orientation

  • asdf1
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Why is refractive index frequency dependent but static dielectric constant is not?

  • Kolahal Bhattacharya
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Calculating Water in a Tank Over Time

  • Idea04
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Graphing a Hyperbolic Trigonometric Function: Radian vs. Degree Mode

  • sophzilla
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Luminous intensity in different directions

  • Amith2006
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Fired Bullet Formula: Calculate Fallout Height

  • Zipher
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Electromagnetic apply to aerospace.

  • kyleblack
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What Happens to the Voltage When Capacitors Are Connected Together?

  • renanpo
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Boat deceleration distance using v² = v₁² + 2ad

  • Erectable
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Luminous flux from a point source on the ceiling

  • Amith2006
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Torque Req. for Fixed Rot. Acc.

  • Beyond Aphelion
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Newton's second and third law questions Where am I wrong?

  • benji
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How Do Helicopters Fly Using Bernoulli's Principle?

  • catriona
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Can a concave lens form a real image from a convergent beam?

  • Amith2006
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What do activity and biological half-life mean for radioisotopes?

  • pavadrin
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Find Distance of Electric Charge 3 from q1: 13.9 cm

  • tony873004
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Why does a positive charge attract a neutral conductor?

  • dzza
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How Do You Calculate Rocket Momentum Changes in Physics Problems?

  • Peter5897
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How Does Projectile Motion Determine Maximum Height and Time to Peak?

  • Musicman
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Calculating Pressure Difference for Indoor Plumbing

  • Idea04
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Solving a Rookie QB's Trajectory Problem

  • Musicman
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AP Physics C Projectile Question

  • Musicman
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Calculating Acceleration and Distance: Entering the Freeway

  • Musicman
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Motorcycle Acceleration: Find Position, Velocity & Max Velocity

  • Musicman
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Solving AC Generator Problem: Find Voltage Output

  • fiyavan
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Does a telescope magnify distant objects?

  • Amith2006
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