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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 position expectation value using Ehrenfest theorem

  • 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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Change in Capacitor for largest possible Current

  • Jess_18033152
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Problem in electrostatics: E-field near 2 point charges

  • ubergewehr273
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Find the scalar value and direction of the electric field

  • HJKL
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Electric Force on a Charge in a Solenoid

  • Helly123
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Particle energy and mass in different reference frames (A.P. French)

  • alejandromeira
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Force on vessel bottom when metal cube is immersed in water

  • subhradeep mahata
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What is the Resistance of the Patient in a Defibrillation Shock?

  • Jess_18033152
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How Much Charge Does a Defibrillator Capacitor Store After 1.10 Seconds?

  • Jess_18033152
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How Does Charge Distribute Between Two Concentric Shells Connected by a Wire?

  • Conductivity
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Force between the plates of a charged capacitor

  • Jahnavi
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Analysing a double capacitor circuit with no battery

  • Felipe Lincoln
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Engine sizing (torque/power) question

  • Sandor Hadas
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Finding the change in mass of a charged body if it loses 1 C

  • SimpleBurrito
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Probability distribution momentum for particle

  • renec112
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Trajectory of a proton as it moves between the plates

  • Cicicicici
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Work done per unit charge by electric field on charge

  • Cicicicici
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Excess pressure inside a soap bubble

  • Jahnavi
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Current in RC circuit when capacitors lose 80% of stored energy

  • Ruskointhehizzy
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Gun firing 1g bullets at 10 m/s with 5 g weight force

  • subhradeep mahata
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How does ball A come to rest and Ball B remain stationary?

  • Richie Smash
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What is the electric charge on the charged polystyrene ball?

  • SimpleBurrito
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Two elastic ropes, Acceleration and Height Problem

  • Simon981
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Kinetic energy of a bouncing ball

  • Amarillo99
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What is the internal radius of the optical fibre

  • Ajaroy
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Particle acceleration/displacement question

  • Lami
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Conducting rod creates a complete circuit

  • scoutdjp2012
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Find mass of a rope pulled by a force

  • Jahnavi
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Effects of changing the angle on an inclined plane

  • Pterostylis
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What is the power of the lens in diopters?

  • KVM
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Gravitational Potential Energy Project Thor

  • mailmas
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Finding the Image Location for Two Lenses in Contact

  • Mulz
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Pendulum rotating about an axis

  • Apashanka das
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Proton between charged plates: magnetic field, circular motion, and frequency

  • scoutdjp2012
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Why does an object disappear in a liquid with equal or higher refractive index?

  • subhradeep mahata
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Verifying pendulum period formula with different local gravity

  • DvdP
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Find the mass M so that the net torque is zero

  • Andres Padilla
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Centre of gravity of a 3D irregular object

  • Raghavendar Balaji
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Image with an Plano-Convex lens

  • nordmoon
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Determining the angle for a mass to overcome friction

  • Nojins
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Electric potential inside a shell of charge

  • prodo123
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Relationship of Young's modulus and impulse force

  • Howard_SSS
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Calculate the induced EMF for angle α

  • Yousuf Ejazi
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How should forces be drawn on a ladder? Considering the cross-members

  • bolzano95
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How to Normalize a Wave Function in a Potential Well?

  • Safder Aree
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How to approach this photoelectric effect question

  • Safder Aree
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Laplacian in spherical coordinates

  • BRN
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Direction of The Force of a Wall Exerted on a Rod

  • bolzano95
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Jack Sparrow's velocity when he falls down the ravine?

  • cyrusn
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Beam calculation with 3 unknowns

  • willowdanny
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Gauss Law- Conducting and Non-conducting cylindrical shells

  • Samnolan1031
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Electric potential of a spherical shell using two methods

  • prodo123
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Induced EMF and current in the circuit

  • Jahnavi
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Find the minimum distance between 2 particles

  • Helly123
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Why is there no vertical component of force at D in a bar-link mechanism?

  • Andy Salter
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Can a Heat Balance be Achieved with Constant Condensation Temperature?

  • Kqwert
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Solve Q14: Linear Dimension Question

  • lingkky
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Why does the mirror method work for refraction through a glass block?

  • Jahnavi
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[The Theoretical Minimum] Can closed systems exist?

  • Highwire
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Lenz' law: North pole of bar magnet moves away from a coil

  • subhradeep mahata
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Sound velocity ratio in closed and open organ pipes

  • Sullo
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Control Volume, Fluid Mechanics

  • Kqwert
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Finding frequency for destructive interference between two speakers

  • Sullo
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Moving a conducting rod in a magnetic field

  • subhradeep mahata
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Does Cavitation Affect Volumetric Flow Rate Conservation in a Pipe?

  • Kqwert
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Sound intensity of a thunderbolt

  • Mulz
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Two parallel diodes in a circuit

  • Jahnavi
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Find charge inner/hollow sphere

  • g98
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Buoyancy,volume of air inside barrel

  • Kqwert
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Pressure at same height in same fluid?

  • Kqwert
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Electric field from voltage drop

  • HastiM
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Voltage Distribution in a Potential Divider Circuit

  • Muhammad Danish
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Current flowing in a branch in a circuit

  • Jahnavi
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What is the net charge on a magnesium ion after losing two electrons?

  • Jess_18033152
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Calculate the ratio of new volume to old volume

  • Richie Smash
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Force on a current currying wire in a magnetic field

  • maxelcat
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Speed of escaping gas from a cylinder

  • Jahnavi
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Is there a quicker way to solve this projectile problem?

  • Jahnavi
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New wave after superposition (interference)

  • Helly123
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Centrifugal force and elastic deformation

  • ClassicalMechanist
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Coefficient of volume expansion of gas

  • Jahnavi
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Intensity of Light using Quantum theory

  • Seven of Nine
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Doppler shift of a hydrogen line on sun

  • Krashy
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