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Maximum separation of beams in Stern-Gerlach experiment with potassium atoms

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Find Forces at Hooks on 42N Flexible Chain

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How Do You Determine Atomic Distance from Density and Molar Mass?

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How Is the Formula for Induced Current in a Coil Derived?

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Calculating the Heat Required to Melt Lead from 25 oC to 328 oC

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Double-slit experiment of Young

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Solving Horizontal Force of Screw on Shelf Bracket

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Finding the Required Force for Rotational Motion Problem

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Simple Harmonic Motion of a block

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Calculating Energy in a 10μF Capacitor Charged to 24V

  • dan greig
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What Happens to Liquid Height in Short Capillary Tubes?

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Solving Kirchoff's Rules for R1=10 Ohms, R2=15 Ohms, R3=5 Ohms

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How Do You Calculate the Release Speed of a Basketball Shot?

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Parallel Plate Capacitor and distance

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Forces question - acceleration of a rocket

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Question Involving angular and linear motion and friction.

  • Dave_George
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Calculating Wheel Forces on a Car with a Center of Mass Problem

  • Jacob87411
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Determining the Net Charge on a Suspended Ball in an Electric Field

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How Much Dry Steam Is Required to Melt Ice in an Open System?

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How Does Object Shape Influence Water Flow Patterns?

  • ArielGenesis
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What math is most commonly used in astrophysics and quantum physics?

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Checking Currents in a Multi Loop Circuit

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Which Metal Melts in Your Hand?

  • physicskillsme
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Capacitors and the time constant

  • dan greig
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Calculating Induced EMF from AM Radio Station at 4 Miles Away

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Doppler Effect change in the frequency Question

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Where to find challenging physics exercises for 12th grade

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Rewriting m(2r'a' + ra'') = 0 as a total derivative

  • Jess1986
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Mechanics Tutorial: Solving Problems with Acceleration and Velocity

  • robwat22
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Problem Involving Exponentials (Sound)

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Sources for a project on physics and hiking

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What is the Average Speed of a Plane?

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How do u find the height of an object thrown straight up

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Spring compression with masses in motion

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Spring constant varies with maximum velocity

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What is the Magnitude of the Force on a Wire in a Uniform Magnetic Field?

  • Punchlinegirl
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Is the Motion of Particle P Simple Harmonic?

  • mr bob
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Calculating Frequency of Oscillation for Different Masses on a Spring

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What is an electric field and how do field lines work?

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How much work was done aginst friction?

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Energy of highest energy photon in hydrogen spectral series

  • Yael
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Can Time Be Considered a Constant in Extra Dimensional Universes?

  • SimonA
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How is a plumb bob made and why does it point toward Earth's center?

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Evaporation is a cooling process?

  • AzMaphysics
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What Potential Difference Between Plates Causes a 30° Thread Angle?

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Ideal Gasses, Double-Layered floating objects, and immersion in oil

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What Happens to White Light in a Pyramid When Submerged in an Aquarium?

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Simple Think Critically and Explain Question

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How Does Magnetic Force Affect a Charged Metal Ball in Motion?

  • Punchlinegirl
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Calculating Kinetic Energy in a Pulley System

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Energy in EM Waves problem (finding sun power output from EM wave intensity)

  • confusedbyphysics
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Minimum Speed for Pendulum Bob to Complete Vertical Circle

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The Doppler Effect and Electromagnetic Waves

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A Couple More Simple Think critically and Explain Questions

  • emma123
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How to Compute Highest Energy Photon in Hydrogen Spectral Series?

  • Yael
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Does Launching a Projectile at 45 Degrees Alter Its Initial Velocity?

  • tuyop
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Discrepancy in R/L circuit analysis at t = 5 microseconds

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50 kg mat pulled at 60 degrees with 200 N force for 10 seconds

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What do i need to explain to show how an induction motor works?

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Surface Area Cooling Laws for a Physics Science Fair Experiment

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How can I derive the relativistic Doppler formula?

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Two masses on inclined plane with friction: finding acceleration

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Can someone tell me if i'm using the right method? More wave fun

  • mr_coffee
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Calculating Frequency and Wavelength of a Sinusoidal Wave on a String

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Radial Force on Railway Engine of 120 Tons at 25mph

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Calculating Gas Mass for Spacecraft Course Change

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What forces affect a lawnmower being pushed at a constant speed?

  • rachael
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What does magnitude of acceleration mean?

  • rachael
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Proving Equal Proportionality Constant for Mutual Induction in Two Coils

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Simple Harmonic Motion and frequency of a spring

  • kidia
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Solving an RLC Circuit: Seeking Help to Begin

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How Can R=2f Be Proven in Optics?

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Billiard ball momentum change after bouncing at different angles

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How High is an Object When Its Speed is 27% of Escape Velocity?

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Electroscope behavior with charged rods

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Heavy cart not moving but being pulled

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Inelastic collision between 2000 kg hammer and 400 kg stake

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Some problems(electric field.electric potential)

  • maria curie
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Acceleration of a Car on a Frictionless Ramp

  • Jacob87411
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How to Calculate Gravitational Field Strength at 400000m from Earth?

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Single equation with 2 unknowns

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My fluid dynamic project, i need explenation

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Electric potential problem ?

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Current Increase When Connecting Capacitor to Resistor

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Finding frequency and max speed from y = 6.1 sin(0.010x + 3.0t)

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Impulse in a flywheel-to-flywheel situation

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Does Bohr Model Contradict Classical Physics?

  • Yael
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Designing a sport for the moon with physics formulas

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Weight distribution of rooftop aquaponics gutters with counterbalance

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Calculating Amplitude and Phase for Superimposed Harmonic Oscillators

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