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Why does sodium lose its electron to water?

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Simplifying tan(x)cos(x) and similar trig products

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Programming a robot for a contest

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How does the size of an atom affect its electric field energy?

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Vectors and the geometry of space problems

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Maximum range/endurance of an aeroplane

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Optimal distance D to minimize time on frictionless track

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How close do submarine and battleship traveling to point P get?

  • gordda
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How Long Did It Take to Build Brightvale Castle?

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How Is Electric Field Energy Calculated in a Classical Hydrogen Atom Model?

  • bertholf07
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Difference between local and relative maxima/minima

  • UrbanXrisis
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Finding Sr(OH)2 concentration from pH 11

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How Do Acid Dissociation and Ionization Differ in Water?

  • Raza
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Magnetic Moment of 4-Sided Loop?

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How Can I Build a Stronger Electromagnet for My Physics Project?

  • mgiddy911
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Right hand rule for force when current and field aren't perpendicular

  • Josh123
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Force (Can someone check what I did wrong)

  • Josh123
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Complex Number Proofs: Solving for z and z^-1 in a Cosine Equation

  • HenryHallam
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Is the Speed Calculation for an Artificial Satellite Accurate?

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What does the double bar notation 9||2 mean?

  • ness9660
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Finding final volume in adiabatic expansion of monatomic gas

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Quantum phsics and x-ray physics

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Elementary linear algebra questions

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Finding sample sizes from confidence interval margins of error

  • Absolut
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Is HCl purely covalent or does it have ionic properties in water?

  • Yomna
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Heat needed to warm water and aluminum from -5°C to 96°C

  • oldschool
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Solving Quadratic Equations with a New Method

  • abia ubong
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Calculating Power in a Variable Mass Work Problem

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How Do Sharp Points Affect Electric Fields in Gaussian Surfaces?

  • nishant
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Power Series Expansion of f(x) = \frac{10}{1+100*x^2}

  • ProBasket
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Are My Arithmetic/Geometric Sequence Answers Correct?

  • jai6638
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What is the beat frequence in Hz of ultrasound

  • confused1
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Induced emf in secondary coil around solenoid

  • shikagami
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Surface area of rotation around a vertical line x=4

  • yeuVi
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Conditional probability problems on dice, chocolate bars and quality control

  • Physics is Phun
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Calculating Speed of Descending Block B using Energy Methods

  • ~angel~
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Calculating Magnetic Forces on a Current Loop in a Uniform Field

  • Jon Wilson
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Is Gravity Stronger Than Electromagnetic Forces?

  • UrbanXrisis
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Flow of electrons (electricity/mechanics problem)

  • benji
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Why does plotting x sec²x = 5 give different results?

  • UrbanXrisis
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Initial Conditions of an Undamped Forced Harmonic Oscillator

  • ColdFusion85
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Motion in two dimensions question

  • jhson114
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Mastering Related Rates: Solving Tricky Problems

  • scorpa
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I must have missed this lecture

  • monet A
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Entropy of a Schwarzchild black hole

  • johnwalton84
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How Do You Calculate Temperature and Pressure in Isentropic Compression?

  • bruce999
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How Do You Calculate pH for a NaCN and HCN Solution?

  • Giuseppe
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Fine temperature of equal masses of hot tea and ice after melting

  • Jayhawk1
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Recursion Formula for Series: a (n) = 1/2^n

  • hamsterbrs
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Calculate Proton Energy in eV in Magnetic Field of 1.15T

  • blue_soda025
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Magnetic field problem with torques not canceling

  • Tom McCurdy
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Finding uncertainty in spring constant k from Hooke's law graph

  • Vibu212
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Why does current increase when internal resistance decreases?

  • krypt0nite
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Solving Angular Rotation w/ Constant Acceleration - Emilie

  • ~angel~
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Quantum Physics: Determining Planck's Constant and Work Function

  • Tokimasa
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Solving the Wallis Product: Constructing Rectangles for $\pi/2$

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Hot-air balloon temperature for required lift

  • Jayhawk1
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Can i get some one to do this probfor me

  • bigskilly
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What Temperature Must the Air Inside a Hot-Air Balloon Reach for Adequate Lift?

  • notorious big
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What is the pressure on the sample if 300 N is applied to the lever?

  • physicsss
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Crossed Electric and Magnetic fields problem

  • futron
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Simple linear algebra question (test in a few hours)

  • Physics_wiz
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Spring constant from hanging load and pulley system with three blocks

  • Vxismyname
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Smallest Norm in a Hilbert Space

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How long did the rocket remain in the air?

  • mohlam12
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Understanding Electromotive Force: Solving Problems in Magnetic Fields

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What's the transformation law for the permutation

  • elessar_telkontar
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Gravitational acceleration 200 km above Earth's surface

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How Do Electrical Forces Interact in Physics Problems?

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Solve Velocity Problem: Dropped from 3m, .5m Radius, .2kg Mass

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Minimize Impedance - (eletromagnetism)

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How do you determine the values of m and k in a strong primality test?

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AZINGLY SIMPLE! How to Calculate Electric Repulsion Force

  • thomasrules
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Determine the magnetic field strength

  • dsandhu
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How Do I Prove This Limit Statement in Calculus?

  • ocalvino
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Verifying Maclaurin Series for f(x)=ln(1+x)

  • Richter915
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How Can I Solve My Grade 12 Algebra-Geometry Problem Online?

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Proving rotation transformation formulas using polar equations

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How to Find Final Temperature in a Calorimetry Copper Pot Problem?

  • ziddy83
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[Astrophysics] CBR and angular size

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Accelerations of Two Blocks Connected by a String

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What is specific intensity anyway?

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How Do You Calculate Final Velocities in a Two-Dimensional Collision?

  • alisa7217
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Moment of Inertia: Deriving for a Sphere w/ Spherical Coordinates

  • theCandyman
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What are the advantages of using an inclined plane?

  • Chazz569
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Calculating DeltaT for Brass and Iron Plugs

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Giancoli: Wave Nature of Light: Parallel Crests 2.5cm Apart

  • leolaw
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How Much Power Is Needed to Oscillate and Stop a Seesaw at 30°?

  • Eemu
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How to Find B and H Along the Axis of a Uniformly Magnetized Cylinder?

  • Feynmanfan
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Laser Theory: Calculating Power Gain/Loss with Inverted Medium

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Solving Simultaneous Equations: Other Methods?

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Calculating Pressure and Flow in a Pipe System

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