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Polarization of the wave function

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Conceptual Equipotential Surfaces Problems

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Charge different entering and leaving a resistor

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Power needed to keep conveyor belt running

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Vector problem -- Find the angle between vector A and vector B

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How many Trusses act on this system?

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Why does Malus law give I₀ at 0° but textbook shows I₀/2?

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Linear attenuation coefficient for gamma ray attenuation

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Potential difference in between positive and negative charge

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Small issue regarding the wording of a thermodynamics question

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Fringe Visibility of Sodium Doublet in Michelson interferometer

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How to get the coefficient of kinetic friction?

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Maximum work done by a Carnot engine

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Approximation for a slipped pendulum

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Tension in 4 strings suspending object at 4 different points

  • Chandan Pednekar
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How to get the coefficient of kinetic friction

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Dielectric problem -- two line charges inside a dielectric cylinder

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Spring-block system: work, velocity, and projectile motion

  • Fatima Hasan
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Conservation of Energy -- Toy car hits and compresses a spring

  • Fatima Hasan
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Wires in an circuit, different materials, heat

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Calculate the temperature of neutrons emerging from a reactor

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Why is the expectation value of the commutator not zero in method 1?

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Effect of Dielectric Material on Capacitor Voltages in a Circuit

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Area of common surface of two bubbles

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How Much Load Will the Wheel at C Bear in a 3-Axle Trailer?

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Velocity of a cylinder on a horizontal plane

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Will blocks A and B slide together after yarn connecting A to D breaks?

  • Eitan Levy
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Rockets approach: time they meet w.r.t. rocket A?

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Why Do We Double Time in Speed Camera Calculations?

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Initial velocity of ball B hit a free falling ball A

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Eigenfunction energy levels in a harmonic well

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What happens to the charges on the capacitors when a capacitor is disconnected?

  • Eitan Levy
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Poynting vector of current carrying wire

  • Physgeek64
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Why does combined resistance equal 4Ω when switch is closed?

  • Eitan Levy
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What is the Suitable Fuse Rating for the Mains Supply in Question 35?

  • Richie Smash
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Why does a 1% pressure difference lift a 10 tonne ceiling?

  • Kolika28
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Ratio of energy densities of black body radiation

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Photo of rotating scale and falling coins

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Single-slit Diffraction Problem

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How Do You Calculate Radiation Dose Through Lead Shielding?

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Return time to its original state of a particle in the double infinite well

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Electric field at perpendicular distance from charged rod

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How Much Does the Spring Compress When a Man Jumps on a Scale?

  • emilytm
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Proof of Wheatstone bridge equation

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Relative velocities in special relativity

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What is the Velocity of Thermal Neutrons at 25 Degrees Celcius?

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Normalization constant for a 3-D wave function

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Finding the minimum time for crossing a river

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Solving Linear Motion Problems: Initial Speed, Time, and Height

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How Do You Calculate a Castaway's Final Position Using Vectors?

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Angular momentum due to electromagnetic induction

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Uniform rotating rod about a point at one end of the rod

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Modified Block Problem -- Block on top and on the side

  • rumman18
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Finding the units in an algebraic equation for velocity

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Finding the radius of the sphere

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V(center) of charged metal sphere inside a grounded shell

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Force exerted by a particle in a box on the boundary

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Compton Scattering: Solving for E with $\phi = 1/4\pi$

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Particle in a box quantum mechanics

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Charge density of capacitor plates

  • Physgeek64
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Minimum consumption rate of a heat pump

  • Pushoam
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Why does force equal mass times acceleration, not velocity times mass?

  • SaifTaher
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Calculating Work Done on a Basketball Dropped from 5m

  • Fatima Hasan
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Deviation in refraction and TIR

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Finding wavelength from sound intensity maxima and minima

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Frequency of a proton moving in a circular orbit

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Dimension of length using h,G,c

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Mechanical problem -- a mass sliding down a curved ramp

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Energy needed to remove both electrons from a He atom

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Standard deviation of V_x of He gas

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De – Broglie wavelength of O_2

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Gravitational Effects on a Pendulum in a Moving Ship

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Magnetic field experiment confusion with error calculations

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Find speed given mass, starting speed and time

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A block is released from rest, determine its velocity

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Maximum KE of 20 kg block with spring (k=2.0 kN/m) and friction

  • Ianardo
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Thermal expansion of bimetallic strip

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Velocity and Distance involving springs

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Vector Subtract Given Magnitude

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Image distance from the hemisphere lens

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Dispersion relation for a surface wave of a pool of water

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Finding electron speed from E2 = c2p2 + m2c4

  • Physics Student 1234
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The solution of a problem regarding center of mass

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Two spheres of are dropped to ground while in contact.

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B on center of 2 infinite wires with semi - circular end

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Two particles moving in a central potential

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Laplacian for hyperbolic plates

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Energy of System: Which Statement is Always Correct?

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Point charge outside a grounded conducting sphere

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Doppler effect: finding recession speed from wavelength shift

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Adiabatic Temperature Change in Rising Air

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Surface made by balls thrown in different directions

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Heat equation and stainless-steel wire

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How Far Does a Rocket Travel in 10 Seconds at 3600mph?

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Why Doesn't My Power Calculation Match Real-World Scenarios?

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