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A Spring in a Conservation of Energy Problem?

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Jerk of the point of contact of a ball rolling on a flat surface

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J j thomson's previous experiment

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How Is Average Velocity Half of Final Velocity in Constant Acceleration?

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Enthalpy of neutralization of HCl and NaOH

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Induced emf in a stationary loop near a current-carrying wire

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What is the Correct Formula for Calculating Speed in a Basic Generator?

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How Does Changing Gas Quantity and Temperature Affect Pressure?

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Prove: An, En, On --> L iff An --> L

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Is There a Surjective Function from Z+ to Z?

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Gas law problems with balloons, heating, and diving

  • DoctorReynaldo
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I in applying Netwon's law of inertia

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How Do Birds Control Their Falling Speed and Cars Stop Quickly?

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Cannon recoil velocity with angled projectile

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How Strong is the Electric Field Between Two Charged Plates?

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Pendulum with Water-Filled Sphere: Does it Change the Period?

  • Physicsisfun2005
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Electric field problems literally

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Smiple circuit with just one resistor

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Solving Problem 14-54: Force on Box - Rope Tension

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Magnetic Force: Work or No Work?

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Does this personal essay show my strengths and weaknesses?

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Proving simple harmonic motion for a floating weighted cylinder

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Which side of the triangle gives it maximu area?

  • MathLete
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Show that the electric field outside the shell is everywhere

  • tandoorichicken
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What is the field outside the shell?

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Carnot cycle, heat and monatomic ideal gas

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Finding tangent points where a box's sides touch an ellipse

  • ACLerok
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Finding spring constant, frequency, and wavelengths

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Proving a heat engine more efficient than Carnot violates the second law

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Intuitive explanation of gravity outside a sphere?

  • jacobfreeze
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Solving Pressure with Gases in a Diving Bell

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Hat is the value of the second capacitor?

  • liljediboi
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Electric potential of insulating rod

  • pattiecake
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Question concerning rotation etc

  • JamesL
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Measuring the Angle of Refraction in a Triangular Prism Lab

  • UrbanXrisis
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Understanding the Hall Effect: Comparing Germanium and Copper Magnetometers

  • Casey_Switzer
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Uniform Magnetic Field Causes Induced Current in Loops

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Electromagnetic induction and EMF in wire

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How Deep is the Well When Humming Establishes Standing Waves?

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How to find water velocity in a rocket from ejection data

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Mass of H Atom: 1.673x10^-27 kg

  • jazzchan
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A bit of direction is needed, if possible

  • Calliah
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Why are roads banked on curves and ramps?

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Finding constants k and n in athletic record equation t = kd^n

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Kinetic friction on a moving object

  • KingNothing
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Materials for a homemade drum and how tension affects sound

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Minimize tent cost with spherical cap of 150 cu ft

  • Muon12
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Calculating Mass Using Newton's Laws

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Gravitation/circular motion problem

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How Do You Calculate Eigenvalues for a 2x2 Symmetric Matrix?

  • ilikephysics
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A man, a boat, and the tractrix formed

  • Prodigy Girl
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Find the final speed of the heavier particle

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How Far Does a Magnetic Field Extend?

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Derive Parallel-Plate Capacitance w/ 2 Dielectrics

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Two particles elastic glancing collision, m deflected downward

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Finding angular momentum from mv and radius in a magnetic field

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Gas isobaric conditions problem

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Drawing and naming molecular shapes: CO3^-2 and SF2

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Data analysis for Advancing Physics AS level coursework

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Measuring Depth of Water in a Tank: Course Help

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Rearranging Formula with t as Subject - Grace

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Inclined Planes and Acceleration

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Find Work done by a force field

  • wakingrufus
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Physics teacher is bad, can I teach myself?

  • SparkimusPrime
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Solve Collision Problem: 1300kg Car A vs 1200kg Car B

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Electric Fields charge problem

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Force between two alpha particles from decaying Be-8 nucleus

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A proton colliding with a stationary carbon nucleus

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How Do You Calculate the Internal Resistance and EMF of a Solar Cell?

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Minimum dart speed for ballistic pendulum to complete circular loop

  • freshpulp
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What is the skier's launch speed?

  • hyen84
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Calculating Free Electron Density in a Metal Wire

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Why Is My Calculation of Work for Sliding a Crate Up a Ramp Incorrect?

  • Xamfy19
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Calculating Heat of Vaporization for Solid CO2 in Water

  • nsw
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What is the total electrical potential energy

  • Moose352
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Converting a galvanometer to an ammeter with shunt resistor

  • eku_girl83
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Deriving the Maxwell Stress Tensor for a Spherical Charge Distribution

  • mark9696
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True or False on kinetic energy

  • PhysicsPhun
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Still no confident with these answers.

  • nautica
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Just one harmonic motion problem

  • mustang
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Ping-pong ball in zero-g water blob and train window breakage

  • holly
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Differentation Problem (involves product rule)

  • Cod
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Solving the Integral: $\int_{0}^{\ln 2} e^{-2x} \,dx$

  • tandoorichicken
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