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A 300 MHz plane wave propagating through a non-conducting medium

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Overdamped oscillator solution as hyperbolic function?

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Approximating number of collisions in canal ray tube

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Calculation of the least value of PD needed to produce x-rays

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Final velocities with the inclusion of air resistance

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Kinetic energy in ocean current

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Why does elastic potential energy need the factor of 1/2?

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How to use the coefficient of kinetic friction?

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Velocity of bullet before hitting a pendulum

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Solving for C in terms of L: Find C in RLC Circuit for 950kHz Station

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Rolling cylinder or slipping cylinder reaches bottom first?

  • vcsharp2003
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Thermodynamics Gas Mixture - Dew Point Temperature

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Magnetic field on a solenoid: Y-intercept

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How Do You Calculate the Magnetic Moment and Torque of a Rectangular Loop?

  • superslow991
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Why is the Gibbs Free energy equal to this:

  • grandpa2390
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Understanding Magnetic Interactions in Current Carrying Wires

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Identifying Magnetic Interactions

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Calculating mass of the horizontal leg of a L shaped lever

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Voltage reflections in coaxial cable transmission line

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Acceleration of the object, distance, kinematic coefficient

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E-field between two equipotential surfaces

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Current direction in two coils for net magnetic field of 4.10 µT

  • superslow991
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Atwood with Sliding mass and real pulley

  • SadDan
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Finding mass and length on a balanced beam with uncentered fulcrum

  • EthanVandals
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Moment of Inertia Ratio for Disk and Ring with Point Mass

  • EthanVandals
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Energy to accelerate an 1kg object to 0.9965c?

  • Robert23
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Magnetic force on triangular loop of wire

  • rmiller70015
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Constructive interference with sound -- word problem

  • late347
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GRE Entropy Question: Problem 21 in Attached File - Solution Debate

  • Silviu
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Mass-radius relation of a white dwarf - calculating radius

  • Ryaners
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Comparing weights underwater, on beach, and mountain

  • tomwilliam2
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Torque in a spool of thread for 3 cases

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What Exhaust Pipe Diameter is Needed for a Given Exhaust Speed?

  • pizics
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Derive KE of rotating ring and disk

  • yosimba2000
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Magnetic force on current carrying wire

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Disk colliding with rod: angular momentum with unknown disk radius

  • tennisgirl92
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Confusion with formulas for wavefunctions

  • Cocoleia
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Oscillation Problem -- Why does my way not work?

  • katha
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What fraction of its energy does accelerating proton shed?

  • Ahlibaba
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Relationship between period and time in oscillators

  • Vitani11
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Electricity -- Effect of heating a thermistor in this circuit

  • Kajan thana
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Rotating rod returning to its initial position

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Energy conservation of ice problem

  • paulxu11
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Contact force of block on a wall

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Relativistic Collision - Momentum and Energy

  • Eve Torchic
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Finding force to bring a 10 kg system to rest in 5 seconds

  • EthanVandals
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What is the exhaust pipe diameter required for the given exhaust speed?

  • paulxu11
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How Do You Calculate the Final Speed of a Bullet-Block System?

  • Rijad Hadzic
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Examples of conversion of gravitational PE to heat energy?

  • vcsharp2003
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Potential Divider Circuits (resistor + LED)

  • Jimmy87
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How Is Work Calculated with a Nonconstant Force?

  • Rijad Hadzic
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What is the trajectory of a projectile and how is it related to parabolas?

  • quicksilver123
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How much energy does the force of gravity apply to a bullet?

  • Hilmy atha
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Block hung from vertical spring

  • Rijad Hadzic
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Proving the period of a pendulum

  • GetSchwifty
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Equation of Motion for a Disk inside a Rotating Ring

  • Angelo Niforatos
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2 Conveyors with different speeds

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Relation of attenuation and swamping

  • Faiq
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The force LRO experiences due to moons gravity?

  • Rijad Hadzic
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Conceptual question on polarization

  • Yashbhatt
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Finding the optical power of a contact lens

  • ilovejava
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When does a converging lens produce an image twice the object size?

  • FelaKuti
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Point of Maximal Tension for Vertical Circular Motion

  • vijayram
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Rod struck by clay: inelastic and elastic collisions

  • Truman I
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Energy required for rocket to reach escape velocity from orbit

  • Jared
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Rank in order, from largest to smallest, the resistance (eq)

  • Ali Zain
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Placing object between 2 spherical mirrors

  • ilovejava
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Tension in string when ball is at the top of a circle

  • Rijad Hadzic
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Calculating the EMF in the coil while the field is changing

  • Ly444999
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What is the deceleration of the ball?

  • Hussain
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What is the work done by friction in a sliding and rolling ring?

  • vijayram
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How Does Inserting a Dielectric Affect Capacitance and Potential?

  • Arman777
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Charge density required to create an electric field

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A box slides down with initial V, force needed to stop it?

  • Hilmy atha
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Gas work -- Heating the gas in a cylinder with a weighted piston on top

  • charlie05
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Voltage at the end of a coaxial cable with 1kΩ source and 10Ω load

  • shivik89
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Coherent state problem in quantum mechanics

  • BREAD
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Special relativity and particle accelerator

  • timetraveller123
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Calculating torque of rotator cuff muscle

  • James_The_Ern
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Electric Potential Problem: Using the Method of Images

  • BREAD
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Difference b/t equilibrium and unstretched length of spring?

  • Vitani11
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Electric field and surface charge density problem

  • BREAD
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Design a series RLC filter for 10kHz

  • Kelsi_Jade
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How much charge does the battery deliver?

  • Kelsi_Jade
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Calculate the voltage between points A and B

  • Kelsi_Jade
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BJT and MOSFET complete analysis

  • Cocoleia
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Find the Current Flowing through each resistor

  • Kelsi_Jade
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Find the magnetic field at the point

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Pauli Matrices in the Basis of Y?

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Calculating magnetic flux of a rod

  • yahelra
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Find the capacitance of C3 and its charge

  • Kelsi_Jade
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What is the initial deceleration of the impala?

  • Rijad Hadzic
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What angle should the board be placed?

  • Rijad Hadzic
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Self inductance of a coaxial system of cylinders

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Spherical Shell-Potential Energy, Energy density

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Diffusion of energy by heat flow

  • Nacho Verdugo
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Finding equilibrium position for Lennard-Jones force

  • Nacho Verdugo
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