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Polarisation (light on water surface)

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Beam Divergence from non-circular laser beam

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Direction of force exerted by ground for the ladder problem

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Archived Calculus for delta function based on wave function

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Why does aluminum float on an induction cooker?

  • Clara Chung
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Understanding KVL Equations for Circuit Analysis

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What Is the Vertical Force at the Elbow Joint?

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Angle for Static Position of Block 1 and Movement of Block 2

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How do I understand this gear diagram?

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Muscle tension required to lift a child at a constant speed

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Periodic table - certain no. of atoms in the 1st 4 rows

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Calculating saturation and dew point given pressure and temperature

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Time taken for two relativistic particles to meet

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Current through voltmeter and ammeter

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Why does lamp N get brighter when lamp M breaks?

  • ravsterphysics
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Peak rectifier - conduction interval

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Coupling of angular velocities

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Measuring the period of SHM using sound

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How does one find the time dependent wavefunction?

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Why Does Kinetic Energy Seem Lost in a Collision Despite No Friction?

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Change in speed of satellite

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Find coefficient of kinetic friction of block and ramp.

  • Deleted member 612403
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Net electric force and Net electric field

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Finding Angle and Intensity of Split Rocket at Maximum Height

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Loop-the-Loop and velocity problem

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How can I calculate the work done in a gas compression problem?

  • BrainMan
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Saving a Town from Lava Thermodynamics Problem

  • BrainMan
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Work done pulling a flight bag 253 meters at constant velocity

  • feddyfuntime
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Find the minimum and maximum of a ratio for equilibrium

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Orbital period from gravitational force and velocity equation

  • LionLieOn
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Why does using a graph point give inverted resistor values?

  • Anne Leite
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Work Kinetic energy using variable force

  • kjamha
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Meaning of trajectory in four-electricity in Landau's book

  • zhouhao
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What is the horizontal component of tension in a pendulum's motion?

  • Carbon123
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Will 2 kg aluminum and 6 kg copper blocks on steel move when released?

  • Ondra
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Fresnel zones of a planar wavefront

  • JulienB
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Work done walking up a mountain

  • ravsterphysics
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Angular width and dispersive power of a diffraction grating

  • JulienB
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Why do both Block A and B have a zero acceleration in this scenario?

  • mamadou
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Solving Harmonic Oscillator Equation w/ Initial Conditions

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What is the impact of an open circuit on voltmeter readings?

  • Biker
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Net moment in a binary star system

  • Clara Chung
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How much force needed to tip a box before it slides?

  • Dorukk
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High school circuit diagram question

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Force on a hinge when a rod is being released

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How does the magnetization of an atom change at its center?

  • Lord33
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Where does the centripetal force come from in a falling lift?

  • Clara Chung
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Question of latitude of Earth and measured field strength

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Finding the average acceleration of a basketball player

  • mamadou
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Charged Particle in Magnetic field calculation

  • Matthew Clisby
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Vapor pressure of water from Gibbs free energy at 25°C

  • nicolasdfz
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Electromagnetic wave with k=0.41 m⁻¹: is it a radio shortwave?

  • Lord33
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Why doesn't the left wheel have a net moment in horizontal circular motion?

  • Clara Chung
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Effect of Lowered Center of Gravity on Jumping Time

  • ravsterphysics
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Saturn V rocket thrust and net force at lift-off

  • ThatOneMidget
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Current through swimmer due to lightning strike

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Why calculate moment of inertia if it's already given

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Is conservation of angular momentum a hoax?

  • Chozen Juan
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Force on a relativistic particle

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Find the angular speed at t=3 seconds

  • Neon32
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Work by electric field E = axX - ay2y moving 1C charge

  • Abdulwahab Hajar
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What happens to wavelength as temperature of air increases?

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Prove that a capacitor driven by an AC voltage radiates EM

  • zhouhao
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Electric fields - Finding Net force acting on Q2

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Train experiencing Coriolis force

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Electric potential at a point due to two charges

  • Schaus
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How do I convert cubic picometer to cubic centimeter?

  • Rajdeep Biswas
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Tension in swing chains supporting boy, girl, and swing

  • Schaus
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Force Barney pushes on curling broom handle at constant speed

  • Schaus
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Roller Coaster Physics: Calculating Energy, Speed, and Force

  • Schaus
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A Leak in a Bicycle Tire Problem

  • BrainMan
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Hooke's Law Q3: Does Increasing Cross Sectional Area Reduce Work?

  • ravsterphysics
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What Forces Act on a Train Engine Going Around a Circular Curve?

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Width of Resonance in RLC-circuit

  • Marcus95
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Time Dilation on a Spaceship: Observing Earth's Clock at High Speeds

  • Veronica_Oles
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2 questions from rolling motion

  • DarkBallade
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Calculate the magnitude of angular acceleration

  • reformedman
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An electron is launched between two plates

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KE of a hoop rolling within a tube

  • davon806
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Hooke's law and elastic deformation

  • ravsterphysics
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Change in gravitational potential below the surface of the Earth

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Thermal Expansion Problem Involving a Brass Ring

  • BrainMan
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Calculating frequencies with the Doppler Effect

  • Luke Frederiks
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(Hard) work done by damped, driven oscillator as function of time

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Conic Pendulum Exercise: Tension and Velocity as Functions of Angle

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Calculating Resistance in a Circuit with Unknown Components

  • ravsterphysics
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How Is Current Calculated for Rotational Equilibrium in a Magnetic Field?

  • TheBigDig
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Why is the tangential force not same?

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Rod is toppling. Find reaction force as a function of theta

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Density and circumference relationship? From Example in book

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Proving generality of moment of inertia

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Work done by magnetic force on a moving proton

  • Schaus
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Calculating Electron Velocity in Crossed E and B Fields

  • Schaus
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Energy conservation in superball collision

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