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Two equal positive charges are held fixed and separated by d

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Question on work energy and power kinetic energy of an ....

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Signs in the equation, angular acceleration

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Specific heat for a triatomic gas

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Instantaneous center of rotation

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Equivalent resistance of pentagon of resistors

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Measuring young's modulus from simple harmonic motion

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Finding friction without coefficient?

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Banked roads -- circular motion and gravitation

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Cooling Calculations: 5 Amp vs. 30 Amp Units

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What are the currents at each resistor?

  • chuvacjoe
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A problem with Newton's mechanics

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Vector Problem Homework: Angle Between A & B

  • gracy
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Vector Motion and Perpendicular

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Vector question - North-east direction

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Resultant of two vectors of equal magnitude

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Finding Polarization Components of an Electric Field Vector

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Finding Binding Force in Falling Disk System with Lagrange Equations

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Resultant of Forces Can Equal Zero: 1,2,3,4?

  • gracy
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What is the significance of a minus sign in kinematics equations?

  • Bauxiet
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Infinitely charged wire and moving charge

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What is the Correct Tangent Angle for Calculating Force on a Cylinder?

  • Bauxiet
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Virtual image on the perpendicular

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Einstein Coefficients - Laser Beams

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Rate of gas leakage through small hole

  • rohanlol7
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Trajectory of pendulum in frame of rotating disk under it

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Point source of light, opaque screen with hole. photodiode problem

  • Screwdriver
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Hard Momentum problem (Force on blades for turbine)

  • rohanlol7
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Ball being hit starts to slide and roll

  • Karol
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A pressure cooker cooks a lot faster than an ordinary pan by

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Simple Conservation of energy question

  • Derek1997
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Uniform E field for spherical shell.

  • GwtBc
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Kinematics Question on falling rock

  • Riju
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Relativistic speed of a particle

  • harpf
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How Does Charging Affect the Electric Field Inside a Metal Sphere?

  • Iron_Man_123
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Non-central force and work done

  • Samia qureshi
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Free particle wave function confusion.

  • Oz123
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Understanding the Differences between Bar and Simple Pendulums

  • Samia qureshi
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Archived Some question about the Maxwell needle method experiment.

  • Outrageous
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Determine the rms value for the given function

  • Northbysouth
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What Day Length Would Allow Objects to Float at the Equator?

  • MPat
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Why the temperature of a moving jar of gas doesn't increase

  • RubinLicht
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What is the area, and approximate uncertainty in a circle....

  • JustynSC
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Finding Velocity in Simple Harmonic Motion

  • xxphysics
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Harmonic Motion and uniform disk of mass

  • xxphysics
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Filament lamp model (derivation)

  • rohanlol7
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Hard Circuit simplification problem

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Calculating Distance with Friction on an Icy Surface

  • JAZZ541
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Remote sensing, Question from an old exam

  • Firben
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Illustrating the Direction of a Current in a Magnetic Field

  • thaalescosta
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Orbit: impulse making orbit spherical

  • Halleluwah
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Potential vs Charge Homework: Find the Answers!

  • Fips
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A ball rolls on a horizontal table and drops. it hits the 0.

  • JAZZ541
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Torque needed to rotate shaft in pipe?

  • iokast
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Entropy in system of non-degenerate atoms

  • vodkasoup
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When accelerating upward off a trampoline....

  • Sebkarp0
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Prove irreversibility in this quasi-static process.

  • benny_91
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What is the minimum radius of curvature for a pilot flying at 1000 km/h?

  • Plantatree123
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Polar Coordinates: Position of Particle at T/8

  • vaibhav garg
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What is the effect of light on the weight of a glass prism?

  • rohanlol7
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Tension in two wires at unknown angles

  • MickeyBlue
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Archived What is the entropy of mixing for a system of two monatomic ideal gases?

  • Thadis
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Why Do We Not Calculate Angle Change in Plastic Container?

  • SadPanda6022
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Calculating Distance: Free Body Diagram for Box Sliding with Friction

  • Shehryar
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Proof of Kinematics Equation: Eliminating Time from the Equation

  • PurelyPhysical
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Velocity From Electric Potential

  • PurelyPhysical
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Kinematics problem (initial acceleration)

  • rndaryam
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Is my reasoning valid for solving this weight tension problem?

  • AXRY
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Asteroid deflected by Earth -- effect on Earth

  • Dazed&Confused
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Zero B Field Inside within Hollow Wire

  • Amrator
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Help with formula and explanation

  • Atkinson1988
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Find Magnetic Force: Electron & Proton

  • Medtner
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Which will reach the bottom faster: solid or hollow sphere?

  • Milo Martian
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Please further explain this formula about voltage

  • Clara Chung
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Problem following a demonstration

  • Frank Einstein
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Rod rotating and hitting a mass

  • Karol
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Thermodynamics rankine cycle problem

  • Robax
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Hollow sphere half submerged in a liquid, find density

  • Taniaz
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Solve for 2D Elastic Collision: Find θ & φ Angles

  • amanda.ka
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Energy Loss in Plastic Scintillator

  • Incand
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Block hanging from cord submerged in water, find density

  • Taniaz
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Understanding the Formula of Power: Torque x Angular Velocity Explained

  • chetzread
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Transfer of forces from a pulley to a beam

  • MartinLoland
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Do Protons Move? Answers to Your Physics Questions

  • manuel325
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Projectile motion of skateboarder problem

  • Erenjaeger
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How High is the Water in the Bottle Based on Fluid Dynamics?

  • Nanu Nana
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Can someone explain this quote about centripetal motion?

  • ooohffff
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Center of Mass Rotational Motion

  • xxphysics
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What is the mass of a car given work and velocity?

  • Erenjaeger
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Torque and Rotational Acceleration

  • xxphysics
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What do t and t0 represent in the relativity train problem equation?

  • Coco Hwang
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How Do You Calculate Deceleration from Two Segments of Motion?

  • Plantatree123
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Rolling & Pulley Homework: Find Max Mass for Cylinder to Roll

  • Carbon123
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Scattering of two charged particles

  • Dazed&Confused
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Fluid dynamics continuity equation

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Calculating Acceleration of a Braking Train

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Non inertial frame of reference(rotating)

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