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Electric field due to charges between 2 parallel infinite planes

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Spherical capacitor RC system -- determine steady state charges

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Acceleration of a wedge: What forces act on the wedge?

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What Determines the Minimum Mass of Block B for Movement on an Inclined Plane?

  • tellmesomething
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Current through shorted branch in two-source circuit

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Different way to find center of mass of Hollow hemisphere

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Errors and significant figures

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Collision of a bullet on a rod-string system: query

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Explain this asphalt sheen

  • .Scott
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Can terminal velocity be determined from the information given?

  • feynmanshomeboy
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A cylinder connected to a hanging mass

  • Robeurer
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Compton shift problem

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Atwood's with a cylinder - Rotational Motion

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Car and bicycle collision problem

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Tension in a string connecting two blocks having equal and opposite velocities

  • mrpurpletoes
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Physics Problem on Tension in Water

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Physics Extended Essay about Gauss' law and/or Lorentz force

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Toboggan on circular arcs

  • Physical_Fire
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Will Y-Direction Motion Cease with X-Direction Acceleration Only?

  • aronclark1017
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Projectile problem: A block released from a balloon

  • AnishaTabassum
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Wave reflection from a fixed end with phase inversion

  • mrpurpletoes
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Electric field due to arc shaped thin rod

  • microdosemishief
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Angular Momentum- Conserved or not?

  • palaphys
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Vertical Circular motion- A confusing question

  • palaphys
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Most probable velocity from Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution

  • TensorCalculus
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Reconcile poundforce w/slug and lbmass

  • Roady
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Finding current in a mixed series-parallel RL circuit

  • rickyw2777
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Problem with pulleys - two fixed and one movable

  • brotherbobby
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Treating a lens as a set of prisms: is this accurate?

  • Dark85
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Change in Displacement Formulation

  • microdosemishief
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Definition of pound force

  • Roady
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Current through an inductor as a function of time

  • palaphys
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A hanging ring carrying current in a uniform magnetic field

  • palaphys
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Flux through a cylindrical surface enclosing part of a sphere

  • palaphys
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Specific heat capacity and latent heat

  • waltssillyhat
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Calculating the Planck Length

  • Dark85
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Can a dipole be modeled as a point charge?

  • Electrodude
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Calculate the radius of gyration for a plane figure

  • shishykish
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Dynamics of Circular Motion

  • JuanMa2409
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Block drifts off between two moving planes through friction

  • kekpillangok
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The sign of the change in potential

  • rickyw2777
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How come violet, with the shortest wavelength, is refracted the most?

  • plaguedbyfoibles
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Finding the point where Coulomb forces sum to zero

  • rickyw2777
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Variable Mass system : Sand falling into a Freight car

  • Su6had1p
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Spherical conducting shell enclosing a non-conducting core

  • hmparticle9
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Concentric conducting cylinders

  • hmparticle9
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Slight Confusion in Introductory Mechanics (Dynamics Problem)

  • Lunar Manatee
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The flux through a cylinder from a charge at the origin

  • hmparticle9
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Writing a vector parallel and normal to a unit vector ##\hat n##

  • brotherbobby
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Equilibrium Position of a Hanging Candy Cane

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LC oscillations - two capacitors and an inductor

  • palaphys
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Angular motion of a car wheel traveling at certain speed

  • inuka00123
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5 charges within a square boundary

  • hmparticle9
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Newton's law of gravitation, energy and centre of mass question

  • mrpurpletoes
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Acceleration of an Electron in a Uniform Electric Field

  • jnuz73hbn
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Two charged spheres connected to walls by two springs

  • hmparticle9
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Measurement technology textbook problems

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Ice Core Density Problem (Inspired by NEEM)

  • jnuz73hbn
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Finding the charge on pith balls

  • hmparticle9
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2D rigid body mechanics: force applied on sliding cart

  • bilboDan
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Cutting the Dose Rate in half with shielding

  • syllll_213
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🔹RC Circuit with Series Capacitors — One Pre-Charged, One Uncharged

  • Uplakshya
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Wheatstone bridge, strain gauges, Aron connection, and measurement error

  • NotFivehead
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What is the Final Temperature When Mixing Water and Ice, Assuming All Ice Melts?

  • hmparticle9
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Projectile motion with ##N## bounces on the ground

  • Meden Agan
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How to calculate freezing time for a moist food by-product (75% water)

  • Duales
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A lead bullet gets embedded in a lead block

  • hmparticle9
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Wheel rolling without slipping connected to a cube

  • glen21082000
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Thermally insulated container with alternating series of walls

  • Meden Agan
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An exploding cannon shell

  • brotherbobby
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How to Calculate Amplitude Decrease in Damped Harmonic Motion After 10 Cycles?

  • Tryingtobecomeanengi
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Minimum angular velocity of a point mass on a rotating rod

  • Rob2024
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Roller coaster mock Lab Report

  • DelusionRemedy
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Finding pressure at depth in a fresh water tank

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Finding displacement from position time graph

  • syllll_213
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Acceleration of beads on a ring

  • Bling Fizikst
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Rope between inclines with maximum length of hanging middle portion

  • Meden Agan
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What is the derivation of the second equation for area velocity?

  • Shreya
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Find in terms of ##h## when ##P## comes instantaneously to rest

  • chwala
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Stone dropped from ascending balloon at 10 m/s reaches ground in 10 s

  • tremain74
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Any Edexcel A Level Physics Teachers Here - Paper 1 Q13?

  • Paulinio
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Coulomb’s Law Problem: Electrostatic Forces Between Charges

  • nolife49
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Calculating flux through a plane cutting two concentric cylinders

  • Zayan
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Identical cones rotating while in contact with each other

  • Null_Void
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Ford Nucleon -- Fission Powered Car Calculation

  • ninne
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Collision between snooker balls

  • hmparticle9
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Finding equivalent resistance of connected resistors

  • Lunar Manatee
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Friction on a spinning wheel when it is dropped onto the ground

  • nedoX
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Frequency to wavelength question (thermal Doppler broadening)

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