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What is the maximum charge on plates when dielectric removed

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System of equations with acceleration and tension

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Near Point Distance of 25cm, how far should object be?

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Dynamics of a Box attached to a pully

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Work Done to Move Water & Fold Iron Chain

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What Does a Constant Velocity Graph Look Like?

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Work done by moving charge from one sphere to another?

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Finding the Density of a Floating Cube

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Pushing a block up a slope--how far does it go?

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Graphing data in a lab- astrophysics

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Center of Buoyancy: Finding the Answer

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Calculating Work to Move a Charge in an Equilateral Triangle

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What is the Force Acting on an Object Moving at a Constant Rate?

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Why does z1 equal z2 if position 2 is higher than position 1?

  • foo9008
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Calculating Time Needed for Box to Stop Sliding Down Slope

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An ideal gas going through a cycle

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Solving Oneaxial Shear Test: Find Shear Force

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Downward Projectile Motion on an Inclined Plane

  • dakota224
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Archived Gauss Law and the wrong Gaussian surface.

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How Can I Ace My Physics Test on Newton's Laws and Gravitation?

  • Ameer Bux
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Is Current I1 Constant in Mutual Inductance Systems?

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Meteor impact - Heat vaporization and capacity

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Trajectory problem - launching from origin.

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Minimum energy needed for a positrons to tunnel

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Finding Polar Coordinates for Vector B⃗ = -2.0ι^ + 3.0 j^

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Backwards extension torque wrench formula + cheat sheet review

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Can a car drive around a frictionless mountain?

  • invariant99
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What is the minimum number of Polarizers needed

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Electric Potential Homework: Circle of Radius 5 cm

  • rgold
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Force of parallel plate capacitor

  • rgold
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Force of Reducer on Fluid Flowing Right

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Why do light bulbs break? (burn out)

  • Drizzy
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Thermodynamics First law ideal gas question

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Electric Circuit using Kirchoff's rules

  • Jakarto
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Power Loss, Current, Resistors, and Voltage

  • Jakarto
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Spring Compression: Homework Solutions

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Charged mass hanging in electric field

  • Mrencko
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Archived DC motor in series, finding the speed

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Inelastic collision of a cannonball

  • reminiscent
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Moment of inertia of a rod at an angle to the axis

  • mcheung4
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How Is Total Energy Calculated for Climbers in a Physics Problem?

  • reminiscent
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Diffraction Understanding a solution

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What happens during a collision?

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How far would a planet be from the Earth, when its....

  • wiegetz
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Finding Velocity and Force of a projectile

  • Mr Timn
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Shear Stress Formula: Calculating Tau Correctly

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Why Is There a Negative Sign in the Modal Impedance of TEn Mode?

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Complex Impedance of a voltage source and 2 resistors

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Is Zero Acceleration Indicative of Zero Speed?

  • robothito
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Particle potential energy - acceleration?

  • reminiscent
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Rank Resistors by Energy Dissipation: 5Ω > 10Ω > 20Ω > 90Ω

  • mattbeatlefreak
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Physics: Blocks on inclines connected by pulley problem

  • Jamest39
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What Direction Does the Electric Field Point in This Scenario?

  • hmaier
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Height and freefalling question

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Finding Force from Potential Energy Function

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What Could Have Saved the Titanic from Sinking: A Scientific Analysis

  • Nicky Hollyoake
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1 kg of ice at -20°C is mixed with 1kg steam at 200°C......

  • Elena14
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Find tension force on 2 boxes on a ramp

  • Johnson1704
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How to find the time for a ball with (v_i=/=0) to drop?

  • Eclair_de_XII
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Coefficient of static friction between load and incline

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When Does a Package Slide on a Rotating Merry-Go-Round?

  • Jamest39
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How Do Compression Distances Affect Spring Work Calculations?

  • ecoo
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What is the Potential Difference in a Non-Uniform Electric Field?

  • PhysicsInNJ
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Increase in Charge on a Parallel Plate Capacitor

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Electric immersion water heater time

  • rgold
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What is the direction of the resulting force on this current

  • elitechic26
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How Much CO2 Can You Save by Switching Light Bulbs in Canada?

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Conceptual Question on Rotational Mechanics

  • master_333
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Finding values for an RLC circuit graphically

  • Potatochip911
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How to graph Fc=mv^2/r so that the gradient = velocity

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Determining Launch Velocity to Overcome Drag (no propulsion)

  • TimNJ
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Archived Why Do We Convert Grams to Kilograms When Calculating RMS Speed in Gases?

  • ChopChop
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Calculate photon flux at a distance from the source

  • Munir M
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Calculating voltmeter resistance in DC circuit

  • ztalira
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Choosing Reference Points in Bernoulli's Equation for Fluid Flow

  • Alettix
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Non-Ideal Battery Voltage with few data points

  • FireZealot
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Electrostatic, Electric Field,Electrostatic potential energy

  • blee22
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Work/Conservation of Mechanical Energy

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Archived What angle maximizes the horizontal distance of a rocket launch?

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Electric Field Strength - Assignment Question

  • Physics Dad
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How to Calculate the Correct Percentage Uncertainty in Metal Pipe Volume?

  • harvey1999
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The value of g above and below the earth

  • takando12
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Calculating Normal and Lift Forces: Elevator and Jet Physics Homework Help

  • physics007jazer
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Direction of Frictional Force in Relation to Net Non-Friction Forces

  • Balsam
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Problem with choosing which axis should be positive or negat

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Why is acceleration positive in this exercise?

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Elastic Collision Homework: Tarzan & Jane Reach Max Height Together

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Kinematic Question -- Car braking to avoid hitting a pedestrian

  • Erin Pashanov
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What is the Work Done on the Person+Sled System in an Amusement Park Ride?

  • Brandon 456
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Hydraulic diameter vs hydraulic radius

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Isolated Point Charge and Work?

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