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Voltage drop across voltage divider

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Calculate the rms speed of one nitrogen molecule at 27 Celcius

  • KUphysstudent
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Velocity after collision and Kinetic Energy.

  • Meezus
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Calculating Take-Off Velocity for High Jumper Kwaku Boateng

  • x2017
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How much work is done by the Adiabatic Compression of Diatomic Gasses

  • grandpa2390
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How is longitudinal wave spread

  • zade70
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Which ball travels further, up a ramp or thrown in the air

  • Alexstrasza
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Cube-Rod Pendulum: Solving Homework Statement & Equations

  • lilphy
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Hall effect: electron velocity, forces, and Hall voltage

  • PhyBoy
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Archived Oscillator circuit. completely lost.

  • raindrops
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Question involving 2 pulleys and 2 masses.

  • putongren
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Steady State Flow out of a Tank Through a Vertical Pipe

  • kartmaze
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Doppler effect train frequency question

  • Yoruichi
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Two-car collision with perpendicular velocities

  • aimen khattakk
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Archived Four lowest vibrational states of these ions

  • albertsmith
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What is the volume of the gas after adiabatic compression

  • grandpa2390
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Calculating Heat Transfer in a Two-Reservoir System: A Simple Problem

  • limper
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Calculate the average resultant force required to accelerate the ball.

  • Meezus
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Cylindrical symmetry, Gauss's Law

  • mawgs
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Basic force with static friction problem

  • Ering
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Yes, the derivative of log(x) is 1/x.

  • TheBoro76
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How Much Power Does a Light Bulb Use in a Series Circuit?

  • Yoruichi
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Torque: Why does tension = Friction

  • anirzehc
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How do the magnetic fields of a magnet and a wire interact?

  • LotusTK
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Magnitude of charge on parallel plates

  • Melssssss
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Center of mass and momentum in boat question

  • 4PH20
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How Many Photons Are in Each Bit of a 10 Gb/s Optical Signal?

  • nmsurobert
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How to Determine Acceleration from Distance in Constant Acceleration Problems

  • kylenic1997
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Electric field and force on a negative charge with sign reversal

  • krbs
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Basic particle accelerator - escape speed (grade 12)

  • krbs
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How Does Circular Polarization Arise in String Wave Motion?

  • cpburris
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Proving Uniform Magnetic Field with Saddle Coils

  • Dewgale
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Solve Kinematics Problem: y = y0 + Vot + 1/2gt²

  • James_22
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Equation for upward motion of the particle with air drag

  • usha
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Path difference in an interference device

  • kent davidge
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A 55.0 kg pole vaulter running at 9.0 m/s vaults over the bar

  • GalacticSnipes
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Thermal expansion of a rod with variable alpha

  • Titan97
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Calculation of force due to electric dipole

  • Umrao
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Archived Time constant and max charge with capacitor parallel to R2

  • ryeager
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Finding Q factor for damped harmonic motion without ω₀

  • RJLiberator
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Pressure Cooker Internal Energy Problem

  • sharpnova
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Solving for Vo: Graph Analysis of Vs vs t

  • Marcin H
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What Is the Maximum Forward Force Before Car Wheels Spin?

  • kokodile
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Find an expression for the capacitor voltage

  • neilson18
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Charged ball in uniform field between parallel plates

  • krbs
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Find angle with given distance and height

  • brycenrg
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What is the potential energy of this group of charges?

  • neilson18
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Maximum height water can be projected onto a wall

  • tycoon515
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Electric potential and magnitude

  • blee22
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Does doubling the mass increase frequency by √2?

  • Ethan Godden
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Understanding Minimum Path Difference for Waves Below the Centerline

  • kent davidge
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Calculating Density of Wood: 5cm x 3cm x 10cm @ 90g

  • brake4country
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Do bypass capacitors filter AC ripples by shorting to ground?

  • Harrison G
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What is the displacement of a particle in a constant electric field?

  • Melssssss
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Why Does My Displacement Calculation Exceed the Sprint Distance?

  • Balsam
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What is the thermal energy transfer during stage CA?

  • Aldnoahz
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Potential energy in solids,liquids and gases

  • Janiceleong26
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Finding future x position with changing velocity

  • heartshapedbox
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Electron density as a function of time

  • Imagin_e
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What is the power of an elevator?

  • CGI
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Finding voltage across resistors in an RL circuit

  • Marcin H
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Finding Velocity with Varying Force and Friction

  • CGI
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Current Division: Find Load Resistor Current for 4 Resistors

  • Marcin H
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Acceleration vectors for rolling wheel at points A, B, C, O

  • Joa Boaz
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Pressure Variance, Displacement, and a Soft Drink Bottle

  • Ethan Godden
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How Do You Calculate the Second Mass in an Atwood Machine Problem?

  • Kamisama
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Geocentric vs heliocentric model evidence

  • Puchinita5
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Graph of Elevator's Velocity: Understanding Displacement and Distance Traveled

  • reminiscent
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What is the resultant of the vector from this impact?

  • j doe
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How to find mass in an Atwood machine

  • iyanna
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Why does the conical pendulum have two solutions for large angular frequency?

  • Cosmophile
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Velocity of a point charge from work done

  • Jake 7174
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What Causes a Ball to Roll Off a Hemisphere?

  • Andy123
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Electric Field between Three Plastic Sheets

  • CARNiVORE
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Work done by moving a point charge

  • Jake 7174
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Impact of container on final temperature of system

  • sharpnova
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Find magentic field intensity.

  • Julian102
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Uniform circular motion - finding velocity

  • reminiscent
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Minimum wavelength of electrons ejected from metal

  • auleiia
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Circular Motion and Energy Calculations

  • kelvin56484984
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Finding Velocity at which mass being spun on string will bre

  • Nikki1357
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Deriving d(γmu) for relativistic kinetic energy

  • RedDelicious
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Torque/Moment of a bent wrench question

  • NewProgramma
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Potential Difference between Two Points affected by a Dipole

  • Oribe Yasuna
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Force/magnitude/acceleration scenario

  • paperboy221
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Net Charge within a Gaussian Cube

  • CARNiVORE
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Does Throwing an Anchor Overboard Change the Pond's Water Level?

  • Ethan Godden
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De Broglie Wavelength/Electron momentum

  • DiamondV
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Taking the derivative of position to get velocity

  • heartshapedbox
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Voltage Difference Along a Path

  • Jake 7174
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Electric charge and force question

  • MRoach
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What Happens to the Buoyant Force on a Beach Ball When Submerged?

  • Ethan Godden
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Does Water Depth Affect the Force Needed to Hold an Apple Submerged?

  • Ethan Godden
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Determining the magnitude of the resultant couple

  • Pascal1p
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Plane ride relative motion problem

  • clydefrog
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Work done by a uniform Ring of Charge (due tomorrow

  • Melo out
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Object Acceleration with Vertical Forces: Rising or Descending?

  • paperboy221
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