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What physical direction is "horizontally to the north"?

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Maximum Angle of a Simple Pendulum with Given Parameters

  • Carrie
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Upthrust vs Weight: Object Immersion in Fluids

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Minimum magnitude resolvable by a spectrograph

  • Pure Narcotic
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Initial velocity of milk flowing from hole 10cm below carton top

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Finding the resultant of coplanar forces problem

  • Theodore Hodson
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Kirchoff's Voltage Law with Capacitor

  • Haven Barnes
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What Is the Speed of an Electron With 100000 eV Kinetic Energy?

  • RubinLicht
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Potential difference from +4.0 μC and -4.0 μC point charges

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Difference between centre of mass and centre of gravity

  • MBBphys
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Transistor / Photodiode Circuit Switch Analysis

  • Jamessamuel
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What Is the Error in Counting Rate Per Second for Gamma Photons?

  • phoenix95
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Finding the rock's theoretical maximum height.

  • Matthew117
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Net force on driver at lowest point of vertical circular path

  • Muath Mushtaha
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What factors affect monochromator bandwidth?

  • oskarbjo
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What is the Potential Difference Between c and d in This Circuit?

  • gracy
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Finding when a particle stops with variable force from F-t graph

  • REVIANNA
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Maximum spring constant for crate on ramp with friction

  • Charlotte Myall
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Tangential Speed and Acceleration

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Finding angular acceleration of pulley attached to a mass

  • vetgirl1990
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Change In Internal Energy Of An Ideal Gas

  • Searay330
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Block on an incline and frictional force

  • Carrie
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Gauss's Law problem involving a Cylinder

  • Potatochip911
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Name of total energy of a system

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Total kinetic energy for rolling hoop

  • vetgirl1990
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Why Will an Object Not Move Without Friction?

  • MBBphys
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Time to Fall 120m: Solving an SUVAT Problem with a Thrown Weight

  • Rumplestiltskin
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Velocity Calculation of Kicked Rugby Ball

  • Rumplestiltskin
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How to convert KE into potential gravitational energy?

  • Byron Anderson
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Equation of Continuity - Flow rate through an artery

  • Kate L
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How Much Force to Slide a Crate with Friction?

  • kid
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What Is the Rate of Energy Transfer for a 0.050T EM Wave?

  • lloyd21
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Calculating Charge at the Center of a Spherical Shell has me stumped

  • Physicsman69
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Power associated with net force

  • REVIANNA
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Conservation of Energy in a Pulley System

  • StinkLog
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Is the biggest phase difference pi?

  • MBBphys
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Platinium Resistance Thermometer

  • peachtree40
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How Does Rain Affect the Momentum and Speed of a Moving Cart?

  • brinstar
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OPERA experiment - Special Relativity

  • Isaac Pepper
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Astronaut throwing a Wrench in space problem again

  • jmattsen
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Equation of motion of magnetic dipole chain

  • throneoo
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What is the volume of the wood immersed in the water-filled flask?

  • Callie
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How to Calculate the Speed of a Spud Gun Bullet?

  • Mirzet99
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What rate does the lift accelerates in the first 5 sec?

  • henrco
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Statistical mechanics - N distinguishable particles

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Applying the parallel axis theorem to find inertia

  • vetgirl1990
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Wave speed and wavelength of a standing wave on a slinky

  • CMATT
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Equivalent capacitance, circular arrangement

  • gracy
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Spring Force and kinetic energy

  • CMATT
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Beads on a thread - What stops the acceleration?

  • Alettix
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Special Relativity - time dilation and length contraction

  • Isaac Pepper
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How Do You Calculate the Magnitude of a Charge in a Magnetic Field?

  • DavidLift
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Derivation of induced charge on a dielectric

  • Titan97
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Work done pushing a 50 kg box at 30° with friction

  • PurelyPhysical
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Directions of Friction Force (Pipe)

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Intensity of laser beam burning tissue over 4 seconds

  • CMATT
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How Does Energy Impact Bridge Oscillation Amplitudes?

  • CMATT
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Capacitor problem from Irodov (3.122)

  • Titan97
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Rutherford's Experient proved the nucleus is dense

  • LotusTK
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Parallel Plates, Capacitor and Dielectrics

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Setting up the differential equations on a moving slope.

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A plank that rests on top of two identical cylinders.

  • Warlic
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How Do You Calculate Initial Velocities for Projectiles?

  • Oceanspire
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Finding second moment of inertia about x axis

  • werson tan
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Heat loss from bottle cooling in river water

  • Vrbic
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Basic Kinematics problem, why my method is invalid

  • Yousufshad
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Impulse = ∫Force(t)dt = m∫dv = Δmv via u-substitution?

  • Ocata
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Why is normal force 392.4 cos 25° and not 392.4/cos 25°?

  • dlacombe13
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Accelerometer readings on nested rotating platforms

  • The Don
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Finding B, M, and H for an infinite conducting slab

  • phys-student
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Find velocity and acceleration using derivatives

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Impossibility of unforced movement on a frictionless surface

  • richardL
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What is the RMS magnetic field of light

  • lloyd21
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Work Done by Spring on a Body Sliding down a rod

  • Simon Goster
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Voltage drop between two points

  • terryds
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Finding equivalent capacitance between points A and B

  • gracy
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Is it possible to use L= r x p to find angular momentum here

  • Warlic
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Current carrying bar in a magnetic field

  • BOAS
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What is the Stability of Nanoparticles?

  • Billowz
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Finding Tension in a Transverse Wave on a String

  • manyo2013
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Finding tension in fourth strand of spider web with three known forces

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Does a closer satellite have lower total energy?

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Maximum force pulling a wheel without it slipping

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Finding Time and Velocity for a Motorcycle Accelerating at 1.6m/s^2

  • werson tan
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Attempting to understand relativity and time dilation

  • Prierin
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Conservation of Energy vs Conservation of Momentum problem

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Collision of two rolling bodies

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What is the flaw in my logic for solving this Newton's 2nd law problem?

  • David112234
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Change in pressure when merging tubes

  • Gerald Funk
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What is the relationship between tangential and radial acceleration?

  • De_Dre01
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Find distance traveled given electric field + vf and vi

  • Shaif
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Two Toilet Papers dropping-Rotational Inertia

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