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Energy conservation law question with capacitor

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Finding the work done by Spiderman

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Electric Flux through a semi-spherical bowl from a charged particle

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Equivalent capacitance of a circuit

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Friction, Mass and Acceleration: Analyzing Block Motion

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A Cylinder Rolling in a V-Groove

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Pulley, two masses and an incline

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Energy Density with a Dielectric

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Sum of angles with x,y and z axis made by a vector

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Kinetic energy transfer from shockwave to secondary body

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Student sliding bag along floor in elevator

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Non-inertial observer inside train

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Angle of acceleration in non-uniform circular motion

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Kinetic Energy / Potential Energy / Total Energy question

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Confused about quantum tunneling through 200V not eV

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Solving kinematic formula for t

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Charge of 2 conducting spheres separated by a distance

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Calculating Distance Travelled Using Electric Potential

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State whether the distance x for the block would be greater/less/same

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Rotational inertia of square about axis perpendicular to its plane

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How to Correctly Solve for the Minimum Distance Between Two Electrons?

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Solving Free-Body Diagrams for Moving Nuts on Rods: Tips and Techniques

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Solving for x in 0 = -1/8 + 3/8 x / (10^2 +x^2)^0.5

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Finding Charge Density on the Surface of a Slab

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Electric field of a cylinder given the electric field of a ring

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Points of inflection on acceleration graph

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Describing path of the object in an xy plane

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Are lost volts the difference between EMF and terminal potential difference?

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Question about two elastic collision formulas

  • as2528
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Question about the solution to this elastic collision

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Why does a wrist have 3 degrees of freedom?

  • Alex8932
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A complicated problem of motion on rough surfaces

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Find velocity-time equation from velocity-position equation

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Circular motion in planets and satellites

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Solving $\vec F = m\vec a$: How is $\vec F = -mkv$ Possible?

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Magnitude of the Line Charge Density of a Power Line

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Solving a Puzzling Physics Problem: ##15 \pm 3\sqrt{15}##

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Tension in a spring that's bent into a semicircle

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Two carts are forced apart by a compressed spring

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Can you please explain Bernoulli's equation?

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Solving for r: 3.24 Meters Too Far?

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How is Wave Intensity Affected by Half Amplitude and Double Frequency?

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Momentum in a perfectly inelastic collision

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Determining Current Direction in a Charging RC Circuit

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How to Solve IGCSE Lens q with Unspecified Distance

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Finding the potential difference in a circuit

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Find the magnitude of the momentum change of the ball?

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Showing that this equation is a solution to the linear wave equation

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Balance of forces for two charged spheres hanging from the ceiling

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Struggling With Part C of Electric Field Calculation

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Ranking charge stored on three capacitors by a battery

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Finding charge on a capacitor given potential difference across two points

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Finding possible combinations of capacitors given circuit capacitance

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Discontinuity in an Electric line of force

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Charge upon a parallel plate capacitor

  • Pushoam
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Force between the plates of a capacitor with dielectric slab inserted

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Find momentum transfer and force on the head with and without a helmet

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Percentage change in the density of a gas

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Incompatibility between ideal gas equations of state

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Centrifugal and inertial force in centrifuge

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Graph for sinusoidal wave travelling to the left

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Solving the Mystery of a Floating Bottle: Density & Volume

  • Callmelucky
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Find the final velocity of the bobsled after the last bobsledder jumps in

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Rigid Body Problem Involving a Tilted Rotating Disc

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Why is electric field at the center of a charged disk not zero?

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Why is φ Assumed to Be 90 in the Undamped Forced Oscillator Solution?

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Exploring the Relationship between Buoyancy Force and Gravitational Force

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Differentiating the equation for the mechanical energy of a spring

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Puck collision with rod using angular momentum conservation

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Driving force from buzzer for jacket of length L

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Electric force on the charge kept at the centre of a metallic shell

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Placing rock under ladder to stop it from slipping

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Motional EMF in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field

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A book rests at an angle against one side of a bookshelf...

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How to Solve a 100m Dash Kinematics Problem with Unknown Acceleration?

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Solving an Air Pressure Question: Who Is Right?

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Electric field at a point close to the centre of a conducting plate

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Calculating Electric Potential for a Non-Negligible Thickness Toroid

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Pressure in a gas container measured with a barometer and a U pipe

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AP French Relativity chapter 3 problem

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Solving for Tension in Net Force Equation: Need Help!

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Calculating Net Force of 3 Blocks in an Elevator

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Plate sliding on ice with friction (Physics competition question)

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Why Water Won't Flow From Faucet with 2000 Pa Pressure?

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Where Did I Go Wrong? Solving for Angular Momentum in Air Table Puck Collision

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What does atmospheric pressure have to do with the gauge pressure?

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How to Determine Elevator Height at Time T1?

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Relativistic momentum in terms of another relativisic momentum

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Triple Integral w/ Respect to x & y Help

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Solving a Motion Problem with Work-Energy Theorem

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MIT OCW, 8.02, Electromagnetism: Charged Cylindrical Shell

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How does soap water membrane thickness affect surface tension?

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Induced polarization for collision between conducting spheres

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Flux from magnet (Why is the Flux not zero through the loop?)

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A or B? Increase in Velocity Backwards & Acceleration Forward

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