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Calculating Mass-Energy Conversion in a Nuclear Power Plant

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Wire loop in magnetic field of the long magnet

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Finding unknown forces in vector addition with law of cosines

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Time for 50g ice to melt in a 1kW microwave

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Manipulating λmax * T formula to relate T1 to ∆T

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Force on the car in a collision

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How do you determine the polarity rods placed in a solenoid?

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Time to boil and evaporate 1 litre of water with 500W heat

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Finding amplitude from superposition

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What is the period of a ball rolling on a track with a given height function?

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Wave function for transverse waves on a rope

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Mass, Volume, Density work with a Sphere

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Rotational kinematic need explanation

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Beta - and Beta + Decay (Q-Value)

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Calculating Net Work: A Box Being Pushed Across a Floor

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What exactly is periodic motion?

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Calculate Time for Stone to Hit Bottom of 180m Well at 20C

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Kirchoff's Law - Wire in parallel with light bulb

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Calculating Initial Decay Rate of Ga-67 Isotope

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WTA : does atomic mass matter to atom's radius?

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Solving the Frequency of Sound Waves at 20°C

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Calculating Recoil Velocity of a Cannon

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Total resistance in the circuit

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Changes in electrostatic potential energy of a moving object

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Estimate the Dielectric Breakdown of Air

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Minimum velocity for particle to lose contact

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Waves -- Find the lowest possible values for m_r and m_v

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Relationship Between Velocities of Two Runners

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What Is the Q-Value of Pu-239 Fission into Sr-92, He-4, and Neutrons?

  • says
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How do I find rotational energy for a pulley system?

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Energy transfer question (Use PE=KE or SUVAT ?)

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How far did the parachutist fall before hitting the water?

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Finding the Density of a given object

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Tubular space ship rotates and falls

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How far does a muon travel at 0.99c before decaying?

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Finding where velocity and acceleration are greatest from a v-t graph

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Why do different masses slip at the same angular velocity?

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Minimum v0 for Tension in Inelastic Collision

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Square wire loop moving in a static B field.

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How Does Special Relativity Affect Pion Decay Measurements?

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Displacement of a point on a progressive wave

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Cyclist traveling at 9 km/h for 30 seconds distance

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Why Can't We Rewrite Newton's Second Law as f = m*s/t^2?

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Position at Which 2 Cars Pass Each Other

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Solid State Physics: Atomic chain oscillations

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Finding room temperature from speed of sound in open-closed tube

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Can Somebody check my center of mass answer?

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Circular Aperture Diffraction, Angle of First Minimum

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Raindrop with constant mass accretion falling under gravity

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What is the Sign Convention for Moments in Free Body Diagrams?

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Find the position of the centroid of the shaded area

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At what velocity does the skateboard shoot off?

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What is the velocity of mass 2m after the collision?

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How Do You Calculate Average Charge Density in a Cylinder?

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Elastic collision: 3 kg at 4 m/s hits stationary 2 kg body

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Can somebody check my answer for momentum

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Moment of force from an axis - 3D problem

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Centre of mass of a solid hemisphere. What am I doing wrong?

  • Marvin94
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Finding Induced EMF of secondary coil

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Special Relativity problem regarding relat. energy/ momentum

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Dog walking on raft: why is the boat displacement unknown?

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FInding distance from top of diving bell to lake surface

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Magnetic field intensity inside a solenoid with copper wire

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Calculating Gravity from Inclined plane

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Calculate gravitational field strength above surface of Mars

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How far will a box slide with given initial velocity, friction, and mass?

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How do I tell what harmonic an instrument is producing?

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Designing a Vertical Lifting and Holding System for Farm Use

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Difference between a coil and solenoid magnetic field equations

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Calculate Refraction Angle of Light Falling to Aquarium Water

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Calculating Speed of Asteroid at its Perihelion

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Atoms emitted from a tube (Atomic Oven)

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Find Value of I in Ohm's Law Circuit

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Finding object density from normal and apparent weight in water

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Understanding Kinetic Energy and Momentum in Elastic Collisions

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Acceleration of particle along the curve

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Calculating Work Done per Unit Charge in an Electric Field

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City requires about 15 MW of power problem

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Rotational equilibrium equation - Moment of Forces (2D prob)

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How to make physics problem obey momentum conservation?

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Comet on a parabolic orbit around the Sun

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Capacitance, unbalanced wheatstone.

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Impulse and Momentum Conservation for a Frictionless Cart

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10 m dive. Time and horizontal displacement is known.

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For free fall problems what exactly does time (t) represent?

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Why is reflected sound quieter than reflected light from a mirror?

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What is the Voltage of Bulb D in the Circuit?

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Physics of Bungee Jumping problem?

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Magnetic Field of a rotating Cylinder

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Three SAT physics problems on friction and inclined planes

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Range of stone from sling at 30 degrees

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How Does the Monkey's Movement Affect the Box in a Pulley System?

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How many balloons can be filled from a hydrogen cylinder?

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3D Physics problem(Forces and Tension)

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Voltage equation for separately excited DC motor armature circuit

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