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Second bright fringe in Young's Experiment

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Functional representation of the oscillating graph

  • yilmaz
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Air wedge interference pattern after being filled with water

  • Andrew Tom
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Viscosity in lubricating fluid in the bench-guide of a machine

  • Guillem_dlc
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Manometer containing two liquids

  • Guillem_dlc
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Spring and block on an inclined plane

  • king_harsh
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Finding displacement from a velocity function without integrals

  • Elementard
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Mass not given in problem setup

  • Arwing
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Find the electric field at a point away from two charged rods

  • Jaccobtw
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Expectation value in momentum space

  • VVS2000
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Ampere's Law for Cylindrical Conductor

  • amwil
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Enterprise and Klingon ship collision avoidance kinematics

  • crememars
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Surface density of stars in a Galaxy

  • Barbequeman
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Cylinder rolling down incline: tension and friction

  • wcjy
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The maximal normal force (Friction with slanted surface)

  • Crunge
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Hanging mass on a massless pulley

  • kasnay
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Derive angular frequency for mass spring system

  • so_gr_lo
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Torricelli gives 10× higher velocity than Bernoulli

  • maxolina
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Velocity comparison -- Which thrown mass hits the ground first?

  • mathbrain9
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Normal force at the top of a vertical loop -- Circular Motion Dynamics

  • Idontknowhatimdoing
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Mass on a Spring semi-submerged in a liquid

  • MatinSAR
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Finding a rocket's speed at height h

  • meghanflowers
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Why does a tennis ball fall faster than a feather?

  • theanswer2physicsisu
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1D collision, varying masses but same initial velocity

  • mncyapntsi
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Distance travelled by a car considering only air friction?

  • Suekdccia
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How to find minimum possible mass

  • ssarpal
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Force of spring equation problems

  • Elementard
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Find the Height of a Building by dropping a ball from the top

  • Tesla In Person
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Phase of a wave - My interpretation

  • Shreya
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How Do You Calculate the Spring Constant from Two Different Masses?

  • brake4country
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Ray diagram questions with refraction and reflection

  • bomberkid
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Is the rocket equation correct using conservation of momentum?

  • heyhey281
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Salt flux density in diffusion from seawater to freshwater

  • olibee
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Force and Kinematics -- Accelerating a 10kg box vertically

  • theanswer2physicsisu
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Acceleration of a person jumping off of a bathroom scale

  • Physics_Amazing
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Solving LC circuit with energy conservation

  • ermia
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Pulling a crate across the floor with a rope at an angle

  • jevans123
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Finding tension in a connected mass system on a frictionless table

  • MrBeans
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Checking if velocity and position graphs are consistent

  • Differentiate it
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Non-inertial frame problem with five unknowns and four equations

  • Seeker220
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Wave Period Calculation: Is 0.1 the Correct Answer for Frequency of 1/10?

  • bobacity
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Finding wave speed from frequency and period

  • bobacity
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Hall effect over a conducting ring

  • Trisztan
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Car and motorcycle chase problem: finding catch-up time

  • jerad908
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Finding oscillation frequency from a period of 0.400 μs

  • bobacity
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Simplify this expression for the period

  • crememars
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Weight suspended on a cord between two points 5m apart

  • yoyo16
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Capacitor Network - Series or Parallel?

  • Shreya
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Vector questions with X and Y Components

  • homeworks
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Calculating magnetic field strength from spectral line Doppler shift

  • Barbequeman
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Problem with two pulleys and three masses

  • Erdi
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System of Masses - Atwood Machine

  • erobz
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Static Equilibrium of a Rod attached to a Pivot

  • bbsgirl10
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How can I determine the shape of an oldie acid molecule?

  • hexanimal
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Is it possible to solve relative velocity problems without sine law?

  • Angad401
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Calculate the best angle for maximum light dispersion through a medium

  • Jan Berkhout
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Where did the minus sign come from?

  • Edwardy
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Confusion about Instructor's solution of HRK

  • phymath7
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Finite potential well problem penetration depth

  • Ashish Somwanshi
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Velocity and acceleration graphs

  • bbsgirl10
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Beat frequency heard from two tuning forks

  • Andrew Tom
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Why should I show my work on homework problems?

  • Ashish Somwanshi
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Travelling wave and standing wave

  • Andrew Tom
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Apparent depth of an object underwater

  • lorenz0
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Why does 310 nm fall outside all spectral series?

  • warhammer
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How does this capacitor circuit not violate conservation of charge?

  • lightlightsup
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Can Gravity Make a Hoop Rise Off Its Support When Beads Slide Down?

  • UnterKo
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Forces on a rope when catching a free falling weight

  • Zeusex
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Firefighter sliding down a pole

  • petrichortea
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RC Circuits: Measuring Capacitance

  • amwil
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How to solve this chain with Kirchhoff's laws?

  • Oleksii
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Tug of war applications using Newton's third law

  • bbgur
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Infinite potential well problem normalization

  • Ashish Somwanshi
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Conservation of momentum (wrecking ball hits a stationary object)

  • SMOKEYWC
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Acceleration of the cart on a Ferris Wheel (Circular Motion)

  • Crunge
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Incorrect Textbook Answer involving kinematics?

  • canaanbowman
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Distance between the first and third maximum intensity detected

  • songoku
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Correct statement about sound wave

  • songoku
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I don't understand force as a function of time

  • fishturtle1
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System of two pulleys and three masses

  • Tlurk
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What is the Focal Length of a Lens for a Perfectly Fitting Image on a Sensor?

  • thementalist123
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Relative velocity Question for a Ferryboat

  • ahsila432
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Circular motion of a mass on a string on an inclined plane

  • ThEmptyTree
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Time for the pendulum to come to a stop

  • Aristarchus_
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Correct statement about transverse wave propagating along a string

  • songoku
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Find the step on which the hockey puck will land

  • NotInMrPutmansClass
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Pendulum with equal acceleration at highest and lowest points

  • babaliaris
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Free fall with a partial time provided

  • ConfusedStudentx10E9
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Time of flight and range for projectile launched horizontally and at 30°

  • AmandaP
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Solving a Ball Thrown off a Cliff: How Long Does it Take?

  • NotInMrPutmansClass
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How does the electroscope lose electrons to the Earth?

  • vcsharp2003
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Finding position at a specific time during free fall

  • ConfusedStudentx10E9
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Sonometers, tuning forks, and wave periodicity

  • Ahmed1029
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Electric Dipole Moment, Potential, and Field of contiuous charge

  • zephyr5050
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Simple harmonic motion problem with answer mismatch

  • Pawn
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Why Does the Electric Field Sum Instead of Cancel with Opposite Charges?

  • hello721
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The density of a proton (hydrogen nucleus)

  • mrcake
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Why are tension and friction in the same direction?

  • pibbler
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