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Electron and proton between two plates

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Why V₁ + V₂ ≠ Vo for two capacitors in series after discharge

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Work and Energy Problem. Why not include PE?

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Finding gravity from a pendulum that oscillates 24 times per minute

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Spring-mass oscillation when support falls freely

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Projectile Motion Using Conservation of Energy

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Why treat two hand forces as one normal force in static equilibrium

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[Basic Velocity] Finding velocity with x and y distances?

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Magnetic field for coaxial cable

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Determining the speed of sound in air

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Two very long parallel wires 1.0m apart lie on the ground

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Finding internal resistance from 1/I vs R graph

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Calculate electric current in a resistor

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Regarding double well potential

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What does the potential energy principle -dU/dx = F mean?

  • phy301114
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Calculating the Speed of a Pendulum Bob Using Energy Equations

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Electric field on grounded plane

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Stability: Leaning Horse against a Wall

  • Jazz
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Example Problem in the book, why is tension ignored?

  • jzhu
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Heat Equation Boundary Conditions

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Angle Theta for Block 1 Sliding up an Incline

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How much time will it take to heat water

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Equate Kinetic Friction to Rotational Energy?

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How Far Will the Ice Cube Travel Up the Slope?

  • Ritzycat
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Sam, Whose mass is 75kg(Work Energy Problem)

  • Naomi
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Electric Fields and charged particles

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Projectile Motion: Calculating Initial Speed for Arrow at 30° Angle

  • sarabee
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How Do You Calculate the Suspended Mass M for Constant Velocity on an Incline?

  • gymnast2121
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Plane flying northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest

  • rmalski
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How Does Sand Transfer Affect the Speed of a Freight Car?

  • geoffrey159
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Voltage drop over an independent current source?

  • nickadams
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Circular Motion and Gravitation of tether ball

  • Sarah Lee
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How do I find the truck's acceleration after the chain breaks?

  • Thegiver431
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Find Range of V0 for Particle in Potential

  • peripatein
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Understanding Gravitational Force and Solving Related Problems

  • Maged Saeed
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Acceleration, Uniform Ball on Incline

  • Phys student
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Physics Car Project: Honors Physics Student Seeks Ideas & Help

  • Joe Nathan
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Dynamics Problem? - reason for the cases described

  • PhysicStud01
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Voltage change to go from 60-W to 50-W?

  • DennisDoesPhys.
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Current Source in Parallel with Short Circuit

  • nickadams
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Was Pete Speeding When the Fatal Collision Occurred?

  • HSkiddave
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Calculating the moment of inertia of a filled cylinder

  • Thynazgul
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Physics Work, Force, Energy problem

  • Quinton Lutz
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Electric field at point Gauss law

  • Pual Black
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Integration constants, gravitational potential of sphere

  • Vir
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How Is the Acceleration of a Rocket Calculated When a Bolt Falls Off?

  • Ritzycat
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Where is the equilibrium point between charges q and 3q?

  • TheExibo
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Why is heat path dependent?

  • hiba fatima
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Find Length of Closed Pipe for Equal Frequency

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When Do Rocket Cars with Different Accelerations Meet?

  • Ritzycat
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Why factor only rotational energy in rolling ball height problem

  • Speedking96
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Skier traveling uphill with and without friction

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What's the Mean Free Path of a Gas Atom?

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Calculating the value of R in a circuit

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Angular Momentum of a Particle Confusion

  • Speedking96
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What Is the Tension in the String Connecting Two Blocks of Equal Mass?

  • astrophysics12
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Angular acceleration of a yo-yo pulled with constant force

  • ShilpaM
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How Is Object Distance Calculated in Mirror and Lens Equations?

  • mikil100
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Ideal gas cycle: net heat and work from PV diagram

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Force, torque with a motor + a wheel + a belt

  • Cri85
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Differential equation for unbalanced rotating force

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Mouse jumping onto exercise wheel: angular velocity and max height

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Deriving solenoid magnetic field from coil formula

  • Prashasti
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Magnetism, Credit-Card magnetic strips

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Kinematics Equations and a Cliff

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How Does Surface Tension Affect Pressure Between Non-Wetting Plates?

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Will increasing the energy of a string increase the velocity

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Is there a guide for the properties of ideal gasses?

  • PhyIsOhSoHard
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Why is momentum conserved for a mass-spring collision?

  • ZARATHUSTRA
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What is the Tension in Rope Two?

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Finding the Angle between Thread and Wall for Sphere A

  • Andrea Assas
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Angular Momentum: Rotating Object

  • Speedking96
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Adiabatic process of monatomic gas problem

  • athula kumara
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How to Calculate Energy Flux in Traveling Waves with Different Densities?

  • diracdelta
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Steam Piston-Cylinder Device: Work and Heat Transfer Calculation

  • benk11
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Maxima and Minima, Rod Rotating on a Surface With Friction

  • Phys student
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Is gravity a restorative force in oscillations?

  • Elfrid Payton
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Induced Current problem from review

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What Is the Difference Between Torque and Moment in Physics?

  • princejan7
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Time dilation factor between two spaceships at 1.2×10^8 m/s

  • mikil100
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How do impulses compare in collisions between unequal masses?

  • Soniteflash
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Capacity of a Barge: 10.56 Million kg Coal

  • Mitchell Powell
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Torque problem -- designating center of mass as pivot point

  • bijou1
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Solving the Fluids Straw Problem: Compute Water Fraction in Ideal Gas Model

  • whatislifehue
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Force components of two strings tied to a painting at 45 degree angles

  • Mr Davis 97
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Motion of c.o.m. (kleppner 3.7)

  • geoffrey159
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Checking if Momentum Operator is Hermitian - Integration

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How Do Two Connected Discs with Masses Affect Angular Acceleration?

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How Long Does It Take an Electron to Travel Through a Copper Wire?

  • cseil
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Does the relativistic rocket paradox depend on signal delay?

  • slevesque
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Max stretch and amplitude of a mass dropped onto a vertical spring

  • Quantum Fizzics
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Total electric potential energy of equilateral triangle

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How Far Can a Person Stand on a Plank Without It Tipping?

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Escape from gravitational field

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Fundamental kinematics question

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In which direction does the friction on the wheel go?

  • PhyIsOhSoHard
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Kinetics Problem: Non-constant force (calculus)

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Finding the value of k (spring constant)

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