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Rounding to significant figures

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Electric field needed to tear a conducting sphere

  • ermia
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Omission of parts of equations in solving oscillation questions

  • Student084
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Nodal analysis of this circuit with 2 sources and 4 resistors

  • Iqish
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What levels result from a 4F term

  • physicisttobe
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A cylinder with cross-section area A floats with its long axis vertical

  • BlackPhysics
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Help with, I am sure, a really simple circular motion problem

  • Nathi ORea
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How does the mass of cylinder B compare to the mass of block A?

  • Differentiate it
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Plane Traveling against the wind

  • larrylancaster
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Understanding the Steps to Relativistic Momentum

  • ozni
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How Does the Wedge's Movement Change with the Disk's Motion Upward?

  • Rikudo
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Escape velocity question - constant is wrong....

  • maxelcat
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Relative Velocity Against the Water Current

  • unoonu
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Gravitational field of a hollow sphere

  • Rikudo
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Conversion using factor label method

  • rose ah
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How Do You Mathematically Determine the Highest Point of a Pendulum?

  • jackkk_gatz
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Two workers pull horizontally on a heavy box

  • rstor
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Newton's 2nd Law: Why is Resistance Considered a Positive Force?

  • Fakhro
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Electric field of a part of a hemisphere

  • ermia
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Friction problem in HS physics -- Mass moving on an inclined plane

  • yungman
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Which Path is Quickest? Investigating Ball Bearings on an Inclined Tube

  • Jackie Ma
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EE: How to heat a magnet with a wire while levitating a superconductor?

  • SBrownJC
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Choosing what consists of a "system" in Newton's laws of motion

  • sachin
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EMF produced across one side of a coil

  • songoku
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EMF Induced by Changing Magnetic Field

  • BrandonInFlorida
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EMF when a loop is pulled away from a current-carrying wire

  • guyvsdcsniper
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EMF produced by generator of a car

  • songoku
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Angular Acceleration of a Pulley Supporting Two Hanging Masses

  • wingman358
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Attempted Part I & II Problems

  • theredbarronmvr
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Average Separation between molecules in hydrogen at STP (Alonso Finn Problem)

  • agnimusayoti
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Vibrational Levels in Molecular Electronic State

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Why is magnetic field B along a straight wire circular not radial?

  • warrenchu000
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Using Gauss's Law to Calculate Charge Density Function

  • james weaver
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Magnetic flux with magnetic field changing direction

  • besebenomo
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Moving bar enclosing a changing magnetic field generates a current

  • besebenomo
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Gas law problem (changing volume, temperature and pressure)

  • Tasha Clifford
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Correct vector diagram of forces

  • songoku
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Second moment of area of a hollow cylindrical arc

  • NancyHadad
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Questioning the Solution for Elevator vs Rock Problem

  • Darkmisc
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Magnetic flux of magnetic field changing as a function of time

  • besebenomo
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Calculate velocity in a "simple electric train"

  • raymondd
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Direction of motion under the influence of friction

  • sachin
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Correct statement about elastic collision

  • songoku
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Applying the Work-Energy theorem to a system

  • sachin
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Converting centrifugal acceleration to frequency

  • NODARman
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Are Individual Normals Irrelevant in Solving a Pulley and Wedge System?

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Friction causes a torque - then why do we sum it as a regular force?

  • Differentiate it
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Is impulse negligible in this problem?

  • Rikudo
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A counterintuitive Laws of Motion problem

  • Differentiate it
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Interpreting the various tracks in a hydrogen bubble chamber

  • songoku
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Normalizing the wave function of the electron in hydrogen

  • Cocoleia
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How to Calculate Thermodynamic Equilibrium using Basic Principles

  • xiaoyaozizai
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What Formula Should I Use for Coefficient of Volume Expansion?

  • xiaoyaozizai
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Ultimate tensile stress of material

  • songoku
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Current calculation of a Y-junction

  • simphysics
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How can l prove that Newton's laws are time invariant?

  • stefano77
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Calculating Energy Released in a Fission Reaction: Where Did I Go Wrong?

  • songoku
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Required force to hold or pull inclined object downwards.

  • AK93
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Least count error Vs Least count

  • vcsharp2003
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Fictitious force in a binary stars

  • Rikudo
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Find the Upward Force of a Boat with 6 People Aboard

  • gjh
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Maximum duration of Solar eclipses

  • Pigkappa
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Question about Elastic force and Buoyancy force

  • MatinSAR
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How Does the Sign of ##dm## Affect Rocket Propulsion Calculations?

  • Rikudo
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Vacuum Pumps in Labs: Applications and Types

  • Elizabeth111
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Resultant pedal force (FRESULTANT) Force tangential to the crank arm

  • david03
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How to calculate resultant force for a bike pedal stroke

  • Toby
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Kinetic energy of a composite body

  • Rikudo
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Find the magnitude and direction of the velocity

  • inigooo
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Time to reach Max. Height for a kicked soccer ball

  • physicsstudent111
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What Determines the Direction of Motion in a Plank and Spring System?

  • Rikudo
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Induced EMF due to motion of a wire perpendicular to a magnetic field

  • phymath7
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Motion of center of mass under gravity

  • sachin
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Question regarding Rolling with and without Slipping and Sliding

  • Harikesh_33
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System curve and Bernoulli equation problem

  • spinoza
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Getting wrong answer in an (angular) impulse momentum problem

  • Divya
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Newton's laws--Block sliding up a frictionless semi-circular track

  • sachin
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Please help me pick a topic for an essay about classical mechanics

  • SaintRodriguez
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Rocket Escape Velocity from the Earth-Sun system

  • Rikudo
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Why is perforated cathode used in the discovery of anode rays?

  • Iqraasgherali
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How does energy affect the melting point of water?

  • physicsstudent111
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Is the Calculation of Thermal Energy in Mixing Water and Steam Accurate?

  • physicsstudent111
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Calculating eletric potential using line integral of electric field

  • pedromatias
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Where will the masses lose contact?

  • Rikudo
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Is energy conserved is this problem?

  • Rikudo
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What Is the Maximum Acceleration of a Crate Up an Incline Before Tipping Over?

  • Vladimir_Kitanov
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Is the pressure everywhere on the inflated fluid pad the same?

  • Kevin Cheung
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Why do I have to take the moment at the cut to get the right answer?

  • Svelte1
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How Much Work to Fill a Cylindrical Tank with Water?

  • thatboi
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Finding both temperature and the amount of gas added

  • lorenz0
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Measuring Pressure on a Concrete Table

  • Kevin Cheung
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Initial velocity and angle when a ball is kicked over a 3m fence

  • simphys
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Light beam fired in a moving train (relativity)

  • Aristarchus_
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Two persons headed towards the black hole horizon

  • Aristarchus_
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Conducting rod in equilibrium due to magnetic force

  • lorenz0
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Acceleration of system related to rolling motion and pulley

  • songoku
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What is the mathematical model for a traffic shock wave?

  • agnimusayoti
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Time Dilation in the ISS: 2 Seconds in a Year

  • Aristarchus_
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Resistance of this circuit containing a Circular section

  • Aristarchus_
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Static Friction Question — A wood block sliding on a tabletop

  • physicsstudent111
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