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Bright Bands in Single Slit Diffraction

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Physics HW- Falling Bodies, Part 3

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Wavelength of 60MHz Wave: Explained

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How Far From the First Station Do Two Oppositely Accelerating Trains Meet?

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Conservation of Energy and Spring Constant

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What is the Best Wavelength for Heat Transfer in a Black Body Radiator?

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Hooke's Law/Work done on a spring system

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Why Does a Feather Hit the Ground Later Than a Steel Ball?

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Quantum Mechanics - Quick integral probability question

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How much does a steel measuring tape expand on a hot day?

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Spring damper system equation of motion

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Physics Problem Involving Moment and Acceleration

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How many columns are needed to support the roof of an underground tunnel?

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Special Relativity. Lorentz Boosts.

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Conceptual question - rotational+translational motion

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Calculate Rotational Energy of Ship's Anchor: 5000 N Weight

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Why Does a Sealed Water Bottle Crack in the Freezer?

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How Do You Calculate the Displacement of a Car's Journey?

  • Medgirl314
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Conservation of Linear Momentum (spring)

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Thermodynamics: Liquid System at High Pressure - Calculating ΔH and ΔU

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K of Rotation vs Rotational Momentum

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How Is the Spring Constant Derived from Young's Modulus, Length, and Area?

  • nickb145
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Find Maximum Transverse velocity of string

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How to calculate a trapeze/ pendulum's arc distance

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How many neutrons are in a neutron star with a diameter of 42.0 km?

  • MichiganSt35
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Moments of Forces: Check R1 Calculation

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Solving Photoelectric Effect Problems in Grade 12 Physics

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Angle between polarizer and analyzer

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How does gravity affect the velocity of a pendulum in circular motion?

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Center of mass and angular momentum

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Analyzing Trapeze Movement: The Role of Gravity and Energy Loss

  • katkinson
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How Do You Manipulate Lenses for Optimal Image Placement?

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How to find the escape speed of moon Titan?

  • Remon
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How Much Kinetic Energy is Lost

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Trouble with a Passive RC Twin-T Notch Filter

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Finding the speed of a block only by using the angle and Radius

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Finding the Coefficient of Friction using Torque, and Forces

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How Is the Angular Momentum of Earth Calculated?

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Calculating the Image Height from a Double-Sided Spherical Mirror

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Support Reactions: Identifying Moments & Forces

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Estimate global temperature increase from solar forcing

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Determining momentum from energy?

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Curve for a ramp resulting in shortest time possible?

  • babblahbah
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When Should an Airplane Drop a Package to Hit a Target?

  • divlysian
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What Determines the Minimum Height for a Marble to Complete a Loop-the-Loop?

  • MathewsMD
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Angular Momentum of a rotating ball

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Boundary conditions of 2 conductors

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How to Find the Resultant Force from Multiple 3D Vectors?

  • Skittlz
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Interpreting force in rotational motion

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Deceleration of an object due to friction

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What Causes Incorrect Section Placement in Static Equilibrium and Torque?

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Electric field due to uniform charged line

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Finding the potential difference given two unknown points.

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Why is the following impossible? 2 trains

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What is the effect of an elastic collision between two blocks and a chain?

  • StarPhysics
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Lorentz Force and right hand rule

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Formula for calculating the distance traveled by accelerating object

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How big a volume of intergalactic space would equal mass of Milky Way?

  • amaliablachman
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Calculating Velocity & Retarding Force of Dropped Mass

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Calculating Final Velocity of a Spacecraft Crashing into the Moon

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Springs and dampers in series and parallell

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Solving Differential Equation: Boy & Girl's Meeting Time

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How Fast Do Two Identical Spheres Travel When They Meet in Space?

  • Psyguy22
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Pendulum in an accelerating car

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Rotational Kinetic Energy of Planet

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Rotational Energy and Linear Momentum Problem

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Where is the center of mass of this structure?

  • Urmi Roy
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LAB: Bragg Diffraction Grazing Angle Error

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Skiing both ways conservation of energy/1D kinematic

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Asteroid Gravity: Keplers 3rd Law

  • Psyguy22
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Question on calculated friction force between a ramp and a cart

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Potential energy of spring and mass system

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Impedance as seen across two terminals

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Calculating Time of Impact for a Ball Thrown Against a Wall

  • SamAnthony
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Which statement applies to boiling but not to evaporation?

  • coconut62
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Universal gravitation/escape velocity question

  • physicsdb
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Proof That The Following System Does Uniform Oscilations

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Am I solving this correctly? Acceleration of a car glidin down a curve

  • PhyIsOhSoHard
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Constant energy in an elliptical orbit

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Newton's Second Law / Archimedes Principle

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Solve Hydraulic Pump Homework: F1=33.5 N

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How much will this wire shift?(not sure if my solution is right)

  • Jarfi
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Relative Motion of a Motorcyclist on a Rotating Bike

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Solving a Truss: Methodial of Joints

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How Does Collision Time Affect Impulse and Momentum Change?

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Need some advice on uncertainties

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Solving Planetary Motion: Mass, Velocity & Energy

  • Psyguy22
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Virtual boxes mirror reflection

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Virtual cells of mirror reflections

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How Do You Calculate Coulomb's Law in 3-D?

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Another SUVAT and Newton's Second Law Question

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Using SUVAT and Newton's Second Law

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A question about angular motion

  • PhysicsKid0123
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Angular Distance Homework: Solve Δθ in Radians & Degrees

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Possible title: Are These Statements Always True for LCR Circuits?

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Finding the Magnitude and Placement of Force F for a Loading System

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Which virtual cells look the same as the basic cell?

  • PintoCorreia
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How Is Angular Momentum Calculated in a Pulley System?

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