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Conservation of Momentum problem — Firing a cannonball

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Why isn't the scaling factor included when stating particle mass in eV?

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Special relativity and Lorentz Transformation Exercise

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Why do we use area under the curve to find displacement in particle motion?

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Choosing the Correct Solution for Velocity: Balloon and Stone Experiment

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Confusion about whether to use the specific heat of water or ice

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How does the presence of a dielectric change the max V of a capacitor?

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A rolling ball, find distance traveled

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Doubts on Exercise Wording: Energy Density & Poynting Vector

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Help Solving 2 Qs: Tan(Ɵ) & Sign Direction Error

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Comparing hydrostatic forces at the bottom of these 3 containers

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How to use Kirchhoff's voltage law on this circuit?

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Solving Physics Problem with Angles and Trigonometry

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Calculating Force to Push Steel Rod Up 50 cm

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Finding acceleration from position formula

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Finding the coefficients of a Resistance vs. Temp curve

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Can Resistance Determine the Torque in a Solenoid Pendulum System?

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Morin's mechanics problem 2.3 (motionless chain)

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Halliday Resnick Krane Chapter 2 Problem 30: Juggling Five Balls

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Maximize Range of Projectile Launched from Cliff

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Show that ##\int \frac{d\vec{a}}{d} = \frac{4}{3}\pi \vec{r}##

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Kepler's Third Law vs Conservation of angular momentum

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Potential due to a finite charged wire

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Standing Waves in a tube closed at both ends

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Newton's law question involving force and acceleration

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Maximum charge on a spherical capacitor

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Weight of gold chain when dropped on a weighing scale

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Find tangential velocity given radius and the coefficient of friction

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Light incident on a sphere, focused at a distance ##2R##

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Mass, acceleration and velocity

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SOS -- Questions about mass, acceleration and velocity

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Torque and forces (Beginner level)

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Torque exerted on rolling cylinder

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Analyzing a Combination of Beer+Lower Arm for Maximum Acceleration

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Are Orthogonal Vectors Proven by Derivative and Dot Product?

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Circular Motion Problem -- Ball on a String Spinning in a Vertical Circle

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Bohr radius of Earth-Sun system

  • songoku
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Forces that act on a physical pendulum

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How High Does Cheese Rise on a Released Spring?

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Distance moved in two different inertial frames

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Shift in position of plank when a man moves on it (Centre of mass)

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Calculate Mass of Satellite: Step-by-Step Guide

  • songoku
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Trouble understanding total mechanical energy and the second law of Newton

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Finding the frequency of a string based on Mass and Tension

  • SoundsofPhysics
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Problem of spring block system: force vs conservation of energy

  • ShaunPereira
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Intensity of a laser beam at a certain distance

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Help in solving an electricity circuit problem involving Kirchoff's law

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Trouble understanding the influence of a real spring in a system

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Kinematic Equations in Projectile Motion (this approach is not working)

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Coulomb's force - magnitude of the electric force

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Potential difference between two points in an electric field

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Calculating the velocity of a head-on impact between two suns

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How Does Deriving V = dW/dq Explain Voltage in Circuit Theory?

  • PhDeezNutz
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Kinetic & Potential Energy of a Pendulum

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Question on sound intensity and dB

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Relationship between E and V in space

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Distance between rocket and object

  • songoku
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Roundtrip by Plane: Understanding Wind & Velocity Effects

  • brochesspro
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How does fringing of electric field help with boundary conditions?

  • Shreya
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How does metal sphere determine the potential of the plane by symmetry?

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Single Loop Potential difference -- sign issue

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Find the unit vectors perpendicular to the given vectors

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Perfectly inelastic collision of two moving and rotating disks

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Question on Resolving Power of Diffraction Grating

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A bullet collides perfectly elastically with one end of a rod

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How to prove that a force is conservative?

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"Doubling up" effect when pulling a chain on a table

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Compton Effect, angle of deflection

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A.C. power supply voltage amplitude questions

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Effect of temperature on vibrational frequency of a violin string

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Recognizing Thermodynamic Scenarious (Work Done)

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Why is the angular momentum negative in a disk and stick collision?

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How Does Lenz's Law Explain Magnetic Field Directions?

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How Does Rocket Ejection Mass Affect Its Velocity in Space?

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Glancing Elastic Collision Questionnaire

  • Mysterio
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What does 'dv and dx' mean in f = eta X A (dv/dx)?

  • Indranil
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Modeling a kongming lantern (sky lantern)

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Glancing elastic collision, and center of mass

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Determine the velocity of a particle in mass spectrometry

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Is This Electromagnetic Theory Solution Correct?

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How Does the Direction of Normal Contact Force Affect Shelf Stability?

  • songoku
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Angular momentum of the particle about point P as a function of time

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Rolling without slipping down an inclined plane

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Tetherball rope wrapping around a pole

  • a sad student
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V/I: Power from Potential Difference & Current

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Maximum angle made by rotating hinge with energy and gravity

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What are the forces at play in an elevator cab?

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Acceleration-Time Graph and Velocity Multiple Choice Question

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Finding the output V of a filter

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Unbalanced force to find altitude of airplane

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Does work = neg or pos change in potential energy?

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To find direction and magnitude of forces acting in a system

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Gravitational potential energy traveling from earth to mars

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Chimney effect and pressure difference

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Car that undergoes non-uniform circular motion

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I am calculating the forces on String cheese with net force = 0

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