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Mechanics - marble rolling in dish

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Latent Heat and conservation of energy

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The First Law of Thermodynamics

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Calculate the kinetic energy of an electron with a wavelength of 1fm

  • richyw
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Find effective resistance using kirchoff's laws

  • brushman
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Finding the weight supported by two angled wires at 60° and 45°

  • zeshkani1985
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Electric field at a distance from a charged disk

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Conservation of Momentum Question.

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Escape Velocity Calculation for a Spaceship in Space

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Calculating molar specific heat capacity - not a monatomic gas

  • PhysicsFriend
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Change in magnitude of radial acceleration

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Boat crossing/Glide Ratio/Hydraulic design

  • zeshkani1985
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Brachistochrone Differential Equation

  • Bennigan88
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What is the Average Pressure on an Apple During Impact?

  • nhmllr
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Explain in fragmented way 1-methylstyrene's spectrum

  • chem5
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Angular Momentum and Point of Application in Rolling Motion

  • PhizKid
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Reduce the amount of kinetic energy loss in a collision

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Perception of apparent (seeming) motion

  • ShiPe
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Atwood machine pulley inertia and ice-water equilibrium

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What is the concept of equivalent resistance in electrical circuits?

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Equilibrium and Statics involving a mass attached to three strings

  • alingy1
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Finding sound frequency for echo with single slit diffraction

  • athymy
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How much force is 5T of pressure exerted by a hydraulic ram?

  • davekardle
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Potential Energy during Constant Velocity Motion

  • hgfhh123
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Effect of earth's rotation on an object on the surface

  • timarli
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Banked Curves and Static Frictional Components

  • Starwing123
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Car on a banket - maximum speed formula derivation

  • timarli
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The easiest derivation of rod's moment of inertia?

  • Glyper
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What is the correct component force along the axis of the hook?

  • jgreen520
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Electronics - calculating voltages

  • Adoniram
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Difference b/w uniform motion and velocity

  • chikis
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Finding maximum height of object thrown upward with initial velocity

  • Dude22
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Rolling Objects, Friction, and Newton's Second Law

  • Starwing123
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Trouble calculating a projectiles height after a certain distance

  • agm1984
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Gravity in the upper atmosphere

  • hms.tech
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Circuit analysis potential difference

  • hms.tech
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Volcano in mars ejects rocks. Straight line motion

  • Toranc3
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Can the Picture Be Hung in a Stable Equilibrium?

  • arestes
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Notation of permittivity in farads per meter question

  • KClose1983
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Potential Energy of a System of charged particles

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Scaling factor of a mass spring system

  • mrcotton
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Projectile fired at 40° from 40 m height hits ground at 1.4v

  • v1ru5
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Max Impact of Free-Falling Bomb on Target

  • Numeriprimi
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What characterizes coil springs?

  • alingy1
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Questions in Newtons Laws and Thermodynamimcs.

  • nasar176
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Will Two Synchronized Atomic Clocks Remain in Sync After One Year?

  • Lauren12
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The working of an electric motor and generator

  • ASidd
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Sound Intensity and Threshold of hearing

  • gomess
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Bernoulli's Equation (Water Outflow Speed of Tank)

  • Von Neumann
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Free electrons in solid sphere of copper

  • CAF123
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The direction of proton in a magnetic field

  • ASidd
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Clarification of Black Body Radiation

  • Minki
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Why does an elevator move upward with zero net force?

  • quicksilver123
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Calculating Power and Tension for Lifting a Boat on an Incline

  • davekardle
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N-Body Problem - Initial Values

  • physxfreak
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How Do You Write the Function for a Traveling Wave on a String?

  • Renaldo
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Proton-Proton Interaction at Minimum Separation

  • f25274
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How to Calculate the Shortest Chain Sling Length for Lifting a Bin?

  • crashdirty86
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Special Relativity pion decay problem

  • Nate D
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Magnetic field far from a solenoid

  • jaumzaum
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Applying force to a flat object with contact points

  • santeri
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I really with a MATLAB iteration code

  • physicist10
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Determining energy delivered from critical angle

  • enc08
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Calculating Terminal Velocity of a Free Falling Body with Air Resistance

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Colour of light producing photoelectrons?

  • Lauren12
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1D Kinematics - Integration of the Equations of Motion

  • bearjew11
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Power problem, to use net force or work energy theorem?

  • deblimp
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Swing with initial velocity and displacement: find θ(t)

  • Stealth849
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Can Wally Whacko's Heat Engine Truly Achieve 92% Efficiency?

  • chipM
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Similarities and differences between magnetic and electrostatic forces

  • diane1996
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Finding center of gravity of a wheelbarrow with a 1,050 N load

  • joel amos
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Solution to Momentum Principle Problem

  • C R P
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Moments - Balancing a weighted meter stick

  • alexmahone
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Calculating turns in a primary coil of a transformer

  • Bobazoide
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Splitting Comet Momentum Problem Solutions

  • kariibex
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What causes the normal force to increase in circular motion?

  • ShizukaSm
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Using a cube as a Gaussian surface

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What is the pressure and volume of gas in different states?

  • asheik234
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Find the natural frequency of a spring

  • physicist10
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Kinematics Problems: Calculating Time and Displacement for Moving Objects

  • phospho
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How Does Friction Affect the Acceleration of Stacked Blocks?

  • vjnmath
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Pedagogical machine acceleration when force is 0

  • PhizKid
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Relationship of W and v in a region of uniform magnetic field

  • e.pramudita
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Thermal conduction between difference surfaces

  • sgstudent
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Plot Orbit using Orbital Elements: 2D Analysis

  • Brazil_Physic
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How to work out frictional torque

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What is the Equivalent Resistance in a Series Circuit?

  • Dr.Phy
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Solving for Flux Using Enclosed Charge

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Finding magnitude and direction of net torque on a dipole

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Finding units of constants using dimensional analysis

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Using Equations for Constant Acceleration- Vertical Motion of a Bullet

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Escape velocity of solar system

  • oldspice1212
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What Are the Angular Frequency and Amplitude of a Particle Undergoing SHM?

  • NewtonsHead
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How Does Damping Affect Oscillation Amplitudes in Dual-Frequency Systems?

  • schaefera
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Unit Vector Magnitudes and Forces

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Find the energy lost at the collision and the average force of friction

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Net force on a charge from two other charges using Coulomb's law

  • riseofphoenix
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Does tilting a cylindrical cup of tea show a circle, parabola, and ellipse?

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