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Finding the factor by which two operators differ.

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Surface tension of a liquid layer within frame with elastic wire

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Spacetime diagram based question.

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Rotational Kinematics (String attached to disk)

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Motion in a magnetic field [Magnetism]

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Calculate Equilibrium Temperature

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What is the moment of inertia of a cone spinning about its symmetry axis?

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Solve Pendulum Problem: Avg Horiz Speed of Gorilla in m/s

  • Quotexon
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Explain some Energy Questions Please?

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Generator from a power plant delivering electric power

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Latent heat and Clapeyron equation

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Instantaneous current in a reisistor, capacitor and inductor

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Small transformers that power products

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How Much Force Is Needed to Lift a 2N Block Upwards by 2 Meters?

  • XavierYue
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Atmospheric Pressure Above the Sea Level

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Capacitor circuit exam question

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What Is the Distance the Block Travels Through the Air?

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How Many Constructive Interference Fringes Are Formed on the Screen?

  • Wheelwalker
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Conservation of Energy Problem - Very Tricky

  • doug1
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Calculating the density parameter (Cosmology)

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Force due to gravity inside planet

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Time for a Droplet of Water to Fall .25m from Hole

  • skoopfadj
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Would you say this is proper scientific inquiry?

  • Fifty
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Deriving the solution for a free particle from the TISE

  • CAF123
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How to Calculate the maximum transvers accleration and velocity

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Find the object location with ray optics

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Calculating Moment of Inertia from Ball Angular Momentum Problem?

  • togg
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Conservation of Energy in a Rigid Body

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How Do You Calculate the Mass of an Asymmetrical Ruler in Equilibrium?

  • Jedijawad
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Question about integrating w/ specific time

  • Lenjaku
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Terminal Speed in Projectile Motion under Air Resistance

  • th4450
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Problem involving the human body and rate of heat transfer

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What is the Hydrogen Emission Spectrum for Transitions to the n = 1 Level?

  • d.tran119
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Light ray passing thru plastic block

  • herbally
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Simple Harmonic Motion: Period Dependence on Variables and Curve Fitting

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Moment of Inertia for 3 masses, on an axis

  • matxjos
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Work/Energy of Two Bungee Jumpers

  • kcolman
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Conservation of energy, A bomb explodes into three pieces

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Catapult Lab could someone assist me?

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Relating increament of speed to time

  • MoniMini
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To increase the temperature of 50 grams of water by 2 Celsius degrees requires

  • pmalayavech
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I finding a good study resource for AP Physics BC

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When does a ball enter free fall?

  • tahayassen
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Is the Net Force on a Hockey Puck Correctly Calculated?

  • pt20army
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Unbalances and balanced forces

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Forces necessary to hold a board steady (double check my work?)

  • Lotus93
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Circuit - Why a more accurate value of the resistance?

  • vadevalor
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Example in the book I don't understand fully

  • Genericcoder
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How Does Resistive Force Affect a Cricket Ball's Flight?

  • physicshawk
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Finding the final temperature of mixed ice and steam

  • kiro484
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Determining Spring Constant After Collision

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Calculate Gravitational Field Strength

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Need help Basic Physics question from a competitive test.

  • johsun123
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Pressure problem but without any given values. How?

  • evilrain14
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Questioning a Linear & Angular Kinematics Equation

  • AJBalbirnie
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Physics modeling for sky lantern

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Pressure problem but without given values. How?

  • evilrain14
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How to Calculate Velocity with Air Drag and Given Variables?

  • michelle2011
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Does Gravity always move an object down the path with the steepest slope?

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How Does an Inductor Work in a Circuit?

  • Kenny Lee
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Problem Relating Temperature and Thermal Energy

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Finding the final temperature when steam and ice are mixed

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Angle, Direction, and Speed after an Elastic or Inelastic Collision

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Solid Elasticity, Steel Rod shortening

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Angular Frequency of Damped Oscillator

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Thermodynamics - Change in the free energy

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What is the pressure at the bottom of the flask?

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Calculating Final Speed of Sled with Bobsledders Jumping In

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Very different pressure problem

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Electron and Proton Binding energy

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Exploding shell at the top of its trajectory

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When are two equal and opposite forces about an axis not a couple

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Linearising Eqn for Fractal dimension

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Angular Acceleration of toy train

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Change in gravitation potential energy in space

  • Lolagoeslala
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Thermodynamics - Calorific Capacity

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Angular acceleration and displacement problem

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Calculating the moment of inertia in a pulley system

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First Bohr Radius - Quantum and Atomic Model

  • PeachBanana
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Can someone help me understand the concept of energy?

  • Fifty
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Prove that a cylinder has the least moment of inertia

  • whyme1010
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Hello, good people - Flagpole rigidity questions

  • TameTroll
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Gravitational potential energy, orbital speed, binding energy.

  • Lolagoeslala
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Gravity on Earth: 70% Value Above Surface?

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How Do You Calculate the Speed of a Bungee Jumper 19m Below the Launch Point?

  • BlueCardBird
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When should I consider the sign of charges when applying Coulomb's Law?

  • panther1
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Thermal Physics: Ice skating temperatures

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Surface tension of a torus raindrop

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Temperature of gas when internal energy is constant

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How Much Energy Is Required to Launch and Escape a Satellite from Earth's Orbit?

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