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Thermodynamics: Third World Bacteriological Test

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Thermal Energy problem - Ice placed in water

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Conservative Force: Work Done and Potential Energy Calculation

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Maximum Energy Stored in a Capacitor in an AC circuit

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Help with question regarding surface area

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Force on a wire, by a current carrying wire.

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Satellites in Orbit: Mass vs Velocity

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A demonstration on the necessary positive change in the entropy

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Creating a small alarm using a capacitor, resistors etc

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How Do You Calculate the Moment of Inertia for a Pulley?

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Heat and phase change: latent heat

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Force with friction problem, Please help

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Torque multiple choice question needing explanation

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Understanding the Infinity Sign for Beginners

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Determining Compression of a Spring involving Spring Constants

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Torque to rotate spinning gyroscope

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Calculating Tree Height with a 5cm Mirror

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Why do objects bounce when considering momentum and Newton's third law?

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Consider a moon that is 1.15 x 10^6 km from the planet it is orbiting .

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Circular Motion - RPM and Radius question

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Calculating Light Travel Time for 60 cm

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Far field intensity distribution

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Inversion Curve for a gas obeying Dieterici's equation of state

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Point of application of angular momentum

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Which body has the higher average speed?

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Solving for Frictional Force in Banked Curve Problem

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Centripetal Force Minimum Period Question

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Finding a light source that produces an absorption spectrum?

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Center of mass of a disc with a hole

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Thermodynamics - Cycle efficiency

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How to Find Air Pressure in a Vessel Being Evacuated Over Time?

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The current in a series RL circuit

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Homework AnswerCalculating Force & Distance of Two Masses

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Gravitational force between disk and particle

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Fluid mechanics water tank level

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Heating coil wire resistance and length of wire required

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What is the Solution to the Mercury Barometer Problem?

  • utkarshakash
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Calculating Velocity: Child on Ice with Thrown Ball - Physics Help

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If the mass of the planet is 1.38 x 10^25 kg and its radius is 4.30 x 10^7 m

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Trouble deciding on which equation to use in this obscure problem?

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Electrostatic fields in vacuum

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Finding the general highest spot-balistick

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Graphically determine resultant vector displacement

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Elastic Collisions: billiard ball problem with a twist

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Angular momentum problem giving me a headache

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How Long Will It Take to Fill Archimedes' Bath Using All Three Taps?

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Physics Vector Cross Product problem

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Calculating Phase Angle in a Wave Equation: A Practical Guide

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Velocities with a resulting horizontal component

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Multiple resistors not in series / parallel

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Classical physics: Motion question

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The relationship between Kinetic Energy and Position

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Finding time with force, mass and velocity

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Clausius-Mossotti Equation and Dielectric Constants of Air

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What is the Speed of the Image in Optics?

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Refraction at a spherical surface

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How Can I Find the Point of Force Application Using a 6-Axis Force Sensor?

  • The-alexandra
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Fluid mechanics of floating wood

  • utkarshakash
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2 equal masses raised on pulley at constant velocity, what is the force ?

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Leg Presses Work Energy Theorem Confusion

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Potential Step where E>V0. λ(II) always twice λ?

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Force, Mass and Acceleration Problem

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Find a balls speed at a certain time with impulse chart

  • Ally385
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Calculate the thrust acting on a rocket

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Calculating Horizontal Velocity with Angles

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Finding speed of water flowing in a pipe with changing diameter

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What is the weight of a balloon filled with air?

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Solving Final Temperature of Copper-Water Mixture

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Phase Angle Analysis of RC Circuits

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Work Energy Theorem Homework: Water Pump Power Output

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What does the value for 'c' represent in Hooke's Law?

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How Do You Calculate the Acceleration of a Bucket on a Pulley System?

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Static equilibrium with Youn modulus

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Hooke's Law and Work Energy THeorem

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Verify Final Temperature of Cu-Water System?

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Ramsauer-Townsend equation. Joules or eV?

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Which speed is greater? Different question, Is this possible?

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Energy combined with Circular Motion

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Physics question here help please.Is my solution correct?

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Battery charging circuit problem

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What Is the Final State of an Ideal Gas After Temperature and Volume Changes?

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How to Calculate the Total Resistance in a Circuit?

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Simple harmonic motion of a machine part

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Finding force on a pole held by wires using vectors

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How does increasing the density of a ruler affect its balance?

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Fixed Ended Beam applied to couple moment

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Solve Kinematic Problem: Ball Falls 1.52m from Table

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Nuclear decay activity - value for money?

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Mechanical force on unit area of charged conductor.

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How do I calculate the frequencies of the following?

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How Does an Electron's Path Curve in a Magnetic Field?

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Pressure, volume and work done in an ideal

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Solve Torque Problem: 1.42M at 41.6 cm?

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Finding final velocity with variable acceleration due to air resistance

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How Far Can a Painter Walk on a Plank Before It Tips?

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How Do Significant Figures Affect Calculations in Physics Problems?

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Calculate the height from the speed of sound

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