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Electric filed physics problem. Help

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Have the Currents Been Labelled Correctly?

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Optics - Finding Angular Size and Image Location

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Calorimetry A thirsty nurse cools a 2.40 L

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Outward force on a tank of water.

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Finding the rate of heat transfer

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Find the current and the voltage; the Circuit Problem

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Maximizing Spring Compression in Colliding Carts

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Equivalent capacitor in the circuit

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Collision Physics 1 problem with distances and angles

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How would you have done this Coulomb's law problem?

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How to Calculate Maximum Current in an RLC Circuit?

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Find tension force of a cable and components of reaction force of pivot

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Unable to solve type of question (dynamics): finding coefficient of friction

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How to solve for mass given gravitational force and radius ?

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Dynamics Question: Finding Fa using mass and acceleration

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What does the gravitational force of attraction mean?

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Force on dielectric in parallel plate capicitor

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Coil Moving through a Magnetic Field velocity

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Two charged spheres are connected

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Simple Harmonic Motion Test Question

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How Does Temperature Change Over Time in a Coke Bottle?

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Clapton equation for water ice coexistence

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Compressing a spring on an angle.

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Maximum Height for a Car to Roll Over a Hill on a Frictionless Track

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Year 12 Cosmology extended research task

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Dynamics Question: Finding mass using Vi, Vf, D and acceleration

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Angular speed of rod after projectile collides into it

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Point charges on equilateral triangle no idea what's wrong.

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What Is the Maximum Stretch of a Spring When a Ball Is Dropped on It?

  • port31
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Thermodynamics, composite bar linear expansion

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What is the Center of Mass for a Donut and an Empty Box within a Box?

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Uniform Magnetic Field's Effect on Moving Charges

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Finding angle of cable when pendulum is at its highest point

  • kurispice
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Charge distribution over concentric spherical shells

  • sirisha kotik
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Ionization energy of nitrogen in V/m

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Change in wavelength, photon hits a free electron.

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Merry-go-round with brick and sliding friction.

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Calculating the escape speed and gravity of a planet / moon

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Finding tension force and and components of a uniform boom

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Problem calculating speed at the top of a loop-the-loop

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Disk spinning with object on top, find net acceleration of object

  • azurken
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Moment of inertia for ball rolling up a ramp.

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Understanding Electromotive Force (emf)

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Object falling from rest, solution of differential equation

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Impulsive tension problem involving two particles

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Having problems with forces in a static problem

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Why Does Smoke Settle at the Bottom in a Smoke Waterfall Experiment?

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Length Contraction of observers approaching an object

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How Does a Bullet Impact the Kinetic Energy of a Rotating Disk?

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How Does Constant Acceleration Affect Distance Traveled?

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What is the relationship between speed and friction in physics?

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What is the velocity of raindrops in relation to the Earth and a car?

  • EBBAzores
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Solve Length Contraction Homework: Find v

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Capacitors with different dielectric constants

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What is the direction of the current (clockwise or counterclockwise)?

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Measuring surface tension of a bubbles.

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Work to be performed by a pulley

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Charged Sphere sliced, force required to keep them as they were

  • AGNuke
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Is the Calculation of Height in a Pulley System Accurate?

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Electric potential generated by an hemispherical charge distribution

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How Do You Calculate Angular Frequency for a Sphere Oscillating in a Cylinder?

  • Hernaner28
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Impulse momentum method for linear motion

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Magnetic ball falling inside conducting tube

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How the find the temp of the middle plate

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What is the net gravitational force

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How Do Optical Drives Like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Store and Retrieve Data?

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Car Crash Physics Involving Skid Marks

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Finding Escape Speed on Mars: Advanced Gravitational Potential Energy

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Capacitance Problem: Find Potential Difference Change

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Thermodynamics: PV diagram: High temperature adiabat

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LC circuit with variable capacitor

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Complex-Phasor (Moved from physics)

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Solving Banked Curve Friction Problems

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Non Uniform Acceleration - Formula Help

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Hockey and law of conservation HELP

  • alicia113
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How to find work when you have force and time

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Why Doesn't the Drop Height Affect the Pendulum's Period?

  • student34
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A question on impulsive tensions

  • jiayingsim123
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Finding the maximum tension in a cable

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Find the moment M_O about P of a 1000N force

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How Do You Calculate the Force of a Laser with Given Power and Light Speed?

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Bullet shot through stationary wooden block

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Solve for Acceleration: 2m/s^2, Speed, and Distance in 6.6 Seconds

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A few Angular Momentum and Rotational Kinematics Conceptual Questions

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Average Acceleration and Velocity Question

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Calculating work from E-Field Graphs

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Rod on a pivot: Linear acceleration and reaction forces

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Pressure needed inside an Air Mattress to deflate in given time

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Classical mechanics, simple pendulum

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Understanding Rotating Coordinate Systems: A Visual Approach

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