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How Many Electrons are Needed to Create a Force of 10^-19 N Between Two Spheres?

  • lionel messi.
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Confusion of circle and sphere for physics problems

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Conveyor Belt's Power: Calculating Energy and Power in a Moving System

  • bakufun
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Electromagnetism problem using Gauss's Law

  • hagisucks
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Solving a 2D Elastic Collision Problem with Two Unknowns

  • Legit
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Calculating Earth's Capacity as a Conductor

  • lionel messi.
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Queries about an electrostatic precipitator

  • sgstudent
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Calculating the power of a car engine

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Solve Moment Determining Homework for Pulley

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Electricity and magnetism (magnitude of magnetic field)

  • swankymotor16
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Block sliding up an inclined plane lab

  • TrpnBils
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Time to slide down a ramp w/ no friction

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Electricity and magnetism (magnitude of current flowing)

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Projectile Motion So many Unknowns

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A wire segment 1.2 m long carries a current I = 3.5 A

  • Curious314
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Damped Driven Harmonic Oscillator

  • AbigailM
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Static Equilibrium problem results not well understood. Please help.

  • zacc
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Solving 2D Elastic Collision of (3.5 kg, 5 kg) Bodies

  • Zeeshan86
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Circular Motion Power: Why Isn't Work Done Equal to Zero?

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2D collision, both angles given, both final velocities unknown.

  • joshonator
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Asymmetric tuning fork, and fender rhodes

  • zorgzorg2
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Does Heat Cause Area Expansion? Understanding the Expansion of Materials

  • hms.tech
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Question in momentum of inertia

  • manal950
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Rate of entropy generation (can it be negative?)

  • JJBladester
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Point of equilibrium between charges

  • pilotguy
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Linear motion with variable forces

  • jiayingsim123
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Constructing a Tri-Axial Square Helmholz Coil

  • rushingwind
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Root mean square speed of helium atom

  • dlthompson81
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Help on an acceleration problem (Deceleration?)?

  • dranly1
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What is the density of the liquid?

  • jgridlock
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What Factors Affect the Resistance and Drift Velocity of a Copper Wire?

  • pilotguy
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Micrometer Scale Division Calculation

  • tsi poera
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Linear motion with variable forces

  • jiayingsim123
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Rotational Motion Homework: Find Kinetic Energy of Rod

  • Saitama
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Newton's 2nd Law: What is the Definition?

  • jinhuit95
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Calculating Impulse in a Tennis Ball Collision with a Wall

  • NRasmus1
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What happens in a short circuit situation (parallel)?

  • JJBladester
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Calculating Work Done When Moving a Uniform Ladder

  • Jimbo57
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Cost of Running Mrs Keely's Washing Machine per Year

  • Ryanzmw
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Oscillating bucket, variable mass

  • amiras
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Towing Sleds - Finding Tensions

  • Twiggy92
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Adding waves to get resultant wave

  • Rococo
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Calculating temperature with energy absorbed

  • pamelajanas
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Mass collides with spring and mass

  • NRasmus1
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Interesting physics experiment

  • gokuls
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Charge through a coil in a magnetic field

  • pc2-brazil
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Expressions of travelling harmonic wave equation

  • vodkasoup
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Calculating the loss in mechanical energy due to a collision

  • NRasmus1
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Height of an different objects along a curved incline

  • sara167
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The earth takes exactly 24 hours for one full rotation calculate

  • sazzy
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Solve Jumper Question Homework: Part A & B with Initial Speed & Force

  • dkirov1
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Momentum of variable mass system - train & rain

  • Beelzebro
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Two blocks sliding on one another.

  • Gravitational
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Find Tractive Force of 3000KN Weight Train in 1 min

  • manal950
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Max Energy Stored in Magnetic Field from Elastic Collision of Carts"

  • hybridized
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Questions concerning Dopplers Effect and Wave Phenomena

  • Daaniyaal
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What forces act upon this system and where?

  • nickdwaters
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Final charges on the capacitors

  • thunderhadron
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Problem concerned to kinematics

  • Mareena
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Optics-Lenses- 1cm thick glass slide is perpendicularly set

  • Giuliaa
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Rotation and Tension in Strings

  • roam
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Master Projectile Motion Problems with Expert Tips and Solutions

  • ricky23i
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Calculating constant velocity, deceleration, and total displacement

  • pamelajanas
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Circular Motion: Find Angle of Inclination of String

  • jinhuit95
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Electric potential vector or scalar sum?

  • rickywaldron
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Charge on 6.0-μF Capacitor at 40V: 240microC

  • Curious314
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Outlets on a household circuit are arranged in

  • Curious314
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How long does it take for the box to move from -2.2 m to +2.2 m?

  • SalsaOnMyTaco
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Replace Fuses with Higher Ratings: True or False?

  • Curious314
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What Does hp Represent in Power Units?

  • sybozo
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Solving RPM Problems: Understanding Maximum Speed and Revolutions

  • sybozo
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Fields and Schwartzchild radius for a black hole

  • hybridized
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How Does Friction Affect Falling Objects?

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Projectile motion question ( basketball being thrown into a hoop)

  • mihir23
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A 9 volt battery is hooked up to two resistors in series

  • Curious314
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K Concentration on Earth Over Time

  • ilona
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Solving a Homework Statement: Finding Forces and Distances

  • StrawHat
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A spacecraft encounters a stationary dust cloud of density rho.

  • AbigailM
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Torque, Angular Displacement, Work

  • warrior2014
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A battery is responsible for supplying a constant current to a circuit?

  • Curious314
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Formula for working out power produced by petrol being burnt in an engine

  • clifftifer
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Problem concerned to kinematics

  • Mareena
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Calculate cangular momentum vector L

  • classicphysic
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Angular Frequency and In-Phase Motion: A Scientific Inquiry

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Simple Harmonic Motion for a block-spring system

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Find Torque given Angular momentum and time

  • btlogan2
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Finding Spring Constant through Simple Harmonic Motion

  • SalsaOnMyTaco
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Gravitational Force Homework: 3 Spheres, Masses, Distance

  • wbetting
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Sphere in a horizontal plane + Projectile movement

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Universal gravitation 2- determine the planet's orbital period

  • dani123
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Universal gravitation 4-determine the weight of astronaut on planet Z

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Middle Ear Amplifies Sound Waves: 30dB Reduction

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