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A steel shuttle is pulled along a rail, what is its initial acceleration?

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Charge on two spheres related to Earthing

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Finding absolute magnitude given apparent magnitude 7

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Damped Oscillatory Motion with Varying Bump Timing for Control

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Why don't the mass numbers balance in my nuclear equation?

  • ayans2495
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Relative Humidity and Temperature Changes when adding Heat

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Would particle P be under non-unform circular motion?

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Calculating F, V and C: Why Can It Not Be Obtained This Way?

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Iron block dropped into a container of water sitting on a scale

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Q of radiating electron according to classical theory

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Work and Energy on a Slope - How Does a Block Move Up with Zero Net Work?

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Find the gravitational field strength of planet X

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Problem on Diffraction Grating and Laser Crystallography

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Explaining this formula in simpler terms

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Location of the particles when 1.5 periods of a sound wave have passed

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Does translation symmetry apply to an infinite charged plane sheet?

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How to find an expected value for magnetic field strength?

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What is the scale of lengths on diagrams for a ripple tank?

  • ellieee
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Calculate the voltage across a resistor using Thevenin's Theorem

  • Andrei0408
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Solving Unusual Problems: Using the Polytropic Ideal Gas Equation

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What is the maximum electric field magnitude between the cylinders?

  • hidemi
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What is the Relationship Between Work and Friction?

  • ellieee
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How to Find the "Net Change Ring Area Ratio" for the Zeeman Effect

  • Athenian
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Solving Part B of e=1500*18/(1.3x10^11 x 0.000452389)

  • calculator20
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Oscillations in an LC circuit (Question from Irodov)

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Analytical question: circular rotation

  • SAMAHIR
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How to find the voltage threshold at which diode switches states?

  • Andrei0408
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Find electric field intensity/density with given potential difference

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Mixing Newton's law with Adiabatic Process

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Find the net outward flux through the surface and the charge density

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Deriving a formula for computer science final project

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Determine Joule-Kelvin coefficient for gas given equations of state

  • Like Tony Stark
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Calculating Properties with ##S##, ##V##, and ##N##

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Problem with units? (trying to solve a normalized function)

  • Labboi
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Two Stage Amplifier -- Find the Input Resistance

  • IronaSona
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Derive the period of a Ball rolling in a Bowl

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Dimension of Eigenspace of A and A^T

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Why Can't Current Flow Between Two Same Voltage Nodes?

  • phantomvommand
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Analyzing an Angular Impulse Problem

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Induction in electrostatic equilibrium conductor

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How to get gravitational force on a gaseous particle?

  • vcsharp2003
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Conservation of momentum and kinetic energy in alpha decay of Po-216

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How to Find the Magnetic Field (B) in a Zeeman Effect

  • Athenian
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How do I calculate input resistance with the formula R1(1+BA0)?

  • IronaSona
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Is Your Calculation of Simple Harmonic Motion Accurate?

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Solving T(y)-T(y+dy)=ug(dy)

  • jayjackson
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Is the magnetic flux density B constant?

  • J Silva
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Compare the shadows cast by a pole in the river and a pole on the shore

  • hidemi
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Why do particles in a falling coach get closer together?

  • Ashshahril
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Deriving a formula for Kinetic Energy

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Dynamics motion problem with a disk in contact with a bar

  • Uchida
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Ampere's Law for a toroid (finding relative permeability of iron)

  • phantomvommand
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To find the center of gravity of a particular quadrilateral

  • gnits
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How do I start solving this equation from the textbook?

  • hidemi
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Rate of energy dissipated by a power transmission line

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The Direction and magnitude of current in the inductor

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Determining the torque and angular momentum of a bullet due to gravity

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The maximum efficiency of two continuous processes

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Solving an Electrical Problem: Why is the Answer Not 2s?

  • john merrick
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How to solve mass-spring system when affected by torque in a pulley?

  • bolzano95
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LC circuit -- Calculate the work done

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Do All Images with Applied Current Show the Normal Zeeman Effect?

  • Athenian
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To find induced charges on the edges of a right pyramid

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Why does AC current not charge a coil like DC does?

  • hidemi
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Why does F = ma give nearly the same force as the spring constant method?

  • hidemi
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How to calculate initial pressure and temperature - adiabatic process

  • JoeyBob
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Does the derivative of a P(V) eqn give the eqn for change in Pressure?

  • JoeyBob
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Thermodynamics problem (ideal gas law, kinetic theory, processes, etc.)

  • phantomvommand
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Where Did I Go Wrong in Calculating Net Current Through a Circle?

  • hidemi
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Is My Thinking Reasonable: A's Impact on Oscillator Motion

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Fish image in water reflected by a mirror calculation

  • JoeyBob
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Work Done by Elevator Cable in Sample Problem 7-6

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Terminal angular velocity of Disc in magnetic field

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Solving Part e of the Electron Beam Problem

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Supporting a trapezoid between two wedges

  • Tom Hammer
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What Factors Influence the Minimum Acceleration in Physics?

  • hidemi
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Why is work negative in adiabatic compression of oxygen gas?

  • miekier
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Calculating Magnitude Difference: Is it Right?

  • ChrisWM
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How to determine angular velocity about a certain axis?

  • vcsharp2003
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Calculate change in entropy per minute.

  • JoeyBob
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Find potential energy using time-independent Schrodinger's equation

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Elastic collision of particle and rotating disc

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Solving Destructive Interference: Angle vs Wavelength

  • JoeyBob
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Why is conservation of kinetic energy false for this collision?

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Projectile motion with (constant) wind velocity

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Small angle pendulum period and angular frequency

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Find ##E_0## and ##k## for ##E= E_0 \sin(k r -\omega t)## using Gauss

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Hot air balloon buoyancy at 5000 m altitude

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Angular Frequency of a two-object system

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Calculate the block mass in an equilibrium system with two supports

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How do I find average kinetic energy if I don't have mass of the gas?

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What are the forces exerted by a wall on a hinged rod?

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