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Does a stationary electron in magnetic field experience Lorentz force?

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Motion in a Plane: Projectile Hits Ground 7.5s Later

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Find Inductor Value to Limit Current Increase in Circuit

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Mechanics (Components of Acceleration)

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Centripetal Force Calc Question

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Max Angle Rod Rotates when Hit w/ Ball

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Behaviour of a ping pong ball dropped in a can full of water.

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Period of a 100g mass oscillating on a spring stretched 10cm

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AC current, conceptual question, the difference between Iaverage and Irms?

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Finding initial velocity given max height and distance only

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Force between two uniformly charged identical rods

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What's the equivalent resistance of this circuit?

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Calculating Time for Simple Harmonic Motion

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Calculating Hall Potential Difference in a Subway Third Rail

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Magnetic field at a point due to a curved wire.

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Dipoles and electric field expressions

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Which describes the interference at P? (Multiple Choice)

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Finding COM, and inertia my answers don't make sense?

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Calculate the relative error of two complex numbers

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Speed at the bottom of the track

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Nuclear u-235 and u-238 isotope half life question

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Why Does Spring Constant Decrease with Increased Load?

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Question on Thermal Physics. [it feels impossibly difficult to me]

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Calculating Repulsive Force between Two Charges at Different Distances

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How to determine phase constant?

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Finding Spring with kinetic friction involved

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When do I need to square values in hydraulic equations?

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What Is the Coefficient of Static Friction for an Aston Martin V8 Vantage?

  • Lydia22
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The weight of an astronaut during take off?

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Path length difference for light reflecting from a thin film

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Rings of Electric Field and Gauss's Law

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Energy and velocity problem

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How Were the Atomic Weights Calculated in Question 50?

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Backwards Design for Roller Coaster: Projectile Motion

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Relativity: Rocket shoots a bullet straight down

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Force of Repulsion between two people with 1% more electrons than protons

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Velocity, Force of Friction, and Total Energy in a System Question

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A ball rolls in a bowl find the disantce it goes up to.

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Solve the Work-Energy Problem: Is There a Mistake?

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Terminal speed of a bacterium falling through water

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Oscillating velocities, and energy

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What is the speed of the spaceship as measured by Joe?

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Light attracted to earths gravity

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Thermal Properties - Specific heat.

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Electric Potential of a Cylinder using Poisson's Equation

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Working out experimental periodic time from a wieghted spring in s.h.m

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Calculating Courses for Motorboat Travel with Constant Current

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Determining Direction of Force: FAQ

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Series Circuit: How Do Components Balance Power?

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Finding B field within solenoid.

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Relationship between potential and induced emf?

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Closing a door by throwing something at it

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Thermal expansion of brass and iron rings

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Rlc circuit with ac current source

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What Factors Influence Simple Harmonic Motion in a U-Tube?

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Projectile motion - ball in circular motion

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What is the larmor radius of an electron in the inner van allen belt?

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Electron and proton orbit directions in magnetic field

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Resistors in Series with a lightbulb

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What is the relationship between spring stiffness and length?

  • jsmith613
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Parallel Plate Capacitor Conundrum

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Finding the gravitational field of a rod

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How Can DeMorgan's Law Be Applied to Implement (A+B).(A+C) Using NAND Gates?

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Magnification of 1/4: Invert and Enlarge Image? True or False

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Solving Otto Cycle Problem: Find p2, p3, p4, T2, T3, T4, V2, V3, V4

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Find the direction of the missing vector?

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The Slope of a Normal Force vs Applied Force Graph

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Can you not separate a scalar into x and y components?

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Collision of Two Carts with Springs Attached

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Projectile Motion with displacement and time

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What is the direction of the induced current in the loop for each situation?

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Amplitude of horizontal mass-spring system

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Maximum height for 80m football throw and velocity on vertical throw

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Find the EMF in the loop as a function of time.

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Capacitors & Electric Fields and how they change relative to each other

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Increasing Damping Ratio: Does it Make a Circuit More/Less Damped?

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What is the frequency of the source in the given RLC circuit?

  • Misaki
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Energy levels and spectrum of Li++ ion vs neutral hydrogen

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Infinite number of polarisers (Malus's law)

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Air Trapped in Capillary Tubes: Understanding Pressure and Volume Changes

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Why does reflecting light double the radiation force on a surface?

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What speed will the ball hit the ground?

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Ramp, block, and elastic potential energy

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How Does a Capacitor Affect the Voltage Output of a Power Source?

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Central maximum width in single slit diffraction

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Angular acceleration and angular velocity

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Elementary kinetics problem - Using calculus is different result from algebra

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Is Negative Work Possible with a String?

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Finding the electric field vector along the bisector

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Electrostatics, conductor infinite sheets

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Static equilibrium mass and plank problem

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Gravitational Potential Energy and Work Energy Theorem

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Potential energy of a system (gravity)

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Equilibrium of bicycle going in a circle

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Forces of static friction question

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Lowest angle θ₁ for total internal reflection with 60° apex angle

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