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Finding image location with concave mirror

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Difference between Mass and volume

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Thermodynamics: Calorimeter problem

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Speed of Surface Waves on Deep Water: G, D, λ

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Accuracy of the Formula xf=xi +vixΔt for Constant Velocity

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Assistance with projectile motion question

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What are some common misconceptions about work and energy?

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Calculating the Rate of Change of a Square's Area

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SPH4U University Grade 12 Physics - Coulomb's Law?

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Thermodynamics: Proofs of work done on/by gas during adiabatic process

  • Matty R
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Calculating Projectile Motion in a Baseball Home Run

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Temperature Response of a 1st Order Sensor to a Step Change

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Circular Motion in a Roller Coaster

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Finding Velocity in Simple Harmonic Motion

  • MRMooneyham
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Standing waves, frequency, wavelength and speed D; Help

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Current and Electricity Question

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Angular momentum about an Axis and a Point

  • the-ever-kid
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Friction, Kinetic Energy, & Momentum of a Sphere down an inclined plane

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Wave on a string meeting a boundary between areas of different densities

  • 99wattr89
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Quantum Physics: Heinsburg Uncertainty

  • 200physics
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Help me if you can Particle physics Give it a shot Pleaseee

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Applying principle of superposition to draw resultant shapes. Please help

  • milliex51
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IB Physics SL Simple Harmonics Question

  • Regalia
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How Do You Calculate Displacement with Varying Force Over Time?

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Physics: Expansion at constant pressure

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Rotational Velocity and Acceleration

  • PhysicsScrub
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Students picking apples, 40* ladder on fence

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Another conservation of energy problem(I think)

  • qball1982
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How do power and velocity affect acceleration in a moving car?

  • magiclink
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Electrostatic Forces of an Equilateral Triangle

  • maxtheminawes
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Why Is EMF Induced Only in One Direction in a Moving Conductive Square?

  • jsmith613
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Current in a wire and wire density

  • nateja
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Need help setting up the problem.

  • qball1982
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Momentum. Kinetic energy lost in the collision.

  • qwerty159
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Torque on a sign driving down a road

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Capacitors in a circuit / Calculate total capacitance

  • Rokas_P
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Uniform circular motion question

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Quantum mechanics eigenstate transitions

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Equilibrium of a rigid body under coplanar forces

  • pepi78
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Diffraction grating sum, 1 mark mcq question (a level)

  • mutineer123
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A Haunting question on diffraction grating

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Calculating Common Velocity of Two Identical Blocks After Collision

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Calculating Steady State Heat Transfer

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Finding the Coordinates of Point A in a Force Equilibrium System

  • Nivlac2425
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Finding the x-component of a force using Coulomb's Law

  • cherrymilk
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Find spring constant, unknown projectile mass, vertical spring gun.

  • JonasKVJ
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Can you please explain your problem in more detail?

  • djornoeu
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Charges on two small spheres suspended from a thread

  • OmegaFury
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Radial vs tangential electric field lines in a solenoid

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Very easy simple harmonic motion question that I keep getting wrong

  • coldjeanz
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Suspending a Charged Droplet: Electric Field E Found by Millikan

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Relation of resistance to power dissipation

  • omari_yousef
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Will a spring constant always remain the same?

  • Pharris7
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How do I calculate these Uncertainties?

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Magnetic Field Induced by Nonuniform Electric Flux

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1 mark question on kinematics, or a stone fallin through air.

  • mutineer123
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Intenal energy increase in wind of star ?

  • sam_021
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Quick Conceptual Question on Lenz's Law

  • longcatislong
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Ampere's Law and Infinite Current Sheets

  • theBEAST
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Vector addition and motion diagram

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Finding moment of inertia of a pulley

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Tricky Buoyancy Problem Involving Water Levels

  • haleyking11
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A confusion related to Significant figures

  • babita
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Step-Up Transformer Conceptual Problem

  • longcatislong
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Vapor pressure and the boiling point of a liquid

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Capacitance concentric spherical shells

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Why Use 3.14 for Pi in T = 2(pi) / w?

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Parallel Wires and Magnetic Field

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Calculating Velocity in Simple Harmonic Motion: A Pendulum Clock Analogy

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EMF Induced on Secondary Coil of a Transformer

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Solving Question 14: I HAVE NO IDEA WHY MY ANSWER IS WRONG!

  • mutineer123
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Lowest Speed Nucleus for Acceleration: 9702 Physics Q40

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Young's modulus by searle's apparatus

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Force made by a mass falling on the floor

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Circular motion and centripetal force

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The difference is the force on the loop.

  • Alouette
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What self-induced emf appears in that coil?

  • McAfee
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How Is Torque Calculated on a Current Loop in a Magnetic Field?

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Which describes the magnetic flux through a section of a loop?

  • McAfee
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Charging/Discharging Capacitor & Magnetic Field

  • longcatislong
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Calculating temperature of Hydrogen gas cloud

  • rshalloo
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Solving Physics Problem: Moment = F × d = 60X20 = 50d, d = 24 cm

  • mutineer123
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Confused about radial/transverse and normal/tangential

  • theBEAST
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Law of Induction: What is the value of B in the equation ε = (BA)/t?

  • bobsmith76
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Projectile question - X and Y direction

  • anthony123456
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Calculate the power delivered to each resistor

  • bodkin.thomas
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Electric Field- Infinitely long lines of charge

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How to find Tension between two boxes

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