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Can a paper and tape tower hold 1 L of water for more than 1 minute?

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Parallel/Perpendicular to the slope

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Derivation of formula for orbital ranges in hydrogen atom

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Average induced emf in coil with turns

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Extremely frustrated - inclined plane problem w/ friction

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Finite square well potential question

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Electric Charge Distribution in Cylindrical Capacitors

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I need someone to explain this vector question's answer

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Drawing the Forces for this Structure?

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What's the difference between Area Density and Linear Density?

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Kinetic friction and inclined planes

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I have question,The electron and hole concentration in a intrinsic

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Magnitude of object with constant speed

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Proton Velocity (potential/field/charge)

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Understanding Centripetal Force in Circular Motion Experiments

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What Must Be the Angle Between Two Vectors of Equal Magnitude?

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Capacitance of an Earth-cloud system at 1500 m separation

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Diffraction patterns and lasers

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What is your method of knowing when to use sine and cosine in force problems?

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What does b represent in the air friction formula f_air = -bv?

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Single-slit diffraction diffraction pattern

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Tension w/ rope hanging from a ceiling

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Linear Motion: calculating height of cliff given speed of sound and time

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How do I solve sin(x)cos(x) = 0.458?

  • PhysicsAdvice
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How much energy must a 6.0 V battery expend to fully charge a ccapacitor

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How to graph acceleration vectors on position axis?

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Le Chatelier and Le Chatelier Braun

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Is there something wrong with this wave concept?

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How do I find the tension and angles in a spider's web?

  • madinsane
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Why are there only four types of radioactive decay?

  • doublemint
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Finding the Angle Between Two Vectors with Equal Magnitudes

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Tension on a string while an elevator is moving

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Understanding the Magnetic Field of a Current Loop: True or False?

  • GeorgeCostanz
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Stiffness of a single interatomic spring ?

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Calculating Charge on a Parallel Plate Capacitor

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Inductance Of A Solenoid Problem

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What is the Effect of Connecting a Load on the Polarity of Induced Voltage?

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Finding spring unloaded length and extension from load-length data

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Forces acting on a horse and cart

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Energy of an electron in a betatron

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How to Calculate Velocity and Acceleration in Simple Harmonic Motion?

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What is the electric potential midway between the two charges?

  • sasuke07
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Can Someone Solve this Challenging Physics Riddle ?

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Is 2.00 g/cm^3 Equal to 2000 kg/m^3?

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Projectile Problem: Find Time of Collision

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Diode paralell with a resistor problem.

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Problem with acceleration and distance

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Understanding Capacitor Energy Equations

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Buoyancy and Spring force problem.

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Change in potential energy across wires differing composition

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How to Write Loop Equations for a Circuit with Multiple Resistors and Batteries

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Fictious force: Cylinder on an Accelerating Plank

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Thermal conductivity conceptual

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Why Does Thermal Conductivity Disparity Matter in Real-World Scenarios?

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Magnitude of electric field in an area of changing magnetic field

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Equation for Non-Constant Acceleration in Position Function

  • LearninDaMath
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Balance of the cylinder on the rod

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Calculating Distance and Time for Meeting of Bicycle and Car

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Can the Gauss Law for Gravitation be used to prove the Shell Theorem?

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Capacitors connected in parallel to store a charge of 1.49 C?

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Mechanics - moment, Euler's second law

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Coefficient of Kinetic Friction from M, Angle, Accel.

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What is the charge on the oil drop in Millikan's oil drop experiment?

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Does Resistance Affect Heating Effect in Electrical Circuits?

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Centripetal force with Conservation of Mass

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Why Is the Calculated Force Excessive for Lifting the Barbell?

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Finding the Potential (Kirchoff's Law)

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Work-Energy problem involving pulley

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What is the minimum height for a cart to complete a circular track?

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How to find velocity of a bullet given energy?

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Application of the cross product: max height of z?

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The lines in a grating are uniformly spaced at

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Understanding Charge Distribution in Electrostatic Systems

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Finding coefficient of kinetic friction from work-energy theorem

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Unknown mass being pushed up ramp until it hits spring

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Net Force Question? Find Formula to Calculate Daughter's Experience

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Physics Relativity/Power Question?

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Ranking electric potential with point charges and E field direction

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Understanding Capacitor Voltage in Series Circuits

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Change of flux in an L-R circuit

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Mechanics, energy, acceleration.

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Deceleration of a falling load of a rope

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Finding the second force from net force and acceleration

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Current induced in a loop of wire by a bar magnet (Conceptual)

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What happens to an accelerated liquid

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Finding the period T for cylinder on spring

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Minimum Minimum Power of a Heat Engine to freeze 50kg water in one hour

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Physics on Coefficient of Friction

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Basic Misconception tension in rope and vectors

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Calculating Kinetic and Potential Energy of a Moving Object

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How Much Power Is Dissipated in Each Resistor in a Multiloop Circuit?

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Which Concepts Are Employed in General Relativity Calculations?

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Kinetic energy of ball 1 after elastic 2D collision

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Average Velocity vs Average Velocity discrepencies?

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Impulse for a car when it drives in a circle

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Calculating Total Momentum of Trolleys After Explosion

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Inelastic Collision and Rotational Inertia

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