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Centripetal acceleration/ motion question

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Finding momentum, friction, and forces

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Hydrogen Atom Energy: Ratio of νBohr/νorbit

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Find the Current at a Certain Point

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Testing Faults in Circuits w/ Continuity Testers & Light/Battery

  • Kyleee
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Calculating Velocity After Collision of Two Cars

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What size of current will be drawn from the battery pack

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Charges, Electric Fields, and Work?

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Finding Joules of heat for 75% efficient motor at 250hp.

  • Moose100
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Gravitational Pot. Engergy & Electrical Pot Energy

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Can You Jump in a Free Falling Elevator?

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Curve fitting of a damped harmonic oscillator

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Classical Mechanics: Simple harmonic oscillator problem

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Static equilibrium for three point charges

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Electric Field of Three Point Charges

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Find potential difference of negative charged particle?

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Car impact at 90 degrees to each other (conservation of momentum)

  • KESTRELx
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Dimensional analysis (Speed of sound)

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Youngs Modulus of copper wire experiment

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Simple harmonic motion: time for maximum speed

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Circumference C of a circle of radius R inscribed on a sphere

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How Is Electric Field Calculated for a Uniformly Charged Cylinder?

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Circular motion - banked angle?

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How Does the Meteoroid's Acceleration Change as It Passes Planet Conniption?

  • TheSerpent
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Energy - Finding Spring Constant

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Double Slit Wave Interference Question

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Relativistic mass and work problem

  • Liquidxlax
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Vector Solutions to Math Problem: 27V + 8<b>i</b> + 5<b>j</b>

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Electric Field & Flux, A loop & Charge

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Grade 12 Gravitational Force Fields Questions.

  • TheSerpent
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Why do objects thrown from a cliff hit the ground at the same speed?

  • samona
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Coulombs Law - Finding Force When Altering Distance

  • jemjabella42
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Sound Intensity Level and Hearing Problem

  • Dr. S
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2D Momentum of automobile collision Problem

  • xChee
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Find the electric field produced by two rods

  • kasparov5
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Show that in this fusion cycle, the energy released is about 30 MeV.

  • bsmm11
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Simple Harmonic Motion/Energy: Damped Oscillations and Energy Dissipation

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Find charge given current and time?

  • ObviousManiac
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Coulomb's Law - Electric Force Between Two Copper Coins

  • prosteve037
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Calculating Aerodynamic Power for Flying a Plane

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Electric Fields and Potential Difference. Combining Formulae

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Please help me identify this equation and the theory

  • smashbrohamme
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Accerleration from power, mass & speed

  • KESTRELx
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Buoyancy & Weight: Does Ice Float?

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Batteries connected in parallel and resistance

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When will the skier come to a stop?

  • aksarb
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Solve Bernoulli's Equation for Pressure at Pump Entrance

  • Femme_physics
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Is there something wrong with this basic mechanics question?

  • Femme_physics
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Electric Field of a uniformly charged rod

  • crybllrd
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How Many Electrons Are Needed to Accelerate Two Spheres at 25.0g?

  • joseph5640
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This doesn't seem to be working? Relativity

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How to Calculate Wavelength of a Water Wave with Given Speed and Cork Movement

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Prove thatd d/dt[ r · ( v × a ) ] = r · ( v × a ̇ )

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Solving Pressure Equilibrium Problem Involving Oil & Mercury

  • PirateFan308
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Kinematics question concerning the direction of avg acceleration

  • justrandom94
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Period of oscillation for a pendulum

  • Johnahh
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Simple Harmonic Motion Problem - Need help Thanks

  • nukeman
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How much does it cost to run 300 school buses for 22 days?

  • samona
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Simple average question using sig figs within ± 0.0 of uncertainty?

  • bobi
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Archimedes' principle with 2 liquids

  • bulbasaur88
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Calculate net gravitational field on the moon, without knowing its mass?

  • joey_oggie
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Checking a question involving impact/impulse forces

  • emilypearson
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Time taken for fluid to start flowing

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Kinematics Physics (Relating velocity/time graph to displacement/time)

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Photoelectric effect experimental data current vs. intensity vs frequency

  • Kosta Dean
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Clarification on an electric fields solution

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A pilot makes a series of loop-the-loops.

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To find out mode of vibration of air in a resonating pipe

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Who is most likely to be hit by lightning

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What Are Virtual Images and How Do They Work?

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Coefficient of kinetic friction question

  • Meco
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What Are the Final Velocities of Ball A and Ball B After Collision?

  • Meco
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Find the energy stored in a spring at .05m and .10m

  • davyvfr
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Understanding colors (Lights And Optics)

  • zzoo4
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Cylinder over a platform; force on the platform

  • dany-vai
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How do I calculate the angle between three-dimensional vectors?

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How Do You Calculate the Net Coulombic Force on a Charge?

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Calculating how many neutrinos passed through a body

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What is the minimum time for light to travel through two mediums?

  • Annes
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Calculating the Electric Potential at the Center of the Rectangle

  • kraigandrews
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Net Force: Identifying and Summing Forces for 2D Surfaces at Angles

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De Broglie wavelenght as a function of an accelerating potential

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Electric Potential Energy Question With two Similarly charged Objects

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Electric Current: Positive/Negative Charge Movement in Conductor

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How Does Sand Falling Impact Balance in Physics?

  • johnconnor
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Why Won't a Space Probe with 3GMm/R Energy Escape Earth's Gravity?

  • confused200
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Calculating Work Done in a Bench Press Rep

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Two Charges - Electric Potential Question

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Solving for Distance of Pit: 2 Seconds & 332m/s

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Relative molecular mass using unified mass unit

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Thermodynamics Problem (HINT PLEASE)

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Electrostatics - Electron passing through charged plates

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Writing Vector Equations for positions of toy cars in the form r=a+tb ?

  • Dosirak
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Two Electrons and Distance Equation

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