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Electric Field Magnitude at Point P Inside a Charged Sphere

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Calculate Center of Mass for a Figure of Uniform Density

  • draotic
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Buoyancy Problem Involving Archimede's Principle

  • aokidopi
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Find the total entropy of the system?

  • gibson101
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Why Does an Egg Break Differently on Grass Versus Sidewalk?

  • jer_hall99
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Force of Friction: Car Skids on Ice/Snow

  • jer_hall99
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A shell explodes into three fragments of equal masses.

  • jasonbans
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Calculating work done in a thermodynamic process

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N-body simulation- objects accelerate *past* each other

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Calculating Pressure Increase in Arteries with Fatty Tissue Build-Up

  • robvba
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Conflict normal force in inclined plane

  • vadiraja
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Best way to produce electricity?

  • kElect
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Caluclating tension in string that is moving in horizontal circles.

  • Dave_1984
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How much is the mass of the sun losing every second?

  • trevorr93
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Is Time Dilation Explained by the Lorenz Factor in Relativity?

  • trevorr93
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Solving a Hard Energy Physics Problem: Pendulum Cut Question

  • fobbz
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Total phase difference diffraction help

  • PhysicsGirl90
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How Does Static Friction Influence Rolling Motion and Torque?

  • pacce
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Physics Heat Ice Water Mixture Question And Find Initial Mass Of Ice

  • justinh8
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Quantum Mechanics: Speed of an electron

  • hquiquero
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Stuck on Projectile Motion question

  • coldjeanz
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Heat and work. Fit ring over rod, remove ring from rod

  • nicoleb14
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Throwing ball in air and final velocity.

  • AcousticBruce
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Heat and temperature change in liquid

  • darw
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What Is the Maximum Force to Pull a Box Without Tipping?

  • ex81
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Quantum Physics help/Electron trap problem

  • clowe521
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Physics Help: Calculating μ sub s and μ sub k

  • ItsNoah
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Power of a Fan and WindMill using Energy vs dynamic method)

  • unscientific
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Torque/Rotational Dynamics HW Problem

  • EndoBendo
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Conservation of Momentum Conceptual Questions

  • pcypoon
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Solving for t in a distance equation.

  • AcousticBruce
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Displacement with and without friction

  • jessiegirl121
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Collision/Projectile Motion Problem -NEED HELP-

  • Plutonium88
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Rotational motion/conservation HW problem

  • EndoBendo
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Centripetal Acceleration/Rotational Motion HW Problem

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Would the light bulb light up from the electromagnetic wave?

  • nake9534
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Conservation of momentum/mass when dropping an object on a spring.

  • JustinLiang
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Projectile motion apple throw problem

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I dont know how to graph these pendulum things

  • virusvial
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The polonium isotope 210Po, an alpha emitter, has a half-life of 138

  • MozAngeles
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Fluids at Rest: Pressure/Force Problem

  • Taiki_Kazuma
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Another simple harmonic motion problem

  • bdh2991
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What Volume Does One Mole of Ideal Gas Occupy at 300 K and 1 atm?

  • physgrl
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Determine Moles of Gas in a Container

  • physgrl
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De Broglie wavelength, kinetic energy

  • ajmCane22
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Physics Problem on Angular Momentum

  • utm01
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Statics/Equilibrium - Find the Tension in the Wire

  • prosteve037
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Problem involving mercury thermometer

  • xnitexlitex
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Angular Momentum and collisions w/o friction

  • Ric
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Simple Harmonic Motion Problem Help

  • bdh2991
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Best problems in a Physics textbook

  • M. Amin
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Tension in a rope, wavelengths, etc. I

  • somesmallkid
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Determine d if a plank is not uniform

  • skysunsand
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What Force is Necessary to Submerge Mary in Fresh Water?

  • coopertown
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How to calculate pressure of a mixture of oil Reservoir fuids?

  • marcoskids
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Finding Angles 1 & 2 in Fig. 4-51

  • Miike012
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Where is this guy getting his numbers

  • skysunsand
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Calculate Magnitude of Work from 0.22 Lawnmower Engine in 1 Second

  • bulbasaur88
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PV Diagram Problem (ideal efficiency vs actual efficiency)

  • stonecoldgen
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Transverse harmonic wave Equation

  • ctwokay
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Force of a hinge on a hinged beam

  • Becca93
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Upward Acceleration of a Hanging Mass Connected to Another By a Pulley

  • Becca93
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Car Crash on Inclined Circular Racetrack

  • sparkle123
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Finding the period of a vibrating string

  • forestmine
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Linear speed/how many revolutions are made?

  • sweetwilliam
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How Fast Should a Space Station Rotate to Mimic Earth's Gravity?

  • Becca93
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Amplitude at various points on a string

  • forestmine
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Simple centripetal force question

  • sparkle123
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Number question, addition and multipulcation

  • studentxlol
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Thermodynamics expansion problem

  • xnitexlitex
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Finding Change in Kinetic Energy

  • student54321
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Doppler Effect + Wavelength problem

  • KendrickLamar
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Lab Problems with Simple Harmonic Motion in Springs

  • jallison
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Finding magnitude and direction

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Finding the Coefficient of Static Friction

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Finding Charge From Changing Magnetic Flux

  • SeannyBoi71
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Acceleration of falling mass and tension in the cord

  • skysunsand
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Calculating moment of inertia about a door hinge.à

  • Becca93
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Understanding the vmax = -wA Equation in Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)

  • Eats Dirt
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Maximum Intensity Between Dark Fringes, Diffraction

  • JackFlash
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Two Masses Hanging on a Massive Pulley

  • Becca93
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Velocity and acceleration of a standing wave

  • forestmine
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Impulse Multiple choice question

  • newport
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What is the Maximum Angular Velocity of a Ball in Horizontal Circular Motion?

  • Quantum Mind
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Solving SHM: Max Speed & Accel. for 1.11kg Mass on Spring

  • Becca93
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Find Acceleration At Time t For Mass on a Spring

  • Becca93
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What Should Be the Tension in a Guitar String Producing Middle C?

  • forestmine
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Air-Track Cart Oscillating on a Spring, solve for time

  • Becca93
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Combination of conservation laws, and older things. Need Help.

  • yttuncel
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Frequency of Pendulum: Calculate from 41.35s in 20 Cycles

  • physicnoob101
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Gravitational potential energy?

  • Plasm47
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Law of conservation, and efficiency problem?

  • raininggently
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Determine the moment of inertia of the wheel

  • skysunsand
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