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Why Does the Water Bend Towards the Comb and Not Away?

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Electric Field on finite charged rod

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How Long Does It Take for an Electron to Return to Its Initial Height?

  • Leeoku
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Momentum - Hit and stick problem solving

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Why Does the Ball Leave the Tray at a Different Time Than Expected?

  • Punkyc7
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A problem with significant figures

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Magnetic Field Mass Spectrometer Calculations

  • AceInfinity
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Work and Energy with 2 variables

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Need help with Quantinization of Charge concept and calculations

  • AceInfinity
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What Happens to Percent Error as the Number of Vectors Increases?

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Ice block on inclined plane- easy problem

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Question on momentum, impulse, and collisions

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How Do You Calculate the Distance Between Two Stars in a Binary System?

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Charge inside conducting shell

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Gravity interaction is possible between

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Infinite lines of charge, Gauss' Law

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Calculating Crane Height from Angles

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I am back on intro physics forum Question on springs

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Special relativity - photograph of a moving meter stick

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How to Find Force F on a Boat with Given Forces and Motion?

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Statics - I think I found a mistake in the solution manual - need confirmation

  • Femme_physics
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Rescue Plane: Release Angle of 57.3°

  • stupif
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Conservation of mechanical energy (no friction) - doesn't work in this case?

  • Femme_physics
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Estimating Maximum Ranges of Ammunition for Tabletop War Games

  • Twit42
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A lens and a convex mirror problem

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Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy

  • gkangelexa
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Pressure/Volume question. A2 Physics

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Solving Horizontal Beam & Cable System: F, W & T1, T2

  • Femme_physics
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Some Problem Related to Position vs Time Graph

  • shubham.bali7
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Isothermal compression vs thermally isolated compression

  • balibone
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What is the acceleration needed to prevent block A from sliding down the cart?

  • maff is tuff
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Solving Ampere's Law Trouble: My Mistake in Calculating B?

  • giladsof
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Conservation of Energy speed of block

  • himetx
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Show that the acceleration of the system is upward

  • cremelatte
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What does this value represent in this work question?

  • AJKing
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Circuit problem: Will the fuse blow out?

  • joej24
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Ampere's Law vs Biot-Savart arouns a Square

  • teroenza
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Inability to calculate kinetic energy if I use SI units

  • ErikMBrewer
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Number of decayed atoms in a simultaneous decay process

  • mike_M
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Finding Maximum Altitude of a Rocket

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What Is the Bird's Speed After Swallowing the Insect?

  • jeeves_17
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Separation distance between wires - Magnetic fields

  • SimonSays
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Power of a man cycling up a hill.

  • AJKing
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Shockwave Question: Solving Mach 3 Plane 20Km Above Person

  • AriAstronomer
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Understanding the Forces Acting on a Skier During Acceleration

  • PCSL
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Rotational Motion/Projectile motion of a ball on a circular ramp.

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Two lenses problem, multiple interpretations, no true answer

  • zimo
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How Do Pressure and Impurities Affect Water's Melting and Boiling Points?

  • KoalaPowa
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Revising simple lenses - magnified, and diminished images

  • RK1992
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Force Experienced by Charges between Parallel Plates

  • Kratos321
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Really general question regarding basic Momentum

  • AJKing
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Solving the Last 3/4 of a Second Fall: Can You Do It in 3 Minutes?

  • 314pi
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Cars colliding into each other.

  • kraigandrews
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Registering for USAPhO Exam Without a Teacher

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How Do You Calculate the Velocity of a Rocket Facing Air Resistance Over Time?

  • kraigandrews
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Proving Preserved Temporal Order of Cause and Effect

  • omoplata
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Increasing Torque, Force, and Work: Increasing crank Length (L)

  • Femme37706
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Where did pi^2 go in this QM j/eV unit conversion?

  • timn
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Calculating Amplitude for Different String Gauges in Guitar Tuning

  • kevin36
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Zero Normal force during uniform circular motion?

  • soominds
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The conservation of momentum in 2D

  • Dakkers
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Problem dealing with Equilibrium & Torque

  • joshncsu
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Speed of sound, frames of reference

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Find the magnitude of resultant of OA, OB and OC.

  • devvaibhav
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Understanding Forces and Electric Potential

  • Shaunzio
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How Does a Spring's Compression Relate to Impact Velocity?

  • Femme_physics
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Normal force acting on a ladder lying against a wall

  • starwars32
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Understanding Source Differentiation in Sound Wave Superposition

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What Determines the Peak Angular Speed of a Rotating Cylinder?

  • menglish20
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Solving Tensions and Reaction Forces of Pole AB

  • Femme_physics
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Instantaneous velocity question?

  • Saitama
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Classical physics (phase diagram

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What is the new distance between the rope and the Earth?

  • Punkyc7
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Rotational Motion of a car on a curve

  • ajmCane22
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Question on force and simultaneous equations

  • Kalix
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Free body diagram of atwood machine

  • Shukie
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Question about electric potential energy - need confirmation

  • Kelvin
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Rocket ascending in Earth's gravity

  • kraigandrews
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What is the Force on Charge B Due to Charges A and C?

  • euphoriax
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Answer: Tire Pressure: 35psi | Actual Pressure: 50.868psi

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What is the Initial Speed Formula for a Ballistic Pendulum?

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Air is a real substance for year 8 class

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Simple Pendulum Problem: Finding Coefficient of Linear Expansion

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Energy of Falling Dominoes - Rotational and Gravitational

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Will These Two Planes Collide?

  • Femme_physics
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Converting Complex Impedance to Euler Form: Is it Applicable to Just Cos?

  • wateveriam
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How to find current through resistors.

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Calculating Resistivity: Finding the Area of a Wire

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Gravitational Potential Energy: Two Neutron Stars

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Solving Spring Tray Problem: Height Above Point A When Ball Leaves Tray

  • Punkyc7
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Beginning physics question about solving for time using kinematic equations?

  • JohnApplebee
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Calculating the Efficiency of a Reversible Refrigerator

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