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Question on capacitors in parallel

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Mass needed to rotate wheel and axle (rotational motion)

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What Is the Refractive Index of the Glass Slab?

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X-ray production, continous and line spectra.

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How Does the Continuity Equation Apply to Changing Water Flow in Pipes?

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What is the work done by a radial force in this situation?

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Calculating Density: Answers Explained

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How do you calculate pressure using force and area?

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Physics Project: The Famous Foil Boat

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Calculating Gravitational Acceleration at a Planet's Surface

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Interference Pattern: Find # Bright Fringes w/483nm Light

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According to the measurement postulate

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How to calculate power loss due to eddy currents

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Atoms decay via alpha emission have a half-life of 150 min

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Find Dielectric Constant Given Charges

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How Far Are the Closest Four Images of the Candle in the Mirrored Room?

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Simple circuit analysis using KVL

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Acceleration of a sliding mass with a sliding mass on top of it?

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Magnetic Field Produced by Power Line

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Calculating KE in rotational motion

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Weight of a block in equilibrium in a system.

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Pressure in cylinder, find moles of air entered. Please help

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BOLTZMAN'S cONSTANT and Thermal laws.

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Work needed to stop a rolling hoop

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Finding the Solution for x in a Fractional Equation

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I probably was being an idiot on this question

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Amplitude of a Pendulum: Finding the Swing Range

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Relativity: Number of Signals an astronaut receives from earth

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Find Stable Equilibrium for Mass m=5.34Kg w/ Force F(x)

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Double Slit Experiment With White Light

  • richardstan
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Electricity: Calculating power/energy/energy conversion efficency

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Can someone explain how they got this?

  • gvcalamike
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Proving Lagrangian L is Not Uniquely Defined

  • Grand
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Moment of inertia of a spinning disc pendulum

  • unscientific
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Simple Harmonic Motion - Velocity EQ.

  • Masri
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How does a cathode ray eject inner orbital electrons?

  • joebobjoe
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Torque, have answer, need explanation

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Force , Resultant Force, Magnitude & Direction

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How Does Charge Distribution Affect Gaussian Surface Flux?

  • tomrja
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Radius of Gyration and moment of inertia

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Exam Preparation: Tips for Success and a Helpful Practice Question

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Calculating Pressure Difference in an Equilibrium Hydrostatics System

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Acceleration and Velocity Relationships

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Calculating Refraction Time in Water: Physics Homework Help

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First Law of Thermodynamics - easy q's

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Calculating Magnetic Field in Infinitely Long Wire: Step-by-Step Guide

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Doubt on this worked example from book by David Morin

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How To Calculate Catapult Trajectory

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What Experiments Can Demonstrate Gamma Rays in the Classroom?

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How Much Work Is Done in Adiabatic Compression of Gas?

  • v_pino
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Calculating Poynting Vector in Long Resistive Rod

  • bon
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Statics, crankshaft-like device. Need help.

  • Femme_physics
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Moment of inertia of a hollow sphere proof

  • Ja4Coltrane
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Particle Accelerator Problem, proton -> electron positron

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How to Prove |\DeltaE/E| = |\Delta\lambda/\lambda|<<1?

  • ProPatto16
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Understanding Peel-Out From a Torque/Rotational Dynamics Perspective

  • RobL14
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Find resulting temperature, heat quantity problem

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Conservation of momentum and velocity question

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Help on finding an expression for the radial force

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Angle Between Two Forces: Understanding Vector Addition and Magnitude

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How Do Smoke Rings Move Differently Based on Their Size?

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How Can You Find the Energy Densities of an Electromagnetic Wave?

  • bon
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How Is Kinetic Energy Calculated in the Photoelectric Effect?

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Particle Focusing in a Uniform Magnetic Field

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What Temperature Equals Hydrogen's RMS Velocity to Oxygen's at 300K?

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Understanding the Phases in the Double-Slit Experiment

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How Does a Battery Charge a Capacitor in a Direct Current Circuit?

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Solving for Horizontal Distance of an Arrow Shot Over Level Ground

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How Do You Calculate Torque in a Pulley System?

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What Determines the Speed of a Spacecraft in Special Relativity?

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Why Does a Voltmeter Show Zero in a Rotating Magnetic Field?

  • quietrain
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Particle in a box wave function

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What is the Linear Impulse of a Potato with Changing Speed?

  • lokobreed
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Question about Particle with Velocity entering an Electric Field

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Force, Torque and Angular Acceleration Problem

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Difficult Coulombs Law questions

  • Basher
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Spring sysytem: finding A and Vmax

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Deriving Length Contraction From Lorentz Transform

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Magnetic Flux through a wire loop

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Single-slit diffraction equations

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Angular Momentum/Impulse Problem

  • cdbowman42
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Help with double-slit experiment

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Boy Seated On Mound of Ice, Starts Sliding

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How Does Slit Separation Impact Interference Patterns in Physics?

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Voltage in Capacitor vs. Power Supply: Conceptual Question Answered

  • flyingpig
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Finding the Root Mean Square Speed of Methane at 50°C

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Wave Propagation Homework: Confirm Wave Equation & Obtain Velocity

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What Is the Wavelength of a Laser Used in CD Data Retrieval?

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What is the speed of the dart as it leaves the toy?

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Calculate the amount of heat power that is generated by the isothermal process

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Path followed by a space station.

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Interesting Inelastic Collision

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Pore dilation with increased pressure

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Time dilation & length contraction

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Help with elastic potential energy

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Find the Launch Speed for a 20m High Projectile

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Solve Double Slit Maxima with 3 Narrow Slits

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