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Radiation physics and special relativity

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Reevaluating the Bohr Model of the Atom and Its Radiation Emission

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What is the Charge on a Bead Accelerating in a Uniform Electric Field?

  • Sarah88
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Solving Diode Circuits: I & V for Ideal & CVD Models

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Finding Force pulling an Object Up an incline

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Energy conservation equation problem

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Electron moving in magnetic field. (Physics 2, non calc)

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Understanding Momentum in Continuous Mass Flow Problems

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Finding location of turning points. Potential Energy?

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Stored Magnetic Energy - Inductor Circuit

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How High Is a Geostationary Satellite Above Earth?

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Thermodynamics: proof about free expansion

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Ladder resting against wall(equilibrium)

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Inelastic collision in rotational motion

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Difference between F=GMm/r^2 and g=Gm/r^2

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Discharging a capacitor through a resistor

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Velocity of a Ball Thrown from a Building

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Natural Log of Units: What Happens to the Units?

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Will the cart reach the end of the ramp?

  • aeromat
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This question is giving me a headache Biot-Savart'

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Is My Equation for Finding Electric Potential in the Correct Form?

  • VitaX
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Electric Scalar Potential and Electric Field Intensity

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Calculating Orbit Time of a Hypothetical Planet in the Asteroid Belt

  • Phys221
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Solving Pascals Principle for Hydraulic Jack - F2 = 10.8N

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"Calculate Resultant Force on Vertical Dam Wall

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Calculating Pressure Difference in Two Tanks

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Minimum Force for Overcoming Friction on a Wooden Box

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Ideal gas undergoes cycle process

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Rotation - constant properties when met force is 0

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Gravity in Tunnel Through Chord of a Planet

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Gravitational/Spring Potential Energy problem

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How Far Are the Cosmic Ray and Photon at t=0s According to the Observer?

  • roman15
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Keplers laws and kinetic energy

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Prove A^-1=(A^T A)^-1 A^T (matrices)

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Find Work Done in Contour Integration of Vector Field: F=ix^2 +j2xy

  • ssrtac
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Rotation - collision with an obstacle

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Easy Unit Conversions: How to Convert Kilojoules to Gallons

  • mac227
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How Much Work Is Needed to Launch a Weather Monitor Into Space?

  • crosbykins
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Need help in some concept questions

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Calculate Total Charge in Cube w/ Electric Field E = 2.0i − 3.0j

  • vande060
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Change of Entropy in 10 Ohm Resistor at 300K

  • Grand
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Calculate Inductance of Choke for AC Heater

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Calculate Reflection & Transmission of Candle Flame Images in Glass Sphere

  • BookofOdd
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Using the Superposition principle to solve a linear circuit

  • Gabry89
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Coulomb's Law: Solving for Speed of Particle

  • SupremeV
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Calculating Spring Compression of Ore Car on Downhill Mine Tracks

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Magnetic and electric fields combined Help

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How Does Mass Affect Velocity on an Incline?

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Where does energy reside before earthquake?

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How to Calculate Heat Required to Boil Water?

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Rotation - Minimum force so that the block topple

  • cupid.callin
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Calculating Electric Flux Through a Square: Is Gauss' Law the Only Method?

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What Does "Respect of Time" Mean in Physics?

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Explain how an atom may have a permanent magnetic dipole moment

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Understanding Weight and Acceleration in a Bird's Flight Using Physics

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Objects Speed og a cylinder and hoop

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Calculate the energy associated with the magnetic field of a solenoid

  • figureskater
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Solving Isothermal Process: Heat Supplied at Constant Pressure & Volume

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Calculating Force of Friction: 36N Applied to 6kg Cart with 5.5m/s Acceleration

  • physicsdummy5
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Calculating Tension in Two Ropes

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Tension force of an object on a slope

  • Dakkers
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How Does Walter Lewin Explain Ampere's Law in Electromagnetism?

  • flyingpig
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Young's Double Slit Homework: True/False?

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How to find a radius of a circular ring from a given equation

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Masses on a rod inertia problem

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Calculating Orbital Speed and Period of a Weightless Satellite

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Another Angular Velocity question

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1D Elastic Collisions with air gliders

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Maximum Acceleration with Given Mass and Tension?

  • kamalpreet122
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Radial velocity/magnitude/luminosity

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Coefficient of static friction and minimum horizontal force

  • kamalpreet122
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Calculate Time for Charging/Discharging Capacitor w/16V Battery

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How in the world is current passing through?

  • flyingpig
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Electrostatics - Point charge question

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Damping ratio from a transfer function

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Calculate Work of Vector Force in XY Plane

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Work Done by Friction on 17.7 kg Block: Find Magnitude

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How Do Newton's Laws Apply to Everyday Motion and Animal Adaptations?

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Calculating Distance Traveled with Changing Velocity

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Forces on current carrying wires

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How Do You Calculate Time from Angular Velocity and Arc Length?

  • Lfrizz
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Energy transfer, not sure how to do

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Calculating magnitude and orientation of a resutanr force?

  • williams06
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Concept questions - Laws of Motion

  • page123
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Why is the RC circuit homework statement giving different results than expected?

  • cupid.callin
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Two current carrying wires. Confusion

  • flyingpig
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Trouble interpreting fictitious forces for block on wedge problem

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Electric Potential and Electric Fields

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What is the displacement equation for simple harmonic motion without damping?

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Uncertainties question (Kelvins and Celsius)

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Why Is the Electric Field Not Zero Inside the Spherical Cavity?

  • SupremeV
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Magnetic field at center of wire

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Electric potential and fields-capacitors

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What is the Velocity of a Satellite Orbiting Earth at a Distance R?

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Earth and Sun - Gravity problem

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