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Voltage difference, current flow

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Particle in a mag field with linear drag

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What are the equations for calculating loop currents in a circuit?

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Velocity of an electron and Conservation of energy

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Specialy theory of relativity [Answer Check]

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Around which points to make T=I(alpha)

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How Does Relativistic Speed Affect Spaceship Length?

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How High Must an Object Be Dropped to Achieve a Force of 203.66N?

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Circular Interference, Newton's Rings

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Long string wrapped around cylinder. Find cylinders angular speed?

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How to apply bernoullie's equation

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Maximum Working Voltage of a Capacitor

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Calculating Amplitude of Standing Wave at a Given Point

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Charge on three metallic plates

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Overlooking something, Need Help

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Question about Newton's Third Law of Motion

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True False-two long current carrying wires?

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Transfer function for a low pass filter

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Gauss's Law with NONuniform E field

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Ray diagrams (lenses) problem. I need full explanations.

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Are These Answers Correct? True False E&M

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What Angle of Bank Is Required for a Jet Fighter's Turn?

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Solving Speeds of Objects after Collision with Two Angles

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Projectile motion max height problem

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How Do You Convert Colors to Red Using Given Conversion Factors?

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Speed of an arrow using distance and angle with the ground

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How Do You Multiply Large Numbers in Scientific Notation?

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Constant acceleration motion problem

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How Do You Convert Units Using Given Conversion Factors?

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How Do You Calculate the Orbital Period of a Satellite?

  • Havenater23
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How many revolutions will the car go through?

  • kerbyjonsonjr
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Find charge density of simple electric field

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Simple force with friction question

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Vector addition and subtraction

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How Do Physics Equations Explain a Motorcycle Police Chase?

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Solve Kinematics Confusion: Motorist vs Police Car

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Exit Angle & N2: Solving 26°-64°-90° Prism Problem

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Calculating Final Photon Energy in Inverse Compton Scattering

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Projectile Motion (checking my work, one question)

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How Is the Charge on a Suspended Oil Drop Determined in Millikan's Experiment?

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Angle of deviation and angle of incidence?

  • DrMcDreamy
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What is the weight of an astronaut before lift off in kilograms?

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Finding distance of approaching charges

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Electric Forces between three charges

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Half of maximum possible projectile range

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Oscillations, velocity, elasticity

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Algebraic Sums of Currents/EMFs in Junctions/Closed Loops

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Understanding Oscillation Frequencies and Mass Ratios in Elastic Systems

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What Angles Will Hit a 91.4m Target with a 596 m/s Bullet?

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How Does Charge Q Affect Electric Flux Through a Hemisphere?

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Calculating Motion with Constant Acceleration: Solving for Time and Distance

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Phase Difference of Wave and Reflected Wave

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I'm going to cry Need help setting up kinematics problems

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Magnitude of Electric Field at a Point

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Motion in two dimension problem. Range and Height.

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Calculating Induced EMF in a Circular Loop Antenna

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Spring compressed, find velocity.

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LC/Resonant circuit - the maximum capacitor energy

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Solving Del Cross Question: Why is del x dB/dt = mu dJ/dt?

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How Do You Calculate Heat Released When Steam Turns to Ice?

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Incline/Spring/Pulley Friection problem

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Frictional work inside a circle

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Calculating Speed of Light in a Diamond

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Please help: Normal force for box on an inclined plane = mg/cos(theta)?

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Find angular accleration to find torque

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What is the meaning of the term ''refractive index of a medium''?

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Find the distance from the source of power

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Positions for sound intensity max/mins

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Ratio of RMS Speed of Oxygen to Nitrogen Molecules

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Explaining Electric Flux with Enclosed Charges

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A basic question on Electromagnetic Induction

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Work done in an accelerating frame.

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Why Does a Force Greater Than 4µW Cause Sliding Between Stacked Boxes?

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Two Masses, a Pulley, and an Inclined Plane

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Work and electric potential energy of a capacitor

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Phase Change Problems: How to Solve for Heat Release and Temperature Changes

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What Is the Capacitance of a Homemade Parallel Plate Capacitor?

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Analyzing Frictionless Motion: Va vs Vb

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Struggling with Phase Change Problems? Need Help Understanding the Concepts?

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Particle Launched over 13.7m Gorge - Speed & Angle Calculation

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How Do You Calculate Gamma in Thermodynamics?

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Constructive/Deconstructive Sound Waves

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Find the magnetic field at the center of the square

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Resistance of New Wire: Answer the Question

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Position, displacement, velocity, acceleration vectors

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Physics Grade 12 Electricity (WHAT DID I DO WRONG)

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Charge Q is distributed uniformly over a thin rod

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Refractive Indexes of Different Colors of Jell-O

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Consider two metal spheres of radii

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Two Light Waves Through Plastic

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Equivalent Capacitance of capacitors

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What Is the Minimum Energy Required for e + p -> Neutrino + Neutron?

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Finding the electric field of a electric quadrupole

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Calculating Orbital Period of Asteroid Between Mars & Jupiter

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Entropy of Cube-Water System Problem

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