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Accelerating Protons in a Particle Accelerator

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How Much Work is Needed to Bring Two Point Charges Together?

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Find wavelength for a standing wave

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Circuits: Thevenin Equivalent Circuit

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Speed, Angle, Distance Homework HELP

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Kinematics without definite values

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Distance traveled if a driver hits the brakes

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Solving the Spacewalking Astronaut Problem

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What are (a) the magnitude and (b) the angle

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What Is the Total Distance Walked by the Woman in This Vector Problem?

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Momentum Multiple choice question

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Calorimeter Problem: Final Temp of Water & Ice Mixture

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Instantaneous velocity and acceleration as functions of time

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Straight Line Motion Questions Help

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Special Relativity and atomic clocks

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Mass on a rotating turntable problem.

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Absolute error due to reaction time when timing with a stopwatch

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Problem with perfectly inelastic collisions.

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Circuits: Show that Power is Conserved

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How Do Two Pucks Collide and Lose Kinetic Energy?

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How does mass affect acceleration?

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Electric Fields due to a charged disk.

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Wavelength and destructive interference

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Finding wavelength of sound waves

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Radiation Pressure and Solar Sail

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Rotating rod, inertia and torque

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Need some advice on this Electric Field question

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Maximum Potential and Charge of Generator

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Why Does Displacing a Charge Lead to Simple Harmonic Motion?

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Questions on P-N junction circuits

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How do I calculate the moment of load on an arm?

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Thermodynamics - Adiabatic Process

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When is the Best Time to View the Galactic Centre from the UK?

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Direction of Force (Motor Effect)

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Calculating work with variable force

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What Is the Maximum Torque on a Rotating Cylinder on a Moving Platform?

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Minimum force necessary to push out a cork

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Does a 1D Line Have Physical Width in Physics?

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Rotational kinetic energy of jupiter

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Finding W1 & W2 Given Frictionless Pulley System

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What is the y-component of force on astronaut's jump on the Moon?

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Electric flux through the surface of half a sphere?

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What is the Tension in a Pulley System with Two Connected Masses?

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Grade 12 Rocket propulsion Question

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Calculating Electricity Consumption at School: Physics Homework

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Heating Water by Shaking: Physics Problem Solved!

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What is the contact force between the blocks?

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Solving for Resistance in a Circuit

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Finding coconut speed using conservation of energy

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Find Equivalent Resistance Across Rab: A Geometric Conundrum

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Why Is the Average Velocity Zero After the 3rd Lap?

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Balmer series for atomic hydrogen lie

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How Fast Does a Stone Shoot from a Rubber-Band Slingshot?

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What is the Direction of the Magnetic Field in a Circular Wire?

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Solving the Mystery of Helium's Temperature Increase

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Mass Spring Damper system with opposing springs

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Finding the Direction of a Puck's Velocity on an Air Hockey Table

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Electrostatic P.E. vs Gravitational P.E.

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How much energy does it take to heat a block of ice

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What is the fundamental period of the function f(t)= sin6t + cos8t?

  • Luongo
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Finding the Normal Force between two Crates

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Electric Field magnitude and distance

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Coefficient of Friction between tires and racetrack

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Lab Exercise: How do I make a logarithmic curve linear?

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Electric Field along the x axis of a dipole

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Electrical Force between plates(capacitor)

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Resistance and Increase in Current

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Electric Field and Uniformly Charged Planes (conceptual)

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Why Is Q Positive in Charge Balancing Equations?

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The Super Quick Spin: What Fraction Stagger Right Through?

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Does a Meter Stick Oscillate Faster Than a Simple Pendulum?

  • Lalasushi
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When to use which kinematic equation?

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Solve Tension in a String: Acceleration & Angle Given

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AS-level SUVAT / Newtonian physics-based question

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Reflection of a Wave: Amplitude, Frequency, Velocity

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Electric flux through surface of a cube?

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Rutherford scattering and nuclear physics

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I with a physics problem about acceleration and velocity

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Coefficient of kinetic Friction given velocity and distance.

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Car Battery Circuit: Current Through Starter & Dead Battery

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What is the charge in the middle of the square?

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Understanding Normal Force: A Simplified Explanation

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Shortest period for a physical pendulum

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Understanding Bertrand Russell's Definition of Number

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Minimum Power Needed to Accelerate Air from Rest to 15 m/s

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Finding the current and voltage across various resistors

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Electric field at some distance from a plate?

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Balancing a Plank on a Cylinder: Investigating Potential Energy Gain

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Minimum Surface Charge Density for Spark Creation

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Relative speed of two particles

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Wavespeed in a Vibrating String

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Isotope Stability: Why Rhodium is Important in Brachytherapy

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Amplitude of a block oscillating on a spring

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