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Can Increasing Helium Density Affect Payload in Space?

  • MrInventive
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Mechanical Energy of two Cannonballs fired at two different angles

  • Mustard
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Acceleration and roller coaster question that I cannot figure out

  • kevin2365
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[Grade 12 Physics] Circular/gravitational motion

  • hobbes1235
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Gusset Plate Problem: Solving the Force on MN

  • cwill53
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Equivalent Capacitance Between X and Y in this capacitor circuit

  • Kaushik
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Conservation of energy in transformers

  • jamie1121
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Is Entropy decreased for Free expansion of a Waals gas?

  • Astrocyte
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Determing the center of gravity of a shaded section

  • Guillem_dlc
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What actually is the centripetal acceleration formula?

  • Adesh
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Determining the power of frictional force

  • Gourab_chill
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Ratio of the Earth's core radius to total radius via seismic turning point

  • peeballs
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Calculation of the amount of work done using potentials

  • Physicslearner500039
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Mechanics -- Converting volumetric flow rate to nozzle velocity

  • moenste
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Simple Vector Boat Problem, Conceptual Misunderstanding

  • WRS
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What is the natural frequency of this system?

  • Arunsaikalki
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This problem is a combination of optics and derivatives

  • iya
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How do scientists use water Cerenkov detectors to detect neutrinos?

  • arella
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Calculating the speed using Potential graph

  • Physicslearner500039
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Mechanics Question- Massive Rope in a Pulley System

  • cwill53
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How to Solve Part (b) of the Water Pressure Problem?

  • MrInventive
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Heating an aluminum strut in a truss (Feyman Lectures of Physics 2.10)

  • new90
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Thermodynamics -- Calculations for heating water up

  • tollf
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Adding a variable to a Lagrangian

  • MyoPhilosopher
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The work done by gravity on a ball thrown vertically upward

  • Edel Crine
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Weight Scale Logic: Solving Problems without Calculation

  • johnrot
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How do I solve for the centroid of a function with a given range?

  • Guillem_dlc
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Steam = 100C -- how much steam got injected into the water to heat it up?

  • Yeahaight
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Law of Conservation of Energy Proof

  • lpettigrew
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Statically Indeterminate Truck - Finding reaction forces at supports

  • Ashferico
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Calculating the normal force with Newton's Laws

  • abswors
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Static equilibrium, forces and toques

  • Jose18
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Help on how to find stellar radius with an eclipsing binary system

  • arella
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Emergency elevator safety feature calculations

  • Achintya
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Line integral where a vector field is given in cylindrical coordinates

  • goohu
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Calculating Mean Velocity: Is Re Above 4000 Really Turbulent?

  • sci0x
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Why use c_p and not c_v as specific heat - Thermodynamics

  • yjl
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Pendulum bob acceleration from forces and energy conservation

  • SilverSoldier
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Help understanding this motion problem

  • MihleDex
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Find the Electric potential from surfaces with uniform charge density

  • goohu
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Projectile Motion: Calculations for a successful basketball shot

  • ayderay
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Potential energy of a System of charges

  • Physicslearner500039
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Resistance Association - How to solve this exercise in the proper way?

  • jaumzaum
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Not sure if I have the correct angle and mass for this sum of forces

  • dougiehazard
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Finding Shear Strain: Step-by-Step Guide

  • archaic
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Energy, current and electrical potential of a particle accelerator 🎆

  • lpettigrew
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Travel time for an accelerating car

  • Irukandji
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Calculating combined resistance of wires

  • toforfiltum
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Mastering Physics Homework about Magnetic field

  • eedftt
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Magnetic forces on current-carrying wires

  • hooman
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Please check my calculation of the resistance of this wire shape

  • requied
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Resistance of wires in parallel

  • Cataklyzm
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To find the time for which a vessel is within range of these guns

  • gnits
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Static equilibrium problem: Finding tension

  • archaic
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Mars Rover Upthrust and Acceleration calculations help 🚀

  • lpettigrew
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What is the Elongation Due to Stress and Strain in Steel?

  • archaic
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How Do You Apply Conservation of Angular Momentum to a Collapsing Star?

  • rakshashredder
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Static equilibrium: Placing a fulcrum

  • archaic
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Static equilibrium and a diving board

  • archaic
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Releasing a hollow cylinder on a rotating disk

  • archaic
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Using Kirchhoff's laws for multiple batteries and resistors

  • Bolter
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Finding the activity of a carbon 14 sample

  • Bolter
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Determining # of Beta Decays from Alpha Decay

  • Kim_Jong
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E-field at the origin from two point charges

  • goohu
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Buoyancy with the Cross-Sectional Area of a Rectangle

  • Joe3502
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Newton's third law -- Calculate the recoil of a paintball gun

  • Baran
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Question about calculating the minimum temperature in hot air balloons

  • ianc1339
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Question Regarding the Twin Paradox

  • Nitin Gupta
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What % volume of this floating object is submerged?

  • 5P@N
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Flipping Fidget Spinners on Sloped Surfaces

  • Riemannenthusiast
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Angular velocity of a rolling object

  • ZD_zainy
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How can I make a Heat Flow Meter?

  • Libensek
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Circular motion, friction and forces

  • hankrinsen
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A confusing question on capacitors and voltages across them

  • Gourab_chill
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Torque on Two Different-Sign Charged Objects

  • denfaro
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Question about thermal physics -- Ice cubes melting in water

  • ianc1339
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Could someone check the answers to these Gauss' Law questions?

  • wilywolie
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Help Evaluating Mathematical Modelling of Physical Problems

  • lpettigrew
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Lagrangian of a spring mass system

  • tanaygupta2000
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Static Equilibrium Problem (concept question)

  • Sunwoo Bae
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Electric field around a sphere with an internal charge distribution

  • goohu
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How Can I Solve Question Type: "With Magnitude and Unit Vectors"?

  • denfaro
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Value of frictional forces in a 3-block system

  • Physics lover
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Rotational Inertia: Hoop vs Disk

  • John1767
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Calculating the force due to friction

  • Zero
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The Role of Friction in Rotational Motion

  • Rongeet Banerjee
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The fill factor of a solar cell

  • patric44
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How can units of heat ever be ft^3/s?

  • craveneye13
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A Spring pushing an object up a 25 cm slope

  • Zero
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Amount of heat = 80 kJ -- how much ice can you melt?

  • Yeahaight
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Calculating Young's Modulus from this Stress/Strain Graph

  • Ben_Walker1978
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Moment of Inertia for a Triangle with Masses at the Vertices

  • Rongeet Banerjee
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Understanding Kinetic Energy, Angular Momentum & Torque

  • Riemannenthusiast
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Find the initial acceleration in a system

  • RoloJosh16
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Solve Box Tipping Problem: μk=0.2, Weight=50kg

  • jonnyjonny
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Virtual work in a pulley system

  • new90
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Eddy current Losses due to different materials

  • Physics lover
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Stumped by This Physics Problem? Find Out What's Wrong Here!

  • RM86Z
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