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Solving for Ion Mass in Magnetic Field

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How Does Frequency Variation Affect Phasor Current in a Series Circuit?

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Solving Heating of Piston in Cylinder w/ Mass & Gravity

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Determining the constants R and L of a coil

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How Do You Calculate Wavelength in a Diffraction Experiment?

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Launch of a mass attached to rope with mass

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Simple harmonic motion and friction

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Photoelectric Effect of hydrogen atom

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Are My Multiple Choice Answers Correct?

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Calculating Spring Constant for Horizontal Oscillation of a Mass

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How do I calculate instantaneous velocity?

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Force due to three magnetic fields

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Mass on Vertical Spring stretch

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Mirror/Lens Equation and Resistors in Parallel

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Voltage caused by change in capacitor plate seperation

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Solve Light Transmittance Homework: Index Refraction of n=1.5

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How does one calculate his distance to the center?

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Greatest elongation and escape velocity HELP

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Solve Physics Question on Ring Equilibrium w/ Masses & Friction

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Electron deflected via magnetic field

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Vector Resolution: Engineering Math Exam Question

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Car Collision Dynamics Analysis

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Kinematics Acceleration physics homework

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Mastering Physics: 'weighing lunch': spring oscillation

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Simultaneity of lasers homework

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What is the Electric Field Between Deflection Plates in a TV Tube?

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Solving Electrostatic Force Problems: Emergency HW Help

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Projectile Motion - V0 is 5 times v @ max height?

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Boost Your Resistance IQ with This Tricky Question - Post Deleted

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Textbook recommendations for General Physics I

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Irregular beam physics homework

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What is the spring constant for an elastic cord with varying weights?

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Force pairs between 5 objects (Newton's 2nd & 3rd laws)

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Working equation for change in time (Impulse)

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Launch with Chains: Solving a Hard Physics Problem

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Why Can't You Raise Your Leg Sideways Against a Wall?

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Circuit analysis in series vs. parallel

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Vector dot product homework help?

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AM/FM Radio Waves & Diffraction

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Moving train - kinematics problem

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Is my simplified bullet drop equation accurate for long-range shooting?

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How Does Doubling the F Number Affect Exposure Time?

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Calculating 'half-life' *help : /

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Converging lens becomes Diverging lens

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Brightness of Light Bulbs in a Circuit

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Vectors (?), Change in Velocity, Average Accel.

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Physics Help: Get Your Questions Answered Now

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How Much Helium Is Needed to Lift a 340kg Balloon?

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Moment of Inertia of a grouping of pennies

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Angular Velocity of weighted plates

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Electrostatics physics question, by checking my answers

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What similarities can be seen in the motion of these five objects?

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Calculating Transformer Parameters

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How Does a Star's Mass Loss Affect Satellite Orbit Distances?

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Conducting rail ciruit, against gravity

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Calculating Mass Density of a Steel Sphere | Help Needed!

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Specific Gravity and Pressure in Flowing Pipe

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Calculating Gravity at Half Earth's Radius

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Moment of inertia and axis of symmetry

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Shape of surface of fluid in a rotating tank

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What is the Correct Answer for These Multiple Choice Physics Questions?

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Which Rolling Object Reaches the Bottom of the Ramp First?

  • bon
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Mechanics of smooth rings and string

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Motion of Particles: Showing u1 > (1+e)m2u2/(m1-em2)

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Loss of energy in the system as a result of the collision

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Solving Archimedes Principle: 6500kg Iceberg in Sea

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Capacitance in concentric shells

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What is the change in kinetic energy for a block attached to a stretched spring?

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Electric field strength at the midpoint between the two charges.

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How Does Connecting a Wire Affect Light Bulbs in an Inductive Circuit?

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Thin Film Interference Problems

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Understanding Wave Intensity and Superposition

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Is Earth in Danger from the Incoming Comet?

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Thermodynamics: Conceptual Question

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Curved mirror identification & magnification question

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Newton 2nd law of a fish in an elevator

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Solving for Angle of Elevation: p = 12.67°

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How Do You Verify Equations for a Balancing Robot?

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Calculating Work Done by Engine on Railway Wagon

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Solving the Particle Velocity at Time t=5

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How Is the Moment of Inertia Constant Determined Experimentally?

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Bottle Rocket Velocity: Constant Force, Increasing Rate

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What is the maximum force reduction for a 4 m ramp in a warehouse?

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What is the approximate diameter of an oil molecule?

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How Do You Solve 0.51 = 1,800((v^2)/13)?

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Calculating Pull Force on Weights Connected by Cords

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How to Find the Potential Energy of a Cloud?

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