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Pressure difference in two pipelines

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Quantum Tunneling Minimum Energy

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Temperature coefficient of resistance

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Why Is the Upward Force from Support P Not Matching My Calculations?

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How Do You Calculate Frequency and Period in Simple Harmonic Motion?

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Electric field halfway between dipole isn't 0?

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Force Equalization on an Anchor

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Vertical Displacement of Particle on Spring: k,m and x in Equations

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Finding initial velocity of an object thrown 30.0 m high

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Vertical Drop rides at amusement parks

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Time for an echo to return in a 1.50 km canyon at 245 Hz

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Magnetic Field Strength at a Point Along an Infinite Wire

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Checking my cosine and sine answers

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Physics parallel circut question ( Test Exam)

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Calculating Min Δv for a Comet to Intersect Earth's Orbit

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What Equations Calculate Kinetic Energy and Work Function in Physics?

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Magnetic Fields of Long Straight Wires

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How Much Work Is Required to Exchange q2 and q3?

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Work and time for two vacuum cleaner motors with different power outputs

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Solve Physics: 80 kg Person Applies 2000 N Force to Ground

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Friction Pulley Problem: Can You Solve It?

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Electric field and potential for hexagon of six charges

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Speed and kinetic energy of electron in Bohr model ground state

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Photoelectric Effect difficulties

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Non-Horizontally launched Projectile

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Primary coil of an ideal transformer. I need an equation.

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Why some solids are electrical conductors

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Solving Momentum & Energy for Particles: Masses m & 3m

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Calculating Wavelength and Speed of a Standing Wave on a String

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Calculating 25% of Gravity at Height

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Angular Momentum: Torque, Newton's 2nd Law, Rigid Body

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Maximum and minimum speeds after elastic collision of two balls

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Work-Energy Theorum: Spring potential energy vs Kinetic Energy

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Nuclear physics: neutral atomic mass vs. atomic mass

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Where does the potential energy go if a clamped spring is dissolved in acid?

  • PrakashPhy
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How to find tension in a spring?

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Relativity of simultaneity (astronaut and simultaneous explosions.)

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Hydrostatic force on submerged curved surface

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Motorcycle stunt-rider mechanics problem

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Power loss in transmission lines with 440 kW and 3 ohm resistance

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Finding the zero gravity point between Earth and Sun

  • kim3648
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How Does Changing Current and Coil Loops Affect Electromagnet Lifting Force?

  • crosbykins
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Equivalent Capacitance with Kirchhoff's Laws

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Electrical Voltage, a appliance problem

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What is the relationship between Wavelength(λ) and Amplitude?

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How Does Lenz's Law Determine Induced Current Direction?

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Step-up transformer: find turns ratio and primary current

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How Long Would It Take for Earth to Reach 100°C?

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Are these two masses considered equal up to the third digit?

  • Niles
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Capacitors with dielectric question

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Why subtract cylinder volume when calculating balloons from Boyle's Law

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True or false questions on waves, light and optics

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Tension of two strings/picture frame

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Force of object pulled up incline

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What Is the Minimum Speed for a Stone to Stay Taut in a Vertical Circle?

  • quantumlolz
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How High Must a Satellite Orbit to Maintain Specific Gravitational Strength?

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Gravitational and Inertial Masss

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Work done dissipated as heat (object moving up a plane)

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Solve Entropy Problems: Find Energy Change & Entropy Change

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Does buoyancy stay constant when pressure doubles at depth?

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Is a Group of Order 15 Always Abelian?

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What is the Relative Velocity of Wind for a Cyclist Traveling at 20 km/h?

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Determine whether or not oxygen can exist on the planet

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How Do You Calculate Resistance in a Series Circuit?

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How Do You Derive the Velocity Equation for the Pitt Fall Ride at Kennywood?

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Why is the current 2 mA from bottom to top in the KCL circuit question?

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Electron shot between two charged plates, does it hit?

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What is the Flux through a Square Loop with a Current-Carrying Wire?

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Mixing two liquids with equal mass, find pressure

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Work, Energy and Power question

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Water pressure in a tank problem

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How Far Are Car A and Bicycle B from Point O at Closest Approach?

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Pressure incr/decr with diameter

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Relativistic Collision of an Electron and a Photon

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Is Uniform Circular Motion Considered Equilibrium?

  • m.medhat
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Maximum speed of a mass on a spring

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Electron-Positron Collision finding Kinetic Energy

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Pushing a box up a ramp a certain distance - work

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A multichoice question on intensity

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A question on Newton's laws and tension

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How Do You Calculate Reaction Forces in Force Diagrams?

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Calculations in developing an Electrostatic Series

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Work against an electric field due to a point charge

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Induced current in 200-turn copper coil from changing magnetic field

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How Do You Calculate Maximum Displacement and Speed in a Standing Wave?

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Numerical Problem based on Newton's laws of Motion

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How Is Total Energy Derived in a Special Relativity Collision?

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Positron-electron collision can someone check my answer?

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What is the maximum force, P, before block A slips on block B?

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Einstein-de-Haas-Effect problem

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Relative Motion. Wheel and axle.

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Young's double slit experiment fringes

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