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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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My personal response to algebra tips

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Kg m/s Change in Momentum of Trolley

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Calculating Max. Height of Block After Inelastic Collision

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Sphere rolling down an incline rotational kinetic energy

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Determine the magnitude of the resultant force

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Block hanging from rubber cord with spring constant

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Bending stress + bending moment

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I don't get ammeters or voltameters

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Why do sigma and lambda have the same quarks but different masses?

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Static Electricity: Can Insulators be Earthed?

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Coulomb's Law Calculation: Electric Force between Electron and Potassium Nucleus

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Oscillations of a ruler on a cylinder

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How to Calculate Angular Impulse for Inelastic Collision?

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Finding Thevenin equivalent with 4 ohm load resistor

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How Do You Calculate Acceleration with Different Units of Force and Mass?

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Angular momemtum with a puck and ice cube

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Find the period of the particle and the amplitude

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How Does the Angle of Deviation Depend on the Angle Between Two Mirrors?

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Force vector without acceleration

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Calculating Work, Volume, and Energy Change for Isothermal Compression

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Standing waves in stringed instruments

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Potential of a conducting sphere with charge inside

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Problem on my Final. pulling box with rope problem

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Newton's Laws, find the time it takes to reach the top of the ramp. Mechanics.

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Critical angle when sin θc > 1 for Snell's law

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Finding resistance of (semi-)infinite resistor chain between two points.

  • physicsforus
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Electrical Generating Plant problem

  • huybinhs
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Speed of Ocean Waves: 900m/min?

  • roam
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Estimating activity of a radiocative sample

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Stress/strain+general bending equation

  • ar202
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Statics Problem, tension in crane

  • meaton816
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Calculating Net Displacement Using Vectors

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Harmonic Motion: Calculating Speed in Simple Harmonic Motion

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Finding an asteroid's semi-major axis from its orbital period

  • ghostbuster25
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Vector analysis in cylindrical coordinate system

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Race car on banked curve: finding radius and friction

  • zeion
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Is Body Weight the Same as Mass and Constant Everywhere on Earth?

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Acceleration 1-N force to 1-kg object

  • DubKing
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Find acceleration of masses with 1kg, 2kg, 3kg

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Centripital force and acceleration

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Relative velocity of two particles on concentric circles

  • thereddevils
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Finding EMF and current with 6 Ω bulb and 2 Ω internal resistance

  • phy_freak
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What is the angle between the ropes in a 3-way tug of war?

  • chengbin
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Magnitude and direction of the net force on charge -3Q and charge 4Q

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Volleyball spike landing distance at 18° vs 8° downward angle

  • Elixer
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At what distance will the Moon's pull exceed the Earth's?

  • mlostrac
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Conservation of momentum basics

  • MCATPhys
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Speed of light viewed by stationary observer

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Average annual angle (Earth lattitude)

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How Is Force Calculated on a Wire in a Loudspeaker?

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Car collision with constant deceleration

  • Alexstre
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Kinetic Energy vs Gravitational Potential Energy Experiment

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Calculating Work Done by an Engine to Keep Wagon Moving

  • bon
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Static equilibrium/tension force problem

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Maximum compression of spring in two-block collision

  • Meithan
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Work done by force F = F₀(x/x₀ - 1) from x = 0 to x = 2x₀

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Two crewmen pulling a raft at different angles

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Solving Magnitude of Current Flowing in Neutral Conductor

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Solving RdQ/dt + Q/C = 0 as a first-order linear DE

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Tension Problem when swinging on a vine

  • lvlech
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Calculating Acceleration of Buoyancy Balloon Carrying 140kg

  • febbie22
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A-level Physics - Faradays Law and Electromagnetic Induction

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Finding density of air in air column from just pressure?

  • mroldboy
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Deriving Thrust from Newton II for Rocket Motors

  • bon
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Why is electric field strength greater than F/q₀ for a charged ball?

  • sainiroop
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Solving the Oscillation of Mass-Spring System

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String wraped around the cylinder, friction?

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Projectiles question: acquiring initial velocity from force+mass

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Understanding Magnetic Force and Weight in a Cylindrical Container

  • elitewarr
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How Do You Calculate Tension and Static Friction in a Beam Supported by a Rope?

  • bigbaddrumlad
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Calculating Forces in a Square Arrangement of Point Charges

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Gravitational Acceleration to calculate radius of Jupiter

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Calculating Average Force During Collision

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Speed of the electron after the collision

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Calculating Maximum Speed and Spring Constant in Simple Harmonic Motion

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Minimum Angle for 100-N Ladder Against Wall

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Student on swivel seat with spinning bicycle wheel

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Why doesn't the n=3 to n=1 transition appear in the visible spectrum?

  • Eleventh_Hour
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Relating escape velocity equations

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How to Calculate Heat Transfer Rate Through a Furnace Wall?

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Falling of the box in the accelerationg train

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Collision of a moving proton into a proton at rest (relativity)

  • Gravitino22
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Change in satellite's speed

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Relative velocity of two taxiing airplanes using vector components

  • P944
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Astronaut in rotating space station

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What is the Magnitude of the Magnetic Field in a Moving Loop?

  • matt72lsu
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Calculate Change in Momentum of 20kg Box

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Calculating Phase Difference and Zero Point of Two Sinusoidal Waves

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Find the maximum transverse tension in a rope supporting a travelling wave

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How Long Does It Take for Ice to Melt in a Styrofoam Cooler?

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How Much Force Does a 40kg Crate Exert on a 30kg Crate?

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How do you calculate the resistance in a coil?

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