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Simple unit convention question

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Potential Difference between Concentric Circles

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Electric Force on a charge effected by a non-uniform linear charge

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Question on emission of electrons

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Calculating the Torque of a Cubical Block on an Inclined Plane

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Can't Find Error in Application of Gauss's Law

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Entropy Change in a Fridge and Kitchen System

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How Is Energy Distributed in the N-14 and Alpha Particle Reaction?

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Work done in Rotational Kinematics

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Rotational Kinematics of a spool of mass

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Where is the net electric field zero between two opposite charges?

  • laxwarrior
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At what position is the net electric field equal to zero?

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Block leaving a vibrating piston in simple harmonic motion

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How Do You Calculate Resistance in a Circuit Diagram?

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Vrms = 0.5 Vmax for Half Wave Rectifier: Proof

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Finding Pluto's orbital period and bird speed from projectile motion

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Changing Units From Joules to Mega electron Volts

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Pressure Variation in Planetary Atmosphere

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How Much Energy Is Released in Tritium Nucleus Formation?

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Projectile motion of a volleyball

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Gravitational potential energy increase

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Fluid Dynamics: Finding Speed in Venturi Tube

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Finding the zero E-field point between two charges on the y-axis

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Ratio of Kinetic to Potential Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillator

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Where does the momentum go when a ball bounces off a wall

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Determine the effective spring constant of the molecule

  • Knfoster
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Conical Pendulum Concept Questions

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Circular motion I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING

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Electron moving in a magnetic field

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Kinetic friction coefficient for polystyrene on glass

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Bird flying between two approaching trains

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Electrostatic force betwen two ions

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Kinetic Friction of hockey puck

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Motion at Constant Acceleration Question 3

  • Adrianna
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RMS of square, sine and triangle waves

  • Juan Pablo
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Motion at Constant Acceleration Question 2

  • Adrianna
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Rearranging the pendulum period equation to solve for g

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Sports Car Acceleration Question

  • Adrianna
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Charge-to-Mass Ratio of Electron in Circular Path

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Motion at Constant Acceleration Question

  • Adrianna
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Potential difference of a group of atoms

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Kirchhoff's laws circuit with negative current result

  • physicsfun_12
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Spring constant 54 N/m, mass extends it to 35 cm

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Velocity and Total Distance Table for Stone Dropped from Tall Building

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Explain Buoyancy: A Boat, Rock, and Swimming Pool

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How Far Can a Spider Safely Cling to a Spinning Ceiling Fan Blade?

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Finding the pressure in a pipe?

  • miamirulz29
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Calculating Height After Bump: A Physics Problem

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Calculate Total Upward Force Skateboard Mass 65kg, Half Pipe 3m

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Resolving Vectors for Electric Charges

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How to calculate average power?

  • ben2010
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Electricity field, finding charge

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Why is a Tungsten filament used in incandescent bulbs? (Factual Question)

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Falling egg question (with energy equations)

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Ferry velocity relative to water given passenger velocities

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Object dropped on rotating turntable, find mass

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Calculating mass of air from Speed and Density?

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Can You Calculate Torque with Angular Velocity and Moment of Inertia Data?

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Potential difference vs. voltage drop across a resistor

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What is the Vertical Separation of Steel Balls in a Steady Fall?

  • Larrytsai
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Kirchhoff's 2nd Law for Capacitor Circuits

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Calculating work using hookes law

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Mixing different temperatures of water ?

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Iron bars dimming lightbulb in electromagnet circuit

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Simple Harmonic Motion troubles.

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How Do You Calculate Mass and Acceleration in a Spring Mass System?

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Solve for the length of a cylinder

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: Rollercoaster Experiment Work Equations Needed

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Gravitational Force: Formula Derivation for 2 Continuous Bodies

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How Much Gas Must a Rocket Expel to Alter Its Course by 23 Degrees?

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Water drop in electric field of the Earth

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RC-circuit for charged capacitor

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Constant acceleration calculations.

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Experiments to measure refractive index of liquids

  • JohnayG
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Determine the electric field on the y axis

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Torque and rotational inertia equation for rotating rod

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Parallel Plates - Electron Liberation

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Tension at the Top of the String

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Diameter of telescope needed to resolve 3 m lunar lander

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How Do You Calculate the Speed and Spring Constant of a Pivot-Mounted Rod?

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Can a 3 kg projectile land 8.5 m away under a 2.9 m ceiling?

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Calculating Resistance in a Series Circuit

  • the-alchemist
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How much energy does a bicycle diname produces?

  • Veselin
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Sound Transmission: Glass vs. Wood Doors

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Kinematics - Statics - Free Body Diagram

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Is moment of inertia defined for fluids?

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The potential at points around a cone

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1.0kg physics book on slope, and Newton's Third Law?

  • Jthunder
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Converting between units with powers: m² to cm³, km/h to m/s

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Show that the units for all 3 terms in bernouliis equation are the same

  • victoriafello
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Sign confusion of Mirrors/Lenses.

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Two cars travel at the same speed of 105 km/h

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