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A Coordinates and Interval Question

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Flow Rate Ratio of Two Tubes: Calculation

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What direction should the electric field point in a velocity selector?

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How Does a Star's Diameter Change with Its Rotation Period?

  • nnokwoodeye
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Average acceleration of the Moon from velocity vector

  • planke
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What Supplies Do I Need for My Electromagnet Science Project?

  • Alieneater
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Electric Potential problem, 4 equal charges, different signs, weird shape.

  • BATBLady
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How to determine the potential difference?

  • cdymdcool
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Manipulating inverse square graph into straight line graph

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Find the voltage at point X on the circuit

  • mathman44
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How Does a Star's Diameter Change with Rotation Period?

  • nnokwoodeye
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Maximum Power Dissipation at Internal Resistance Proof

  • ATOMatt
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How Many Photons Reach the Retina?

  • kingwinner
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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

  • sachin123
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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?

  • Masafi
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Work done in Rotational Kinematics

  • nahanksh
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Rotational Kinematics of a spool of mass

  • nahanksh
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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?

  • laxwarrior
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Block leaving a vibrating piston in simple harmonic motion

  • LeakyFrog
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How Do You Calculate Resistance in a Circuit Diagram?

  • ggb123
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Vrms = 0.5 Vmax for Half Wave Rectifier: Proof

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

  • Power of One
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Changing Units From Joules to Mega electron Volts

  • majormuss
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Pressure Variation in Planetary Atmosphere

  • BreakingBad
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How Much Energy Is Released in Tritium Nucleus Formation?

  • majormuss
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Projectile motion of a volleyball

  • majormuss
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Gravitational potential energy increase

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Fluid Dynamics: Finding Speed in Venturi Tube

  • victorlee2
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Finding the zero E-field point between two charges on the y-axis

  • apphysicsgirl
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Ratio of Kinetic to Potential Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillator

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

  • windwitch
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Determine the effective spring constant of the molecule

  • Knfoster
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Conical Pendulum Concept Questions

  • Taschen
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Circular motion I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING

  • Toto06
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Electron moving in a magnetic field

  • PennyGirl
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Kinetic friction coefficient for polystyrene on glass

  • Kenster1025
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Bird flying between two approaching trains

  • natezyz
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Electrostatic force betwen two ions

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Kinetic Friction of hockey puck

  • nambod
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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

  • Masafi
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Motion at Constant Acceleration Question

  • Adrianna
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Potential difference of a group of atoms

  • HuaYongLi
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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

  • audreylynn
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Velocity and Total Distance Table for Stone Dropped from Tall Building

  • celect
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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?

  • Masafi
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Finding the pressure in a pipe?

  • miamirulz29
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Calculating Height After Bump: A Physics Problem

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

  • Masafi
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Resolving Vectors for Electric Charges

  • physicsfun_12
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How to calculate average power?

  • ben2010
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Electricity field, finding charge

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

  • SankalpSethi
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Falling egg question (with energy equations)

  • jackamo321
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Ferry velocity relative to water given passenger velocities

  • planke
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Object dropped on rotating turntable, find mass

  • nahanksh
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Calculating mass of air from Speed and Density?

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

  • physisis
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Potential difference vs. voltage drop across a resistor

  • xxavenue
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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

  • Apteronotus
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Calculating work using hookes law

  • dw10
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Mixing different temperatures of water ?

  • Dmitri10
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Iron bars dimming lightbulb in electromagnet circuit

  • Greywolfe1982
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Simple Harmonic Motion troubles.

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

  • Ahmad786
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Solve for the length of a cylinder

  • lshine09
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: Rollercoaster Experiment Work Equations Needed

  • Kenster1025
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Gravitational Force: Formula Derivation for 2 Continuous Bodies

  • demonelite123
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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

  • Apteronotus
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Constant acceleration calculations.

  • cary1234
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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

  • physicsfun_12
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Tension at the Top of the String

  • Ahmad786
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Diameter of telescope needed to resolve 3 m lunar lander

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