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Heating a house, energy loss to surroundings

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Calculating Thermal Expansion of a Cookware Pot

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Radiation - solving for Q - Stefan-Boltzmann law

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Specific Heat Problem and boiling water

  • clutch12
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Banked Curve Simple Conceptual Problem

  • Fireworks
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Calculating Decibel Increase to Reach Pain Level

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Fluid flow question using bernoulli's and continuity equations

  • lilmul123
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Water Rocket - Rate at which water exits

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What is the velocity of the ball before the collision?

  • UMDstudent
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Mass M decaying into two photons with tan(θ) = 1/2

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Calculating Work Done on a System

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Temperature Fusion (heat gain = heat loss)

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What Is the Period of Oscillation for a Hoop Suspended by Its Perimeter?

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Center of gravity of a stack of coins

  • KatlynEdwards
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Find Speed of Cylindrical Shell on Incline-Loop

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Solve Circuit Resonance Homework: 50mA Current & 30mA Frequency Change

  • Seannation
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Calculate Area of Regular Pentagon - 215 ft Perimeter

  • maverick99
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Finding tension pulling a suitcase at 45 degrees with friction

  • rokas
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Can Time Crystals and Black Hole Theories Redefine Physics?

  • argigle
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Teaching Discrepancy on Centripetal Force?

  • wmrunner24
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Relationship between distance traveled and momentum

  • abpandanguyen
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Thermistor's temperature problem

  • matt_crouch
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Finding tension in a rope system

  • rokas
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Rotating steel rod with balls slowing due to friction

  • seraphimhouse
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Calculating Tension and Total Force in Equilibrium Torque System

  • joemama69
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Does Halving Molecules Double RMS Speed?

  • sArGe99
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Work done in an adiabatic process

  • Cade
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Why is the work done against friction not equal to the force times distance?

  • eureka_beyond
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Ratio of gravitational/repulsive electrostatic force

  • crybllrd
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Graphing conves lense relationships to find focal lenght with slope

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What is the velocity of a projectile when it hits the ground?

  • 1irishman
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Height of cliff from radio wave interference at 25 degrees

  • Jacob87411
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Simple harmonic motion frictionless block problem

  • triplel777
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Help Explaining Newton's Third Law

  • ediggity
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Minimum horizontal force to slide a 4 kg block up a 37° ramp

  • Toila
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Work on a baseball being caught by a catcher

  • Symon
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Centripetal Force Experiment question

  • Stardrops
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Sound intensity at distance and radiated power from spherical source

  • sonutulsiani
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Finding wavelengths of musical notes given their frequencies

  • ryty
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How far away will the ball land?

  • 1irishman
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Understanding Centripetal Force: Homework Help and Formulas

  • PinkEraser
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What angle does it scatter at if the yellow ball is scattered

  • drkidd22
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Measuring Projectile Velocity Using Block Deviation

  • Gavroy
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Projectile Problem No air resistance(At what velocity was object thrown?)

  • 1irishman
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How Do Projectile Angles Affect Velocity at a Fixed Height?

  • merzperson
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Gravitation potential energy without hieght

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Solenoid magnetic field, self-inductance and induced emf

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Expectation value, harmonic oscillator

  • broegger
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Calculating angular velocity of a ratatable bar in inelastic collision

  • mmoadi
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Rolling Friction: Static, Kinetic, or Rolling?

  • sArGe99
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What is the Equilibrium Position of a Mass in a Fluid with Varying Density?

  • fluidistic
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Solving Circuit Problem - Q=CV, V=IR

  • chronicals
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Calculating Spring Compression for Escape Velocity from Spinning Asteroid

  • clutch12
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Solve Stiffness Question: Work to Change Spring Length

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Maximum induced emf with exponentially decaying magnetic field

  • Fazza3_uae
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Extremely Hard Physic Question (Ray diagram)

  • Nope
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What is the final velocity of the two balls in an elastic collision?

  • Saladsamurai
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Exact wave interference distances

  • Calcoolius
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Why would an object become lighter under water?

  • Kaxa2000
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Gravity Problems: Equilateral Triangle and Mile-High Building

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How Much Energy is Needed to Separate Two Atoms in a Vibrational State?

  • PolyFX
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Skeet hit by pellet at maximum height

  • joemama69
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Calculating Doppler Effect: Car Speed and Frequency Analysis

  • sonutulsiani
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Calculate Moment of Inertia - Stick and Ball

  • vm310
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Solving a Frictionless Pulley Problem: Acceleration of m2

  • physicsbro
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Finding Acceleration of Masses in Elevator

  • yoni162
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What is the magnitude and direction of the electric field?

  • johnnyies
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Spring constant for pinball plunger launching 90g ball

  • wmrunner24
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Sound intensity using decibel values

  • 123helpme
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Planetary Nebulae and emission lines

  • knowlewj01
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Comparing rotational energy of five objects with equal mass

  • physicsbro
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Elastic potential energy completely lost to projectile?

  • Subdot
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How Do You Calculate Voltage Across Vcd in a Capacitor Circuit?

  • chronicals
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Angular Velocity Problem - Merry Go Round

  • vm310
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Satelite orbiting earth in a circular path

  • cortozld
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Which Susceptibility of Bismuth Should I Calculate?

  • MaxManus
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How Does Wind Force Affect Flagpole Tension?

  • Sakura22
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How Much Lift Force Do Airliner Wings Generate at Cruising Speed?

  • bleedblue1234
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Projectile Motion with No Air Resistance

  • 1irishman
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Problem with resolution of forces

  • sachin123
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Charged particle between parallel plates: force and kinetic energy

  • chanderjeet
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Finding initial velocities from skid marks after a collision

  • 123bob123
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Problem finding Spring Constant

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How Fast Will the Object Be Falling When It Passes Ken's Window?

  • mt05
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Advanced Doppler effect questions

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Falling object: time before it reaches the ground and its position

  • ellyb
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Bus and Sports Car Kinematics Problem

  • lovemake1
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How to Calculate Forces Between Two Boxes on a Frictionless Surface?

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Time Dilation and aging Problem

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Question on wavelength using the two slit experiment

  • meeklobraca
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Speed of a Rocket far from Earth

  • PhysicsMark
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Force needed to move charge in electric field

  • um0123
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What is the acceleration due to gravity on Planet Plutnik?

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