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How Much Energy Does Ice Release When Cooled in a Freezer?

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I didn't even learn this yet but got hw on TORQUE

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How to Find the Velocity Components After 10 Seconds?

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Force and motion: box on a ramp question

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Finding components of final velocity- on homework

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Momentum, enegy and collisions

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What is the thinnest film for strong reflection of visible light?

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The Mystery of Satellite Speed: Solving an Elliptical Orbit

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Calculating Car Acceleration with Fuzzy Die

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Calculating Capacitance in Parallel Circuits with AC Generator

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Electric Current - Finding # of Electrons

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Potential on the inside of a hollow insulating sphere

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Calculating the Density of a Floating Block of Wood

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Electric field from two point charges and then some

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What Are the Forces in Equilibrium for a Weight Hanging on a Rod?

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How Does a Cowboy Time His Jump to Land on a Galloping Horse?

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Analyzing Angular Motion in a Bicycle Wheel

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Distance for charge to travel through magnetic field

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Refraction and Mirrors, image position

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Tangential Force in Uniform Circular Motion: Explained

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Expression for the gravitational potential Vgrav

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Induced current in parallel loop

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Simple Question: Measurements of length & mass ZZZ

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Conservation of energy of an oscilating system with friction

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Radio waves: constructive and destructive interference 1-dimension

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Solving Loop in Mathematica for (u,i) Pairs

  • Juliane
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Three spheres attached by conducting wire

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Net Force of Point Charges, Coulomb's law

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Relative Velocity and Acceleration

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How Many Electrons Generate the Charge in Coulomb's Law Problem?

  • kgigs6
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Projectile Motion parabola effect

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Help with Archimedes' Principle

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Power & Heaters: Calculating Absorbed Power

  • jakey
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Resistivity of tungsten filament

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Rotation of a sphere-how can it happen?

  • Ed Wiggins
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Rockets on a car's effect on velocity?

  • zell_D
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Molar Heat Capacities and Specific Heats for Ideal Gases

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Atomic Mass of Rare Carbon Isotope: Solving the Puzzle

  • phy112
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Direction of electron in magnetic field?

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Understanding Elastic Collisions: Solving a Head-On Collision Problem

  • cybernerd
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Projectile Motion Equation Need Help Re-arranging Please

  • AudioGeek
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Solve 500g Falling Rock Problem: Initial Speed

  • cybernerd
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Resistance and resistivity problem

  • jony529
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Circuit analysis - Finding the currents

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How Does Friction and Incline Angle Affect a Sliding Box's Motion?

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Gauss's Law: An line of charge and a sphere, find flux

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Exploding Object Problem: Solving for the Speed of the Third Fragment

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Kirchhoff's Rules and terminal voltage

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Mechanical Energy Homework: Find E of 0.13 kg Ball at 5.00 m

  • cybernerd
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Solve Ballistic Pendulum Height Problem

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How much work must you do to change length of spring?

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What is the final rotational speed of the double rotating disks?

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Solving Beginner Momentum Homework: Collision of 2 Carts

  • Oscar Wilde
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Calculating Energy Required for Temperature Change of Substance

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Electric Potential of a Finite Rod

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Sound Waves dropping a rock into a well

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Finding Mass and Velocity on an Inclined Plane

  • DoctorB2B
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I could use some basic physics help

  • Eric1234
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How Does Conservation of Momentum Determine Speed After a Collision?

  • Crichar1
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Magnetic Flux of Earth onto myself

  • carrotcake10
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Potential Energy of a single particle

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Gauss's law, determing average volume charge density

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How is the entropy of the solar system increasing?

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Finding coefficient of friction and the mass

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Thermodynamics- carnot engine power

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Solve Momentum Collision Homework Problem

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Work and Kenitic Enegry problem

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Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy Problem

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Electron in a magnetic field and angular momentum

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Astronaut With Gun and Circular Motion

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How to find the current and equivalent resistance in a parallel circuit

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Finding Height to Land Golf Ball 1m Away: Need Advice

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Scalar product of position vectors

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Solving Friction & Skier Homework with Work-Energy Theorem

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Calculating Average Force on a Baseball Using F=ma Formula

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How Does Removing a Dielectric Affect Capacitor Energy?

  • SoulofLoneWlf
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Need help with analyzing this combination circuity

  • shemer77
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Finding exhaust temp in heat engine problem (entropy)

  • aussie-girl
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Ballistics Test: Calculating Time, Force & Speed

  • julz3216
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Ampere/Maxwell law capacitor problem

  • mcshadypl
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What Is the Maximum Force Exerted by the Floor on the Ball?

  • julz3216
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Finding mass of ice in latent heat of fusion problem

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What is the wavelength of waves in shallower water?

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Solving for the Direction of an Electron in a Magnetic Field

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N (Intro 1)Tennis Ball Rebound: Force on Ball During Collision

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Capacitor AS an energy storing device help?

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Quantum mechanics scattering problem

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How Do You Calculate the Angle in a Diffraction Grating Equation?

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Questions with uncertainties for lab reports

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Resistance & Power: Measured by e.m.f in a Circuit

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O-Level Physics: Resistance Questions Answered

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Question about coulomb's force.

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