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O-Level Physics: Resistance Questions Answered

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Maximum repulsion between two charges from a divided charge Q

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Electric dipole moment question

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Solve for di: Negative Effect on Object Distance?

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Calculating Velocity and Height of a Ball on a Frictionless Track

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Potential energy of a string question

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Volume work, absolute and relative pressure confusion

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Can a Simple Glass Lens Focus White Light Correctly?

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A couple basic conceptual questions

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Resistence and double stranded wire.

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Will batteries' terminal get discharged if the positive one is connected to

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Skier going down a hill force and motion question

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Where between Earth and Moon is gravitational force balanced

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Bungee Jump relating to force question

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Orbital Velocity vs Mass and Orbital Velocity vs Radius

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Plumb Bob Problem at 34.5° North Latitude

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Soccer - What was the impulse on the soccer ball

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Calculating Speed of Roller Coaster Car at Top of Loop-the-Loop

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Uranium isotope relative abundance at diff times

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Locomotive, friction, and speed question

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Finding current when voltage peaks in an RLC circuit

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Electrostatics problem inslator and a conductor problem

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Bullet lodges in block attached to spring with 7.10 cm amplitude

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Can Work Done Be Negative and Is Potential Energy Ever Negative?

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Solving an ideal gas law problem with P1V1/T1=P2V2/T2

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Did bad on my test but i think i get MOMENTUM

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Conservation of Energy Problem.

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Finding The Tension force with different angles

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What Is the Electric Flux Density Between Charged Parallel Plates?

  • adedoyin.mike
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Calculating Distance Between Wave Crest and Zero Acceleration Point?

  • dietcokegal
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Refrigerator coefficient of performance with 5.40 K

  • j88k
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Calculating Work and Thermal Efficiency of a Heat Engine

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Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy of a Hanging Ball

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Calculating Current Through a 100W Light Bulb

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How does weight influence static and knetic friction?

  • musi
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Index of refraction and speed of light.

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Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy Question

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Calculating Torque for Rotating Cylinder in V Groove

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A bus, a pendulum and acceleration

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How can you calculate the value of 'g' without fancy equipment?

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How Does Spring Stretching Affect Wave Speed?

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Does Throwing a Brick Overboard Increase or Decrease Lake Water Levels?

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Can't Check Your Work: Conceptual Problems in Physics

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Physics Conceptual Question: Buoyancy?

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Mutual Inductance of solenoid and coil

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Electric potential: finding speed and distance?

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Finding velocity with magnetism?

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"Doppler Effect: Applying a 35 m/s Car

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Falling object rotating spherical shell via energy

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Electric Potential Inside a Parallel-Plate Capacitor

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Identifying Forces on a Skier Sliding Down a 15 Degree Slope

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Calculating the x-component of a vector with magnitude and direction

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2 Objects connected by rigid rod moving perpendicular to each other

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How Does a Spring System Work on an Inclined Plane?

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How to Calculate Work Done by a Motor Pulling a Cup through a Parabola?

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Finding skid mark length for a braking car with friction

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Coin on Turntable: Find Max Distance w/o Slipping

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Vector Addition and Subtraction Questions

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How Many People Can a Raft Made of 9 Logs Hold Before Getting Wet?

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What is the Speed of the Train as it Rounds a Curve?

  • julz3216
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Coefficient of friction greater than 1 on a wooden ramp at 47°

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Calculating Frequency of a Transverse Wave on a String

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Electric field produced by 2 point charges

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What is the force acting on a 2kg object at the top of a parabolic trajectory?

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Static Friction and angle of Repose

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Solving for Distance of a Rotating Wheel

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How Do You Calculate Momentum and Kinetic Energy in a Two-Car Collision?

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Question on the effects of size of bulb on thermomters

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Series versus Parallel Capacitors

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Gravity Assist (Slingshot effect)?

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Coeficient of kinetic friction

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Calculate Work and Crate Speed in Astronaut's Space Station Maneuvers

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Falling Velocity Relative to Weight

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No idea how to start this tension/cable problem

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Refraction in a Glass Cylinder with just 1 Number

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Energy of conservation question

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Centre of Mass of Isosceles Triangle?

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Rotation of a spool about rough ground

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Balls fired up in air, find their speeds

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Calculating Young Modulus to GPa

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Calculating Distance Traveled When Reacting to an Emergency

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Average force exerted on object by wall

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Collisions and Change in Momentum

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Finding elastic constant given mass and elongation

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Finding Time, given velocity and acceleration

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How Do You Solve Basic Angular Motion Problems?

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Distance from left end of beam to rope attachment point

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What Does the Scale Read in Different Elevator Scenarios?

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Kinetic Energy Calculation Using Average Velocity

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Projectile motion with initial height, max height, and landing height

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Finding the electric field at a point midway between two charges

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Rocket-Powered Hockey Puck Circular Motion Problem

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