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How to calculate rate of tank pressure change

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How Can Polarization of Light Lead to Further Component Extraction?

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Projectile motion graph problems

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Calculating Charge in an Earth Electric Field: Gauss' Law

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How to calculate the percentage error in speed

  • smarties
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How Can Relativistic Space Travel Affect Aging and Distance Measurements?

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Normalizing a Wavefunction of a harmonic oscillator

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How Does Changing Distance Affect Force Between Charges?

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How Do Tension and Spring Forces Work in Different Parts of a String?

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Calculating the mass of objects in ICE

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Lens & Focal Point System: Image Formation

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Calculate Period of Leg of 1.75m Tall Man (68 kg)

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Factors Affecting Capacitance in a Capacitor

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Two beakers with volatile solvents in closed system

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Calculus Problem: Finding Work to Empty Trough of Water

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Calculating the Tension in Steel I-Beam Cables

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Aircraft turning 14 degrees east from northbound flight

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Exploring the Quantum Oscillator Model for Diatomic Molecules

  • learning_phys
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Does the hydrogen atom have a spin?

  • learning_phys
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Calculating Heat Expelled from a Heat Pump

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How Does Heat Pump Performance Vary Between Northern and Southern Climates?

  • sapiental
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Velocities due to angular rates

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Easy question but I get a crazy answer

  • sai2020
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Deriving Average Energy of an Oscillator: Thermal Radiation

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Relationship of velocity of the impact to crater depth

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Solving Vector Problems: Finding Magnitudes and Angles with A = 4

  • Maximillien
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Calculating Forces on a Painting: Nail & Thread

  • shanie
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Walking on a board on frictionless surface

  • black_squirrel
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Prove Earth is Round: Math Equation

  • chewy11577
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Quantized Vibrations in Diatomic Molecules | HyperPhysics

  • learning_phys
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Force up inclinded hill question

  • usagi101
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What is the final translational rms speed of the atoms

  • stellies
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Solving a Ball Dropped from 1.75m: Velocity and Impulse Calculations

  • shanie
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Electric flux trough an infinite plane 2

  • julius71989
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Relativistic calculations - when to use them?

  • Darth Geek
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Conduction through a spherical shell.

  • kristen32123
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Solving a Car Collision: Kinetic Energy & Force

  • shanie
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Waves & Elastic Medium: Homework Problem

  • tommelion
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Why Do Different Elements Have Unique Spectral Lines?

  • learning_phys
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How Do Stark and Zeeman Effects Break Degeneracy in Atomic Systems?

  • learning_phys
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How far will it slide before stopping?

  • sweet_calyn04
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Velocity & Volume Change in Ideal Fluids

  • Gear2d
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Total kinetic energy vs total potential energy of a system

  • jimseng
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Problem with ideal gas pressure

  • ttkingdom
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Calculate Water Speed in Venturi Meter

  • ahello888a
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Force on Moving Charges in a Magnetic Field

  • Number1Ballar
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An electromagnetic induction question

  • herich
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Solenoid flux-emf-current problem

  • crbnmnxd3
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Ideal Gas Exercise: Homework Statement & Solution

  • Perrin
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Gauss's Law for cylindrical metal tube enclosing a wire (coaxial cable)

  • Einstein2nd
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Unveiling the Secret Behind Optical Confusion in Photography

  • WardenOfTheMint
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Find Friction Constant in Lisa's Carousel Problem

  • shanie
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Tension / Kinetic Friction Help

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Help on KE of photoelectron emmision

  • carus88
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Negative potential energy and coulomb force

  • learning_phys
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Can Wearing a Kevlar Helmet Protect You from Falling Bullets?

  • 1337
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Building a rat trap operated car

  • Aaron321
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Solving Problems with Work, Energy, and Power

  • Caraniah
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Calculating the Velocity of a Block on an Inclined Plane with Friction

  • monarchus
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Solving a Downward Motion Problem: Velocity of an Object

  • Alime
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Calculating the Momentum of a Proton with a Kinetic Energy of 750MeV

  • UAPhys03
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How do I determine the energy stored in an inductor after 2 seconds?

  • homomorphism
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Electric field and gravitational field question

  • strawberrysk8
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Convert 112km/h to ms^2: Step-by-Step Guide

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Magnetic fields and lines of flux

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Is Combining a Heat Engine and Heat Pump a Perpetual Motion Machine?

  • Gear300
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How much energy is required to ionize the hydrogen atom

  • Laxman2974
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Understanding what i did wrong on my exam

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Comparing Modulus & Strength of Metals & Plastics

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Frequency Patterns when Moving Microphone from 0-90 Degrees

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Combining Angular Momentum: A Comparison of Two Equations

  • apunisheriii
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Calculate the approximate frequency of the C-H bond

  • hot2moli
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Location final image diveraging and converging lens

  • crazyog
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Maximum velocity and acceleration in SHM with given amplitude and period

  • hot2moli
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Mass of Oxygen Withdrawn from Tank at 28.0 atm

  • hot2moli
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Elastic Collision of a ball and an elephant

  • kaka2007
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Specific Heat Capacity question

  • Sabellic
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Speed of a person jumping off a building?

  • Sylvias
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How Can I Solve These Physics Problems on Circular Motion and Weightlessness?

  • the_awesome
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Doppler effect with no given numbers

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Distance between m=0/m=1 bright fringes

  • crazyog
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Seperation between central bright frindge and third dark frindge

  • crazyog
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Minimum thickness of thin film constructive interference

  • crazyog
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Volume of Iron (dealing with the units)

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How Far Will a Sliding Cylinder Travel Before It Rolls Without Sliding?

  • giladbr
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Understanding Negative Lateral Magnification in Optics

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Is My Wave Equation Correct for These Parameters?

  • rugapark
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Huygens Principle Homework: Analyze the Green Part

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Why does friction create rolling?

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Finding the amplitude with frequency and wavelength.

  • sungjoooneee
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How Long Does It Take for a Motor to Stop Due to Bearing Friction Alone?

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De Broglie wavelength calculations

  • rugapark
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Why doesn't the Moon fall to Earth despite gravitational attraction?

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Discover the Natural Swinging Period of the Human Leg | Need Help Now!

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Quick acceleration word problem

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