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Measuring resistance accurately?

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The proabability density of an electron

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Current needed for zero tension in suspended conductor in magnetic field

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Consevation of energy in collisions

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Alternating source driving RLC circuit

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Solve Capacitor Problem: C1,C2,C3 Charge/Voltage

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Calculating Energy Usage for a Jet Airliner

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What Is Sam Doing Wrong in His Friction and Distance Calculation?

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How to get the elongation with modulus of elasticity as the given?

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Induced Emf, Contributing factors

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Total internal reflection in glass slab surrounded by liquid

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Why Do Magnetic Fields Differ in Right Hand Rule Illustrations?

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Is this how I would determine the force?

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Finding spring constant k from mass and period of oscillation

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Optics and Cameras: Why Does a Camera Get Wider/Longer?

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Analyzing a Concurrent Force System with Looping Cords and Pulleys

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Calculating Neutron Binding Energy in 13-C

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Kirchhoff's Laws with 3 voltage sources

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How Do You Calculate the Length of Wire in a Generator Coil?

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What is the rate of fission events in the reactor core?

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Solving for Speed: Chip Dipped in Dip w/ Radius .5m

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Solve Kirchhoff Problem: Find Voltages of Resistors

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Boat Hauling Skier: Calculating Acceleration

  • bigdaddy
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How Close Does the Alpha Particle Get to the Platinum Nucleus?

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Is My Derivative Calculation for a Logarithmic Function Correct?

  • xxclaymanxx
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Geostationary Orbit: Calculating Distance from Earth

  • HarrisonColes
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What Direction Does the Coil Rotate in a Magnetic Field?

  • Darth Geek
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Hydrodynamics:Bernoulli's equation

  • woollyyak
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Work done moving a proton toward a +3 microcoulomb charge from 50 cm to 35 cm

  • kitkat2950
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Taking Apart an Alpha Particle

  • conniechiwa
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What Factors Affect the Emission of a Photon by an Electron?

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Frequency of light to eject electrons from gold

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Moving conductors in magnetic field with Kirchhoff's law

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Work Done In space - Satellites

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Calculating max. kinetic energy (photoelectric)

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Temperature Change and Volume Expansion

  • yellowgators
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How Is the Magnetic Field Calculated at the Midpoint of a Helmholtz Coil?

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Bernoulli's equation and a stream of water

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Temperature & Heat Homework: Coffee at 86.987°C

  • Kris1120
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What is the activity of 99Tc in a pharmaceutical after 1.5 hours?

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CALCULATING TEMPERATURE CHANGE FROM THORIUM DECAY

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Entropy of system with ice cube in lake

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Metal bar on conducdting rod take 2 (didn't post first time)

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What is the entropy change of the meteor

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Weight = Pressure * Total Area

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Finding distance of a planet whose orbital period is 2x Earth

  • JohnGalt
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Calculating normal force in a loop-the-loop situation

  • jeanjacket
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Interesting Electric Field and Spring Problemf

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Potential difference across airplane wings in Earth's magnetic field

  • Darth Geek
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Power and torque what did i do wrong?

  • ahello888a
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Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential Difference

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Changes to electric field between two parallel plates

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Why is F=ma not applicable in this work and kinetic energy problem?

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Understanding Conventional Current and the Right Hand Rule for B-Field Direction

  • learning_phys
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I need the final velocity of two balls

  • cuajin
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Satellite orbital energy with varying gravity at height

  • Lexington
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Calculating moment of inertia for a yo-yo with two disks and a hub

  • ahello888a
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Charges, conservation of energy

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An 800 MW electric power plant

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How fast must a satellite leave Earth's surface

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Rotational Motion and Gravity/Planetary Orbits review

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Does a massive pulley increase total kinetic energy in a system?

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Work and Heat Flow of a Heat Engine Cycle

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Capacitor and Potential. EN - weird solution

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Question regarding force on a square loop due to a magnetic field

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What Determines the Poynting Vector in an Electromagnetic Wave?

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Calculating R and C on an AC circuit.

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Rate of radiation coming from inside a container

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How Do You Calculate the Kinetic Energy of a Stretched Spring?

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How much does the spring stretch connecting a car and trailer?

  • GeoKenshin
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Moment of inertia of a rectangular door hinged on long side

  • ahello888a
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Light ray refraction through glass prism in air and water

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Advanced Extension Physics Past Papers Needed - AEA

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Solving Spring Constant: A 760N Weight Puzzle

  • GeoKenshin
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Solve De Broglie Waves Homework

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Block of ice melts - entropy of ice?

  • ally1h
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What Is the Correct Spacing for Diffraction Grating Lines?

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Varying the voltage of a light bulb

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Forces on anchors in pulley system with 100kg load

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Calculate X-Ray Wavelength for Lead Target

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Momentum of rubber bullet problem

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Understanding Charge Movement in Discharge Lamps

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Air resistance of a thrown object

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Using electric force to find the force of gravity

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Solving a Fishy Collision: Velocity After Impact

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Potential of charged disk for x R

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Torque and Rockets for Spinning Satellites

  • ahello888a
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Light refracted through Prism question

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Find index of refraction of the prism for 2 wavelengths

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How Much Power Does a 1500-kg Racecar Need to Reach 90 km/h in 5 Seconds?

  • JustinKim
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Basic kinematics - conceptual questions

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Period of an electric dipole rotating in an external electric field

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