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    Are electricity and magnetism more alike or different?

    ive been doing some thinking to a question brought up by my advanced physics teacher...i can't really back up any of my responses though...any help on whether electricity and magnetism are more alike or different?
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    Some DC Circuit quick questions

    thanks everybody, i didnt expect to get overwhelmed with this many replies
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    Some DC Circuit quick questions

    i just finished reading the circuit chapter in my book hoping it would answer a few of the questions i had in mind, it helped, but not as much as i had hoped...here are a few questions how quickly is a current established throughout a circuit when the switch is closed? (now i suppose the...
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    OHM's Law Lab: Proper Meter Placement

    oh wait a sec, i mistook u for wisky, now that i reread it i get it, thx
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    OHM's Law Lab: Proper Meter Placement

    copy and paste the part u talk about the 'ammeter'
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    OHM's Law Lab: Proper Meter Placement

    the voltmeter's purpose is clear to me now, but what about the ammeter...what is the proper placement of it in a circuit? and why must it be in series with the resistance? i appreciate ur responses integral and wisky, they were extremely helpful
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    OHM's Law Lab: Proper Meter Placement

    i mean what is the emf in this experiment?
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    OHM's Law Lab: Proper Meter Placement

    OHM's Law Lab this lab involved a voltmeter and an ammeter...a voltage source was turned on and sent to a resistor, from the resistor there was a current probe and a voltage probe...the idea of the lab was to give 6 readings for a resistor, each reading would exceed by .5v intervals...during...
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    Why Is the Sky Blue? Exploring the Science

    Simple question...always wondered why it's blue. :rolleyes:
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    Solve Gas Law Problems: Volumes, Pressures, & Temperatures

    Gas Law Problems A gas-filled balloon occupies a 4-L volume at a pressure of 300kPa. What volume will the balloon occupy if it rises to a height of where the pressure is 200kPa? Calculate the hieght to which a pressure of one atmosphere can life a column of water. Mercury is 13.6 times as...
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    A Few Simple Calculus Problems

    Good morning folks, I have been recently stumped by a few of my son's homework calculus problems and was hoping for a little bit of help. I'm sure they are simple, the thing is it has been 20 years since I took this. 2cosx=sinx sin(pi)/2x=1 sin^2x+sin=1 (find zeros) coscot=2cos...
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