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Potential Energy Physics Forces Elasticity

07/11/19

Bounce of a ping pong ball vs bounce of other things (How does the material affect ?)?

Yesterday I saw that a ping pong ball bounced nicely on a hard surface but poorly on a mattress.On the contrary ,I saw that other things (a pen for example) bounced poorly on a hard surface but... more

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Potential Energy Science Physics Physics 1 kinetic and potential energy

05/28/18

Easy physics question, just don't understand the question!

full workings with explanation please, and thanks in advance! :) ---------- A ball is projected vertically upwards from the top of a building which is 300m high. The speed of the ball after 1s is... more

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Potential Energy Mechanics Forces Linear Oscillator

05/09/18

Finding the potential of a force

Hi I have been asked to find the potential V(x) of the force F(x)=k(x-L). Can anyone help me with this please? Thanks

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Potential Energy Physics Kinetic Energy Gravitation

05/06/18

Energies in orbit

A meteor with a mass of 58000 kg falls from an radius of 7.1x10^6 m above the surface of the earth. a) What is the speed of the meteor just before impact with the surface of the earth? b)... more

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Potential Energy Kinetic Energy

05/03/18

what is kinetic energy

i want to know more about kinetic and potential energy

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Potential Energy Ap Physics Newton's Universal Law Of Gravitation Rocket Physics

04/26/18

What is the minimum energy that is required to take a stationary satellite...

What minimum energy is required to take a stationary 600 kg satellite from the surface of the moon to an altitude of 9.2x10^5 and put it into an orbit with an orbital speed of 1.36x10^3... more

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Potential Energy Mechanics Kinematics Trajectory

04/02/18

If I have been given a graph of potential energy, how do I sketch typical trajectories in the phase plane?

The particle is moving in the x-axis under the action of a conservative force with a potentialenergy V (x).

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Potential Energy Physics Math Speed, Velocity

12/23/17

What is the value of n?

A ball is dropped from an height of 1m. After hitting the floor the ball bounces back and reaches half of its previous height. After hitting the ball n times the potential energy of the ball... more

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Potential Energy

11/16/17

Two bodies A and B of equal mass are kept at heights 20 m and 30 m respectively calculate ratio of their potential energies

mass of A=20 m mass of B=30 m

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Potential Energy

10/20/17

What is the electrostatic potential energy (in joules) between an electron and a proton that are separated by 52 pm?

Need to figure this out to at least three significant figures.

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Potential Energy Physics Velocity Gravitation

09/01/17

Laws of Motion related doubt

A uniform chain of length 'l' is placed on a smooth horizontal table, such that half of its length hangs over one edge. It is released from rest, the velocity with which it leaves the tables is... more

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Potential Energy Physics Friction Kinetic Energy

07/30/17

Energy lost to heat

In an attempt for a physics teacher to explain the conservation of energy to a student, the teacher goes down a 6.0 m high sliding board. At the bottom, he only travels 7.0 m/s. If the mass of the... more

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Potential Energy Work Kinetic Energy Conservation

07/27/17

Conservation of Energy

A 45 kg student runs with a speed of 2.0 m/s off a horizontal ledge that is 5.0 above a swimming pool. Calculate the vertical speed of the student when she hits the water. ... Energy before... more

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Potential Energy Physics

04/26/17

Potential Energy between charges

A positive charge of 3 nC is placed at the origin and a positive charge of 6.75 nC isplaced on the x-axis 5 cm. A positive test charge of 2 nC is placed on the x-axis adistance d, between these two... more

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Potential Energy

02/15/17

what gives cars potential energy

what give cars potential enery it is a race car

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Potential Energy Physics Gravitation

01/01/17

Gravitational Potential energy doubt

Why gravitational potential gradient is negative when a body is taken away from earth? Please resolve my doubt.

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Potential Energy

08/26/16

electric potential

Consider a uniformly non conducting circular disc . Surface charge density = p and radius of disc = a . Find electric potential at any point on the circurmference and at the centre

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Potential Energy Physics Energy Kilograms

06/01/16

Fill in the Blank: Potential Energy

A 0.50-kg sphere at the top of an incline has a potential energy of 8.0 joules relative to the base of the incline. Rolling halfway down the incline will cause the sphere's potential energy to be... more

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Potential Energy Physics Kinetic Energy Meters

03/17/16

More SPE, KE or GPE?

1. Compared to a marble released from a height of .5 m, a marble released from a height of 1 m has: a) More SPE at the top of the fall b) More KE at the top of the fall c) More GPE at the top... more

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Potential Energy Physics Mass Newton

03/17/16

The following questions refer to a pop-up toy with a mass of .35 kg. The toy’s spring compresses .04 m and has a spring constant of 4,500 N.

The following questions refer to a pop-up toy with a mass of .35 kg. The toy’s spring compresses .04 m and has a spring constant of 4,500 N. 1. What is the spring potential energy before the... more

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Potential Energy Physics Work Power

03/13/16

Physics Problems (2) : Work & Power

How much power is expended to raise a 300 kg roller coaster car to the top of a 35 m hill in 10 seconds? How much potential energy does the roller coaster car have at the top of the... more

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Potential Energy Physics Work Power

03/13/16

Physics Problems (2) : Work & Power

How much potential energy does 8 million kg of water have as it drops 50 m over Niagara Falls? If a 8 million kg of water flows over Niagara Falls each second, calculate the power available at... more

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Potential Energy Physics Work Power

03/13/16

Physics Problems (2) : Work & Power

A weightlifter lifts a 50 kg barbell 2.5 meters into the air. How much work does she do on a barbell? How much potential energy does the barbell have at the top? If she lifts the barbell in 2... more

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Potential Energy Physics Velocity Kinetic Energy

02/17/16

Help explaining physics

Question: As the speed of a bicycle moving along a level horizontal surface changes from 2 m/s to 4 m/s, the magnitude of the bicycle's: Multiple Choice: a. total energy remains the same b.... more

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Potential Energy Work Energy

10/30/15

A particle with total energy E in Potential energy region U(x).Motion of the particle is restricted to the region when ? check description

A particle with total energy E in Potential energy region U(x).Motion of the particle is restricted to the region when options are (a) U(x)>E (b) U(x)<E (c) U(x)=0 (d) U(x) < or = E

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