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speed / velocity
acceleration
m/ s
m/ s 2
tan =
opp
adj
= tan−1
opp
adj
An inertial reference frame is one in which
Newton's First Law of Motion is valid. The
sin 2 cos2 =1 acceleration of any inertial reference frame is
kg⋅m always zero.
force N= KINEMATICS IN ONE DIMENSION
s2
x x An object is in equilibrium when it has zero
N kg vavg = v instant
=lim
pressure Pa= = t t0 t acceleration.
m 2 m⋅s2 v v
aavg = a instant =lim
t t0 t Newton's First Law of Motion
kg⋅m
impulse N⋅s= An object continues in a state of rest or a state
s Variables Equations of motion at a constant velocity (speed and
kg⋅m x0 v=v 0 at direction) unless compelled to change that state
momentum
s x 1 by a net external force.
x= x 0 v 0 t a t 2
v0 2
kg⋅m2 Newton's Second Law of Motion
work / energy J = N⋅m= v v 2 =v 20 2 a x
s2 a ∑ F =m⋅a
J kg⋅m2 t The direction of the acceleration is the same as
power W= = 3 1. Make a drawing to represent the situation the direction of the net force.
s s 2. Decide which directions are positive
angular displacement rad relative to a conveniently chosen coordinate Newton's Third Law of Motion
system Whenever a body exerts a force on a second
angular velocity rad / s 3. Write down the values of the kinematic body, the second body will exert an oppositely
angular acceleration rad / s2 variables. If there are multiple objects, directed force of equal magnitude on the first
remember that they may share come body.
torque N⋅m common variables.
moment of inertia kg⋅m2 4. Choose the equation which contains the This force pair doesn't cancel because they are
given values and the unknown value. acting on different objects.
angular momentum kg⋅m2 / s 5. When the motion is divided into segments,
remember that the final velocity of one Weight
rotational work/energy J
segment is the initial velocity for the next The force of gravity, Fg, acting on an object is
frequency Hz = cycles / s segment. often called the object's weight. If the local
6. Remember that there may be two possible value of the acceleration due to gravity is
mass density kg / m3 mathematical solutions, and you need to known, this is Fg =m⋅ g
temperature K or °C select the appropriate answer or answers
when this occurs. Normal Force
heat J
When an object is in contact with a surface, the
entropy J/K Free Fall normal force, FN, is the component of the force
The acceleration due to gravity at sea-level at that the surface exerts that is perpendicular to
electric charge C the Earth's equator is called one “gee” and is the surface; it is the force that prevents the
electric field N/C approximately 9.80 m/s2. object from passing through the surface.
electric flux N⋅m2 /C KINEMATICS IN TWO DIMENSIONS Apparent Weight
Separate vectors into components parallel to the The apparent weight of an object is the force
electric potential V=J/C
axes of the chosen coordinate system. that a scale exerts on the object resting on it,
potential gradient V/m opp=hyp sin adj= hypcos FN. If the reference frame has an acceleration a
Motion in the x-direction is independent of where up is positive, then FN = Fg m⋅ a
capacitance F =C / V
motion in the y-direction.
electric current A=C / s Tension
Projectile Motion Tension is a force applied to one end of a rope
electrical resistance =V / A
a x =0m / s2 or cable that is transmitted to an object attached
v x=v 0x
resistivity ⋅m a y=9.80 m / s2 down to the other end of the rope or cable.
magnetic field T = N⋅s /C⋅m At the apex of the flight (vertex of parabola)
v y =0m / s If the rope is massless, the force applied to one
magnetic flux Wb=T⋅m2 At original height on way back down end would be completely transmitted to the
inductance H =V⋅s/ A y= y 0 v y =−v 0y object at the other end. However, ropes do
have mass, so some of the force applied is
To convert units, make sure you write down needed to accelerate the rope, which results is a
Relative Velocity
units explicitly and treat them as algebraic reduced force acting on the attached object.
v AB is the velocity of A as seen by B
quantities. You will multiply by conversion
factors in the form of fractions so units cancel. v AB=v AC v CB v AB=−v BA
AP Physics B Review Sheet
system; it is the balance point for the object. GM E
The center of gravity of a thrown, rotating v=
r
object is the point that moves along the Note that r =r E h is the orbital radius.
parabola.
Artificial Gravity
The center of mass is the point that represents
v= r g effective
the average location for the total mass of the
system. The center of mass is generally the
same point as the center of gravity, unless the
object is tall enough that g is smaller at its top
than at its base, in which case the center of
mass is slightly higher than the center of
gravity.
AP Physics B Review Sheet
ROTATIONAL KINEMATICS Common Moments of Inertia Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion
Rotational kinematics problems are solved like Many more can be found on the Internet For two objects orbiting the same body.
2 3
linear motion problems, with angular variables
substituted for linear variables.
Linear (m) Angular (radians)
Point mass
Hollow cylinder, hoop
I =m r 2
I =m r 2
TA
TB
r
= A
rB
For one object orbiting a body with known
arclength 1 mass M
Distance d = Solid cylinder, disk I = mr2
radius 2 2
4 3
T 2= r
1 GM
v= 2 r 1 Thin rod around center I= m r2
Speed = = 12
T t T Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
1 G m1 m2
Acceleration a = Thin rod around end I = m r2
3 F g=
t r2
2 m3
Hollow sphere around center I = mr2 G=6.67428×10−11
Variables Kinematics Equations 3 kg⋅s2
0 = 0 t When using G, you must use meters for
2
θ 1 Solid sphere around center I = mr2 distance, kilograms for mass, and seconds for
= 0 0 t t 2 5
0 2 time.
ω 2 = 20 2
α Newton's Second Law for Rotation Orbital speed of satellites in circular orbits
t ∑ = I
As long as the angular variables are expressed
using radian measure, the following Angular Momentum
v=
GM
r
Note that r =r E h is the orbital radius.
conversions can be made: L = I
s=r v T =r a T =r Total angular momentum is conserved if the net Escape speed at distance d
where the linear measure is tangential to the external torque acting on the system is zero.
circular path. (s is the arc length)
Conservation of angular momentum is why an
v=
2G M
d
Centripetal Acceleration with Angular Speed ice skater rotates faster when she pulls her arms
Local Acceleration Due to Gravity and
v2 and legs in during a spin.
a c= T =r 2 Gravitational Field Strength
r Outside a planet g is given by
Rotational Kinetic Energy
1 g= G M
ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS KE rot = I 2 r2
Torque 2
When a force F acts at a point a Rotational kinetic energy is part of mechanical where r =r planeth is the orbital radius.
displacement r from the axis of rotation, it energy, and so must be part of the conservation
of the total mechanical energy, though not Inside a planet with uniform density it is
produces a torque
=
r×F = F⋅r⋅sin = F perpendicular⋅r= F⋅l
F perpendicular = F sin
conserved itself.
Resonance waves pass occur in a given time. An image is upright if it is in the same
A natural frequency of an object is one at orientation as the object that formed it. An
which minimum energy is required to produce Wave Speed image is inverted if it is in the opposite
forced vibrations. It is also the frequency that v= f orientation.
requires the least amount of energy to continue
Plane Mirrors
the vibration.
and regions of minimum intensity at angles FT observer relative to the medium of sound
where v string = propogation.
given by m/ L
sin = n
1
2 d For a tube of length L open at both ends, Source moving toward stationary observer:
v sound 1
Diffraction f n =n⋅ f o= f s
The bending of a wave around an obstacle or 2L vs
1−
the edges of an opening is called diffraction. v
For a tube of length L open at only one end, Source moving away from stationary observer:
When a wave with wavelength λ passes through v 1
f n =2n−1⋅ sound f o= f s
a slit of width d then there are regions of 4L vs
maximum intensity found at angles given by 1
v
sin = n
1
2 d
f1 is the 1st harmonic or the fundamental freq.
f2 is the 2st harmonic or the 1st overtone.
Observer moving toward stationary source:
and regions of minimum intensity at angles
given by
f3 is the 3rd harmonic or the 2nd overtone.
f o = f s 1 o
v
v
n Resonance Observer moving away from stationary source:
sin =
d When an object vibrates near by or in contact
with a second object, and the frequency of
vibration is near one of the natural frequencies
f o = f s 1−
vo
v
Resolving Power General:
Two point objects are just resolved as separate of the second object, the second object will
v
when the first dark fringe in the diffraction start to vibrate at its natural frequency. This is 1± o
v
pattern of one falls directly on the central bright called resonance. f o= f s
vs
fringe in the diffraction pattern of the other. 1∓
Waves (including sound intensity or light v
min≈1.22 intensity) are amplified via resonance.
d
Beats
When two overlapping waves have frequencies
that are only slightly different, they create a
combined wave with a beat frequency equal to
the difference in the original frequencies.
AP Physics B Review Sheet
LIGHT COLOR
Electromagnetic radiation, including visible Color is provoked by the frequencies of visible
light, is produced by vibrating electric charges. light emitted or reflected by things, but it is also
This creates an oscillating electric field in the eye of the beholder as whether or not
perpendicular to the direction of propagation. these frequencies of light are actually perceived
The current formed by the moving electric as colors depend on the eye-brain system. For
charges also creates an oscillating magnetic instance, many organisms, including people
field perpendicular to both the direction of with red-green color blindness, will see no red
propagation and the electric field. The angle of incidence at which the reflected in a rose.
light is completely polarized is parallel to the
Scientists now agree that light has a dual surface is called Brewster's angle. White light is the combination of all
nature, part particle and part wave. According n2 frequencies of visible light. Black is the
tan B =
to this theory, light also consists of massless n1 absence of light.
bundles of concentrated electromagnetic energy At this angle, the reflected and refracted rays
called photons. are perpendicular to each other. Color by Reflection
When light hits an object light of some
Whether light appears to be a particle or a wave Shadows frequencies is absorbed by the cells in the
depends on what is being measured and/or how A thin beam of light is often called a ray. Any object and some light is reflected. The
the experiment is designed. beam of light, no matter how wide, can be reflected frequencies create the color of the
thought of as made of a bundle of light rays. object. Most objects do not have pure single-
The Electromagnetic Spectrum frequency colors, but are composed of a spread
Radio Waves - low frequency, long wavelength A shadow forms where light rays cannot reach. of frequencies.
Microwaves Sharp shadows are produced by a small light
Infrared source nearby or by a large light source further Note that only colors present is the original
Visible Light (ROYGBIV) away.Fuzzy-edged shadows are formed by light source could be reflected this way, which
Ultraviolet larger light sources close to an object, because is why objects look different colors under
X-rays light rays from one part of the light source may different light sources.
Gamma Rays – high frequency, short λ be blocked while others reach that part of the
shadow. Color by Transmission
The Speed of Light The color of a transparent object depends on
1 The darkest part of the shadow, where no light the frequencies of the light it transmits. The
c= =299,792,458 m / s
0 0
reaches, is called the umbra. The lighter area material in the object that selectively absorbs
of partial shadow is called the penumbra. colored light is known as a pigment, and the
Polarization frequencies absorbed by the pigment are not
In polarized light, all of the oscillations of the Opacity and Transparency transmitted.
electric field are in the same plane. This plane When an electromagnetic wave hits an atom,
is called the direction of polarization. the electrons in the atom are forced into From an atomic point of view, electrons in the
vibration. The natural frequency of an electron pigment selectively absorb light of certain
In unpolarized light, the direction of depends on how strongly it is held by a nearby frequencies, while other frequencies are
polarization is not fixed, but fluctuates nucleus. transmitted through the glass. The energy in the
randomly in time. The direction of oscillation absorbed light increases the kinetic energy of
of the electric field is different for different When an electromagnetic wave encounters an the atoms, and the object is warmed.
photons. electron the electron may absorb the light as it
jumps up energy levels. Additive Color (Lights)
Polarizing materials allow only the component All frequencies in the mix are seen.
of the wave's electric field along one direction If the frequency of the light was the same as the
to pass through. This preferred transmission electron's natural frequency, the electron holds The primary colors are red, green, and blue.
direction for the electric field is called the on to this energy for a longer time (about 100
transmission axis. millionths of a second). During this time the When mixing equal amounts of light,
atom collides with its neighbors many times red + green = yellow
When unpolarized light is incident on a piece of and the gives up this energy as heat. red + blue = magenta
polarizing material, the transmitted polarized green + blue = cyan
light has an intensity that is one-half that of the If the frequency of the light is not similar to the red + green + blue = white
incident light. electron's natural frequency, it emits the energy
quickly as light. The frequency of the light may Subtractive Color (Pigments)
When two pieces of polarizing material are change depending on what energy level the Only those frequencies not absorbed by any of
used one after the other, the first is called the electron drops into. the pigments are seen.
polarizer and the second is called the analyzer.
If the light is emitted in the same direction it The primary colors are magenta, yellow, and
If the average intensity of polarized light hitting was originally traveling in, the material is cyan.
the analyzer is S0, then the average intensity of transparent. If the light is emitted randomly in
light leaving the analyzer is a forward direction, but not exactly the same When mixing equal amounts of pigment,
S =S 0 cos 2 direction, the material is translucent. If the magenta + yellow = red
light is emitted backwards, the material is magenta + cyan = blue
where θ is the angle between the transmission
opaque. yellow + cyan = green
axes of the polarizer and analyzer.
magenta + yellow + cyan = grey/black
AP Physics B Review Sheet
When part of a fluid is warmed, the volume of 2
N m v rms N m v rms
2 An isobaric process is one that occurs at
the fluid expands and its density decreases. P= 3 = constant pressure.
3 L 3 V
According to Archimedes' Principle, the W = P⋅ V
surrounding cooler and denser fluid exerts a
buoyant force on the warmer fluid and pushes it Kinetic Energy of a Gas (Molecular Scale)
upward. As the warmer fluid rises, the 1 3
KE= m v 2rms= k T
surrounding cooler fluid replaces it. This 2 2
cooler fluid, in turn, is warmed and pushed
upward. This creates a continuous fluid flow, Internal Energy of a Gas
called a convection current, which carries along
heat. The transfer of heat is done by 1
U = N m v 2rms =N
2
3
2
3
kT = nRT
2
convection.
Thermodynamics Isochoric Process
Conduction The system is the collection of objects upon An isochoric process is one that occurs at
Conduction is the process whereby heat is which attention is being focused. Everything constant volume.
transferred directly through a material, but any else in the environment is called the W =0
bulk motion of the material plays no role in the surroundings.
transfer.
The physical condition of the system is called
Q= k⋅A⋅ T⋅t
L the state of the system. It includes pressure,
The proportionality constant, k, is called the volume, temperature, and mass of the system.
thermal conductivity of the material.
The system and its surroundings must be
Conduction happens best in metals because the separated by walls of some kind. Walls that
free electrons in the metallic bonds transfer permit the transfer of heat are called diathermal
heat rapidly through the substance. walls. Perfectly insulating walls that do not
permit the flow of heat from the system to the Isothermal Process
Radiation surroundings are called adiabatic walls. An isothermal process is one that occurs at
The process of transferring energy via constant temperature.
electromagnetic waves is called radiation; it
does not require a material medium.
The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Two systems individually in thermal
equilibrium with a third system are in thermal
W =nRT ln
Vf
Vi
=Q
Q=e⋅⋅T 4⋅A⋅t
The proportionality constant, σ, is called the equilibrium with each other. Objects in thermal
Stefan-Boltzmann constant. equilibrium will have the same temperature.
J
=5.67× 10−8 The First Law of Thermodynamics
s⋅m2⋅K 4
The factor e is the emissivity, which is a number U =U f −U i=Q −W
between 0 and 1 that represents the ratio of the Q is positive when the system gains heat
energy actually emitted by an object and what it Q is negative when the system loses heat
would emit if it were a perfect blackbody. W is positive when work is done by the system
W is negative when work is done on the system
All bodies continuously radiate energy in the
form of electromagnetic waves, though it may Because internal energy depends only on
temperature, ΔU is determined once the initial Adiabatic Process
be in a form other than visible light.
and final temperatures are known. An adiabatic process is one that occurs without
any heat flow between the system and the
When a body has the same temperature as its
Internal energy depends only on the state of a surroundings.
surroundings, the amount of radiant energy
system, not on the method by which the system Q=0
being emitted must balance the amount of
arrives at a given state. 3
W = nR T i −T f
radiant energy being absorbed.
2
Ideal Gas Law Pressure-Volume Graphs
An ideal gas is an idealized model for real The area under the curve on a pressure-volume
gases that have sufficiently low densities. This graph is the work for any kind of process.
condition means that the molecules of the gas
are so far apart that they do not interact other
than via collisions that are effectively elastic.
P⋅V = n⋅R⋅T
P⋅V = N⋅k⋅T
The proportionality constant is the universal P i V i =P f V f
gas constant, R, which has been experimentally c
= P
determined to be 8.31 J/(mol K). Related to cV
this is Boltzmann's constant, k = R / Å which is monotomic ideal gas: =5/ 3
1.38×10-23 J/K. diatomic ideal gas: =7/5
AP Physics B Review Sheet
The Second Law of Thermodynamics The term heat pump is reserved for a home ELECTROSTATICS
Heat flows spontaneously from a substance at a heating device which used work W to make Conservation of Electric Charge
higher temperature to a substance at a lower heat QC from the wintry outdoors flow up the During any process, the net electric charge of
temperature, and does not flow spontaneously temperature hill into a warm house. an isolated system remains constant.
in the reverse direction. Q
Coefficient of performance= H
W Usually electrons are transferred rather than
Heat Engines If the process occurs reversibly, we have an protons, because they take less energy to move
A heat engine is any device that uses heat to ideal device called a Carnot heat pump. as they are on the outside of the atom.
perform work. QC T C Coefficient TH
= = Whenever two different materials rub against
QH T H of performance T H −T C
each other it is likely that one will leave with
more electrons than it started with...the other
Entropy
will leave with less. This is called
Irreversible processes lose some ability to
triboelectricity.
perform work. This partial loss can be
expressed in terms of entropy.
When a rubber rod is rubbed with animal
fur, some of the electrons in the fur transfer
The quantity Q / T is called the change in
to the rubber rod.
entropy and applies to any process in which
The efficiency, e, of a heat engine is defined as heat Q enters or leaves a system reversibly at a
If a glass rod is rubbed with silk cloth,
the ratio of the work done by the engine to the constant temperature T.
some of the electrons in the glass transfer to
input heat.
W
e= =1− out
Q S=
Q
T R
the silk.
Qin Qin Entropy, like internal energy, is a function of Items that allow the easy flow of electrons are
A reversible process is one in which both the the state or condition of they system. Only the called electrical conductors. Most metals are
system and its environment can be returned to state of a system determines the entropy S that conductors because of the nature of metallic
exactly the states they were in before the a system has. Therefore, the change in entropy bonds.
process occurred. ΔS is equal to the entropy of the final state
minus the entropy of the initial state. Items that inhibit the flow of electrons are
A process that involves an energy-dissipating called electrical insulators. Most nonmetals
mechanism or a spontaneous process cannot be The Second Law and Entropy are insulators because of the nature of covalent
reversible because the energy wasted would The Second Law of Thermodynamics states bonds and ionic bonds in solids.
alter the system, the environment, or both. that if the physical process is irreversible, the
combined entropy of the system and the Rubbing two objects together to make an
Carnot's Principle environment must increase. The final entropy electrical imbalance is called charging by
No irreversible engine operating between two must be greater than the initial entropy for an friction.
reservoirs at constant temperatures can have a irreversible process:
greater efficiency than a reversible engine Sf > Si (irreversible process) Transferring electrons from one material to
operating between the same temperatures. When a reversible process occurs, the another by simply touching is called charging
Furthermore, all reversible engines operating combined entropy of the system and the by contact.
between the same temperatures have the same environment does not change.
efficiency. Sf = Si (reversible process) If we bring a charged object near a conducting
surface, even without physical contact,
An important feature of a reversible engine, When an irreversible process occurs, and the electrons will move in the conducting surface.
called a Carnot engine, is that all of the input entropy of the universe increases, the energy This can be used to charge the object by
heat originates in a hot reservoir at a uniform for doing work decreases. induction, if the object is grounded.
temperture of TH and all the waste heat goes W unavailable=T C S universe
into a cold reservoir at a uniform temperature Charge polarization occurs when a charged rod
of TC . We associate an increase in entropy with an is brought near an insulator. There is a
QC T C T increase in disorder, and a decrease in entropy rearrangement of the position of charges within
= e=1− C
QH T H TH with a decrease in disorder (or a greater degree the atoms and molecules themselves.
of order).
Refrigeration Coulomb's Law
If work is used, heat can be made to flow from The Third Law of Thermodynamics The electrical force between any two point-
cold to hot, against its natural tendency. The It is not possible to lower the temperature of charges with charges q1 and q2, separated by a
process of removing heat from the cold any system to absolute zero in a finite number distance r obeys an inverse-square law:
reservoir and adding it to the hot reservoir is of steps. q q
Fe =k 1 2 2
called a refrigeration process. r
QC The constant k is often expressed in terms of a
Coefficient of performance=
W more fundamental constant called the
If the process occurs reversibly, we have an permittivity of free space,
ideal device called a Carnot refrigerator or C2
Carnot air conditioner. 0 =8.854187817×10−12
N⋅m 2
QC T C Coefficient TC
= = 1 N⋅m 2
QH T H of performance T H −T C k= =8.987551788×109
4 0 C2
Heat Pumps
AP Physics B Review Sheet
The current through each device in a series Kirchhoff's Current Law (Junction Rule)
circuit is the same. The sum of the magnitudes of the currents
Resistor Capacitor directed into a junction equals the sum of the
The voltage will drop through each device, to magnitudes of the currents directed out of the
be built up again by the battery or other emf junction.
source.
Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (Loop Rule)
Inductor (Air Core) Inductor (Iron Core) Series resistors: R S = R1 R2 R3 ⋯ Around any closed circuit loop, the sum of the
1 1 1 1 potential drops equals the sum of the potential
Series capacitors: = ⋯ gains.
CS C1 C2 C3
Magnetic Field When an electric force is applied to a positively If the wire is wound so that the turns are packed
Surrounding a magnet is a three-dimensional charged particle, the path of the particle bends close to each other and the solenoid is long
magnetic field. The direction of the magnetic in the direction of the force. Because there is a compared to the diameter, the magnetic field
field at any point in space is the direction component of the particle's displacement in the lines inside are are nearly constant in
indicated by the north pole of a small compass direction of the electric force, the force does magnitude and directed parallel to the axis.
needle placed at that point. work on the particle. B= 0 n I
When a magnetic force is applied to a The magnitude of the magnetic field outside the
positively or negatively charged particle, it solenoid is not constant and is much weaker
always acts in a direction that is perpendicular than the interior field. In fact, the magnetic
to the motion of the charge. Consequently, the field outside is nearly zero if the length of the
magnetic force cannot do work on the particle solenoid is much greater than its diameter.
and change its kinetic energy, although it does
alter the direction of the motion by providing a Ampère's Law
centripetal force. The general law known as Ampère's Law gives
m v2 the magnetic field at any point around a wire of
q v B sin 90° =
r any geometrical shape.
mv
The magnitude B of the magnetic field at a r= Consider any arbitrary closed path around a
qB
point in space is defined as current, and imagine it as being made up of
F Magnetic Force on a Long, Straight Wire short segments of length Δl. We take the
B=
q0 v sin
F =I L× B product of the length of each segment times the
where F is the magnitude of the magnetic force F =I L B sin component of the magnetic field parallel to that
on a positive test charge q0 and v is the velocity segment. If we sum all these terms, the result is
of the charge and makes an angle θ with the Torque on a Current Carrying Loop the product of μ0 and the net enclosed current
direction of the magnetic field. If the wire is wrapped to form a coil Ienc.
containing N loops, each of area A, the B // l = 0 I enc
The strength of the magnetic field near the net torque is If you let the length Δl go to zero, then this
Earth's surface is about 1×10-4 T, also known as = N I A B sin becomes ∮ B ×d l = 0 I enc
a gauss, G. The quantity N I A is known as the magnetic
moment of the coil, and its units are A·m2. Atomic Explanation for Magnetism
Magnetic Force Electrons orbiting the nucleus behave like
When an electric charge is placed in a magnetic Magnetic Field Produced by a Wire atomic sized loops of current. Each electron
field, it experiences a force provided certain I has a spin that also gives rise to a magnetic
conditions are met: B= 0
2 r field.
1. The charge must be moving relative to the 0 =4 ×10−7 T⋅m/ A
magnetic field In most substances the magnetism produced at
The constant μ0 is known as the permeability of
2. The velocity of the moving charge must the atomic level tend to cancel out, with the
free space.
have a component that is perpendicular to result that the substance is nonmagnetic overall.
the direction of the magnetic field
FB =qv ×
B Ferromagnetic materials are materials where
F B =q v B sin cancellation of the atomic magnetic fields does
not occur for groups of approximately 1016 to
1019 neighboring atoms, because they have
electrons spins that are naturally aligned
parallel to each other.
q
E
L
=qvB
a changing magnetic flux and an induced emf
and induced current appears.
For the special case of a long solenoid, the self
2
inductance is L= 0 n A l where n is the
E = vBL number of turns per unit length, A is the cross-
The effect in which a changing current in one sectional area, and l is the length of the
Magnetic Flux circuit induces an emf in another circuit is solenoid. Thus the energy stored is
The magnetic flux ΦB for a uniform magnetic called mutual induction.
E= 1 B 2 A l
field through a loop of area A is defined as 2 0
B=B ⋅A =B ┴ A=B Acos The induced emf in the secondary coil is
proportional to the magnetic flux in the
If the area is not a flat surface, or if the Energy Density of a Magnetic Field
secondary coil, which is proportional in turn to
magnetic field is not uniform, then the Energy 1 2
the change in current in the primary coil. We Energy Density= = B
magnetic flux is defined as Volume 2 0
introduce a proportionality constant, M, called
B =∫ B⋅d A
the mutual inductance, which is usually
measured experimentally. Transformers
Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction N S S= M I P A transformer is a device for increasing or
Whenever there is a change in flux (over time) S IP decreasing an ac voltage. It consists of a
through a loop of wire, an emf is induced in the E S =−N S =−M ferromagnetic core on which two coils are
t t wound. The primary coil is on the generator
loop.
E =− B / t side with Np turns, and a secondary coil on the
The minus sign reminds us that the induced emf appliance side with Ns turns.
will oppose the change in the magnetic flux. Vs Ns I p
= =
V p N p Is
Faraday’s law states that an emf is generated if In a step-up transformer, the number of
the magnetic flux changes for any reason. Since secondary coils is larger than the number of
Φ = BA cos θ, any change of B, A, or θ will primary coils, so the secondary voltage is
induce an emf. higher than the primary voltage.
If the circuit contains N closely wrapped loops, In a step-down transformer, the number of
the emfs induced in each loop add together, so secondary coils is smaller than the number of
B primary coils, so the secondary voltage is lower
E =−N
t than the primary voltage.
QUANTUM MECHANICS Photoelectric Effect the photoelectric effect are easily explained
Black Body Radiation The variable voltage source turns the collector once the illuminating radiation is understood to
A black-body is an object that completely plate into a cathode with a surplus of electrons be a collection of particles, or photons.
absorbs all of the electromagnetic radiation and the emitter into an anode with a lack of
falling on it. Thus it also emits perfectly too. electrons, creating a retarding voltage in the The photons have energy quanta of magnitude
vacuum tube that tries to force electrons back h f. These energy packets penetrate the surface
When an object is heated it emits radiation toward the emitter plate. layer of the metal of the target electrode and hit
consisting of electromagnetic waves an electron.
(microwaves, infrared, visible light, etc.) with a When a light source is turned on, some of the
wide range of frequencies. This explains why remaining electrons in the anode are ejected. If The photon's energy is transformed into the
heated objects appear to glow dull red, cherry their kinetic energy is enough to overcome the kinetic energy of the electron, and some are
red, orange, yellow, or white as they get hotter. retarding voltage, they make it to the collector ejected. Note that in order to be ejected, each
plate, the circuit is completed, and the ammeter electron must do an amount of work to climb
measures a current. out of the atom to get into free space.
Planck had stumbled across a theoretical basis Doubling the light intensity doubles the number
for his experimental radiation law, but only if of electrons emitted, which doubles the current, The Swiss mathematics teacher Johann Jakob
the energy is discontinuous. Even though he but did not affect the energies of the emitted Balmer published the results of months of work
had no reason to accept this notion (and he electrons. spent manipulating the numerical values of the
hated its implications), he accepted it frequencies of the lines of the visible hydrogen
provisionally for he had nothing better. He found that the maximum energy of the spectrum.
ejected electrons did depend on the frequency
The small, discrete bit of energy is called an
energy quanta. Planck's constant is
(color); shorter-wavelength higher-frequency
light caused electrons to be ejected with more
1
1 1
=R 2 − 2
n f ni
energy. n is an integer and R = 1.097×107 m-1 is the
h = 6.626 069 91×10-34 J.s Rydberg constant.
He also discovered that there is a certain
threshold frequency ft that depends on the type
of metal, below which no photoelectrons were
ejected, no matter how bright the light beam.
Einstein showed that the puzzling features of
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Spectral Series predicted for Hydrogen Quantum Mechanical Model The Compton Effect
As in the Bohr model, the principle quantum Arthur Compton used the photon model to
Lyman series are number, n, determines the total energy of the explain his research on the scattering of x-rays
in the ultraviolet. atom and determines the size of the orbital. by the electrons in graphite. The x-ray photon
It can have only integer values, n = 1, 2, 3, 4,… will recoil from the collision in one direction
Balmer series while the electron recoils from the collision in
start as visible The orbital quantum number, also called the another.
light, some UV. angular quantum number, l, determines the Compton observed
angular momentum of the electron due to its that the frequency of
Paschen, Brackett, orbital motion. It determines the different the scattered photon
and Pfund series shapes of the orbits. It can only have integer is less than the
are in the infrared. values l = 0, 1, 2, … , n – 1. frequency of the
s-shell: l = 0 d-shell: l = 2 incident photon,
Bohr's Model (incomplete) p-shell: l = 1 f-shell: l = 3 indicating that the
Each possible electron orbit in Bohr's model photon loses energy.
has a fixed energy called its energy level. The The magnetic quantum number, ml, determines
fixed energy levels are like rungs in a ladder, the angular momentum of the electron due to its He also found that that the difference between
but the energy “rungs” are spaced closer orbital motion. It determines the orientation of the two frequencies depends on the angle at
together the further you get from the nucleus. the orbital. It can only have integer values, which the scattered photon leaves the collision.
The radii “rungs” are further apart as you get ml = -l, ..., -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …, l
further from the nucleus. p-shell: px, py, pz The difference between the wavelength λ' of the
scattered photon and the wavelength λ of the
Electrons can jump from one energy level to The spin quantum number describes the spin of incident photon is related to the scattering angle
another, but they must gain or lose just the right the electron itself. h 1−cos
by ' −=
amount of energy; electrons can't be between spin up ms = +½, clockwise rotation mc
energy levels. Electrons can only jump to an spin down ms = -½, counterclockwise
orbit where the its angular momentum will Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
increase or decrease by a multiple of Pauli Exclusion Principle Heisenberg realized that quantum theory
ℏ=h/2 because angular momentum is Each quantum state, characterized by the four implied a fundamental limitation on how
quantized. quantum numbers n, l, ml, and ms, in the atom is accurately certain pairs of physical variables
L n =m v n rn =n
h
2
limited to one electron. If a state is occupied,
the next electron must to to an empty higher
energy state, filling up the empty states from
can be measured simultaneously.
n is the principle quantum number of the He showed from this that there is no way of
electron. the lowest energy to higher energy. accurately pinpointing the exact position of a
This is what keeps the atom from always subatomic particle unless you are willing to be
A sudden transition of the electron between two collapsing to its lowest or ground state and quite uncertain about the particle's momentum.
stationary states will produce an emission (n gives each element its characteristic structure, Conversely, there is no way of pinpointing the
decreases) or absorption (n increases) of and that gives the Periodic Table its form. exact momentum of a subatomic particle unless
radiation with a frequency given by the you are willing to be quite uncertain about the
Planck/Einstein relation Wave-Particle Duality particle's position.
h f =E i −E f Young's double-slit experiment proved light ℏ h
x⋅ p≥ , where ℏ=
where Ei and Ef are the energies of the atom in behaved as a wave. Einstein's solution to the 2 2
photoelectric effect proved light behaves as a
the initial and final stationary states. This E⋅ t ≥ ℏ , where ℏ= h
emission or absorption occurs in a single abrupt particle. Light can behave as either, depending 2 2
step called an electron transition. on how you measure it.
Max Born's Matrix Mechanics
If the angular momentum of an orbiting body is Prince Louis de Broglie explained this as pilot The basic idea is that the frequencies of the
known, it is a simple matter to compute the waves which accompany particles through optical spectrum can be represented as an
radius and the energy of the orbit. space and time. He called these waves pilot infinite square matrix, as can the momentum p
and displacement q of the oscillators. Then
r n=
h2
4 m e k e Z
2 2
n2
Heisenberg's formula becomes the matrix
equation
When n = 1 and Z = 1, the value is 5.3 nm. At
this value, called the Bohr radius, the energy of pq− qp= h I
2 i
the hydrogen atom is a minimum and the atom where I is the identity matrix.
is said to be in its ground state.
E n =−
h2
2 2 m k 2 e 4 Z 2
n2
This leads to a system of equations which could
produce the values of the frequencies and
relative intensities of spectral lines of atoms.
Z2
E n =− 2.18×10−18 J 2 Heisenberg was able to use this matrix
n formulation to derive all the classical results
Z2 De Broglie Wavelength with his new theory, showing Newtonian
E n =− 13.6eV 2 h h
n = = mechanics and Maxwell's electromagnetism to
p mv be special cases, and deduce the spectra of
This applies not only to light, but to particles as hydrogen and the additional lines in the
well. presence of magnetic fields.
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position and time. The proton charge is +1.602 177 22×10-19 C largest stable atom, anything larger is unstable
The electron charge is –1.602 177 22×10-19 C and must break down into smaller atoms via
The solution to Schrödinger's equation was a radioactivity.
wave that described the quantum aspects of the The number of protons, Z, in the nucleus
system. The quantum transitions are now determines the type of element and is called the
viewed as energy passing continuously from atomic number of the element.
one vibration pattern to another rather than
from jumping electrons. The number of neutrons, N, in the nucleus of an
The wave Ψ determines the likelihood that the atom can differ between atoms of the same
electron will be in a particular position, but the element. The total number of protons and
wave has no physical reality of its own (unlike neutrons is called the atomic mass number or
a sound wave, electromagnetic wave, or water the nucleon number, of that atom, A. Atoms of
wave). Each point in space around the nucleus the same element with different atomic mass
has a probability that the electron might be numbers are called isotopes.
A charge
there. The region where the electron is found Z X count
90% of the time, according to the wave The atomic mass of an element is the weighted
function solution to the Schrödinger equation, average of the atomic mass numbers of the
is often called an electron cloud. different isotopes of that element.
Paul Dirac's Transformation Mechanics An atomic mass unit, amu or u, is defined as
At first puzzled by the non-commuting exactly one-twelth the mass of a carbon-12
quantities in Schrödinger's wave mechanics, atom.
Dirac realized that this was the essence of the 1 amu = 1.6605×10-27 kg = 931.5 MeV
new approach. He quickly found a link to ( Note: 1 eV = 1.6022×10-19 J )
classical physics and used the new fundamental
idea of non-commutability to develop his own A proton has a mass of 1.007 276 u
version of quantum mechanics. or 1.672 623 1×10-27 kg
A neutron has a mass of 1.008 665 u Binding Energy and Mass Defect
Dirac showed that both of the other or 1.674 928 6×10-27 kg Energy is required to separate a stable nucleus
formulations of quantum mechanics could be An electron has a mass of 0.000 548 579 9 u into its constituent protons and neutrons. This
viewed as special cases of his own, more or 9.109 389 7×10-31 kg energy is called the binding energy of the
general, formulation. In other words, all three, nucleus.
though appearing quite different, are all Nuclear Size
equivalent. In Einstein's theory of special relativity, mass
r ≈ 1.2×10−15 m A1/ 3
and energy are equivalent by the famous
Dirac also showed that quantum theory had the equation E = m c2, where c is the speed of light
Strong Nuclear Force
answer to the apparent paradox of light being in a vacuum. Thus the binding energy used to
The force that holds the nucleus together is
both a particle and a wave. The concept of a disassemble the nucleus appears as extra mass
called the strong nuclear force. It is about 100
continuous field was now broken up into bits in in the separated nucleons.
times stronger than the electrostatic force, but
order to interact with matter, transforming it its range of action is very short, being very
into a quantum field. This new approach could The difference in mass between the separated
strong at distances less than a femtometer
treat light as waves or particles, and give the -15 nucleons and the stable nucleus is called the
(10 m) but essentially zero at larger distances.
right answers either way. Since this work of mass defect of the nucleus.
For comparison, the 1s energy level for
Dirac, the dual nature of light as wave and hydrogen is about 52,918 fm.
particle has been free of paradox for those who Nuclear Stability Again
can follow the mathematics. The strong nuclear force is almost independent
of electric charge; at a given separation
Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) distance, nearly the same strong force exists
After World War II, Dirac's pioneering work between two protons, between two neutrons, or
was carried forward by Richard Feynman, between a proton and a neutron.
Freeman Dyson, Julian Schwinger, and Sin-
Itiro Tomonaga. Their quantum
electrodynamics theory describes the
interaction of light and matter with remarkable
accuracy.
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