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Igcse Physics Y11
Igcse Physics Y11
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solid atom in
regular shape liquid . molecules wavefronts that occur at a
straight barrier .
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[ metal
holding by strong intermolecular forces .
Electromotive forces ( e. mf )
↳ Prepare a ripple tank with water .
Place
centre of mass
Milli lm ) 10-3
✗
of wit
Explain motion
Micro ( M ) ✗ 10-6
↳ magnetic field from current is
nano ( n ) ✗ 10-9
overlap w/ magnetic field from bar magnet .
+ ↑
×
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or
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Gravity
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freefall
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Force Field strength
↳ 10N
↳ 10N/ Kg
+
+
+
uncharged / neutral state
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become .
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✗
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metal
ball touch each other )
Half life -
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How to make the metal sphere become
Ex . Iodine -131 emits y -
radiation . It
negatively charged ? ↳ connect it with earth
¥
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rod
21 Remove earth wire Explain why this emission and this half
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+ "
then the rod
/ + +
life make iodine -131 a suitable material for
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earth
a
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metal e-
a tracer in medical diagnosis .
ball
-
Scale diagram
it needs long enough half time -
to
i.
parallelogram
reach part of the body required .
triangle method
↓
uniform acceleration , the
40°
←
30° To maintain a
trim
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with angles
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moving forward force on the truck must change .
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←
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70° 12.2cm Hosed triangle
↓
9.5
↳ More resultant forces
em
stationary
100N =
1cm
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State the relationship btwn temp .
↳ In terms of molecules :
Ahs :
Energy is lost to surroundings .
to more energy
conversion : •
state the relationship btwn ↳ Higher change in momentum
✗ 1000
volume of gas and pressure .
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Robust
Milivdt meter wire A / iron direction at high speed .
aw, , ,
.
response
Able to detect high temp
-
v .
wire 131
copper Able to detect rapid change in temp
-
liquid -
in -
↓ diameter
↳ Expansion of solid Purpose of split -
ring commutator
↳ Expansion of liquid Provide effect to the wit
turning
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↑ volume
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-
①
.
↳ surface
.
+ ↳
-
+
Temperature area
-
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↳
c- earth wire
Humidity Air speed
↳ pathway for Explain why evaporation of water from
= the
+
1 movement of electron
the surface of the person
to feel bold .
's
body causes the person
Attract more
↳ water molecules on the surface of skin gains energy from
electron from ground to
the metal sphere and start to break bond
body and start to get energetic .
↓
Remove earth wire first
water molecules change into vapour and start to escape out from the
then remove the rod metal
sphere surface Average kinetic so it has looting effect
energy of body decreases
.
.
become
'
negatively charged
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change in momentum and produces a force on the wall from hot region to wld region atoms start to vibrate and transfer the
.
spoon
.
atoms
It will also create impulsive forces the wall energy to neighbouring
.
on .
T K R ↑ ti ↑
weight
2. As it falls , it accelerates which increases its speed and air
resistance
Fleming 's left Hand Rule -
Battery
3 Therefore , the acceleration decreases , so its speed is decreasing
Fleming 's Right Hand Rule No Battery
.
C
4 Eventually the air resistance and weight is equal and the forces
slip ring a
.
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↳ provide continuous connection will be balanced so there's no resultant force
while wit is rotating
.
split ring -
d. c a
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Electromagnet switch on and off another circuit that uses ↳ It also save cost by using thinner cables
p = ↑ v it,
large current ↑
circuit Breaker constant so when the
voltage is high , current is
4 Automatic switch that cuts off the circuit when low -
Acceleration -
speed
-_
Acceleration constant d
v v speed d constant d acceleration deceleration
speed
1- t t t t
deceleration d
return
d
u v
stationary journey stationary
1- t t t
* * * *
Area under the line =
distance travelled Gradient =
Speed
Gradient =
acceleration Distance :
wwnstant speed :
speed ✗ time
Final speed + initial speed
✗ time
Freefall wwnstant acceleration :
2
-
In the absence of air resistance , objects fall mass -
the amount
product of mass
S
p
=
% and force of gravity .
t
>
g →
kg
÷ 1000
① ② ③
↑
resistance change of shapes ↳ intention directly proportional to weight of
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-
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force the person accelerates @ constant terminal veto force slows down will return to their original
In length
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person
.
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↑ force ,
Balanced forces ↳ Once it has past the limit of
=
, ,gzµµm
proportionality ( elastic limit ) it
Resultant Force ( RF ) ,
will no
longer obey the law
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e > e >
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Unbalanced forces
7N
10N
( Balanced ) 5N the object could speed up
= =
-
( to the → )
↳ will either remain ( to the e-
) -
slow down
acceleration
@ rest / constant -
change direction
speed in astro line thrust >
↑f=ma↑
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Friction ↓ ,
↑
↳ force that opposes the motion of an object caused the km ,
the thrust of an engine the ↑ a.
by contact of 2 surfaces
can change car 's speed
C ↳ Air resistance is a form of
friction caused by a
body moving thru the air .
R
-
-
%
is
g. 5m
I
600N
① Find pivot ;
Two conditions which must be true for an
object to be in equilibrium
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② Distance is 90° of object
.
I 5m
,
200N
2, No resultant moment
(a) Calculate the moment of the block .
=
200×5 Principle of moments
1000 Nm
↳ For a system to be balanced ,
the sum of the clockwise
=
↓
(c) How to make the object balance ? Fi Pivot 1=2
•
Add on load on another side and Balanced Beam
energy mass ,
,
energy
↳ the
impulse of a force is equal to that force multiplied by the time for
the total momentum of a system remains the same momentum of mass is equal to the impulse provided
The change in a
↳ In collision , sum of momentum is the same before and after the force
a
by :
Elastic collision :
Mtv , + mzvz
=
must mzv ¢
impulse =
change in momentum
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Mtv , -1 mzvz
=
1mi -1M 2) V F ✗ t =
MV -
mu
State 2 energy resources that do
Energy not have the sun as their source .
conduction -
and more vibrations , so they collide the next particles and transfer
heat energy
convection
-
kinetic energy ( KE ) -
the energy smth has when its moving
speed >
\
mass
,
KE and GPE
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{ ✗ m × v2
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↳ If an object is lifted up ,
GPE ↑ work done
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direction of force
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=
=
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height force ✗ distance
FORCE > w =
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The energy an object has "
distance moved
when lifted up .
Ek AS the trolley moves across the rough surface , it slows down and stops .
Explain >
in terms of the work done > the energy change that takes place as the trolley
Efficiency slows down .
^ ^
↳ kinetic energy is used to do work
against friction Kinetic energy decreases
. .
Total useful
energy Thermal energy produced
energ
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out
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h ( atmospheric
pressure ) results in a force being exerted
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p =
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←
increases
decreases
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↳ molecules move randomly @ high speeds , ↳ when materials r heated , they expand
walls 3 exerting pressure upon them
colliding w
the
↳ Decreasing the volume of gas will increase pressure
Heat :
Joules (3) * K = Akins + 273
Temp :
0C / K
sensitivity :
how much liquid can expand
use a bigger glass bulb
-
temp
:
.
Change
Boyle's law
-
use a
glass bulb that has
-
thinner walls
P, V ,
=
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smaller glass bulb
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use a
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thermal capacity They expand linearly temp
=
w
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occurs a .
Thermal
capacity
=
¥ ,
throughout the liquid
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°
capacity I ] / kg
specific heat the surface of the liquid
↳ Amount of thermal energy to raise the temp molecules near the surface
higher energy
.
occurs when
-
a
a
gas .
E = MCAT
waves
transverse -
perpendicular
latent heat to the direction of travel
↳ energy required to change the state of a substance
state of
f- =
f-
change the 1kg of that substance .
F- =
ML longitudinal ( Soundwave )
longitudinal wave
-
compression -
a place of higher pressure / air molecules close together amplitude -
maximum distance from its equilibrium
rarefaction -
a place of low pressure / air molecules far apart frequency -
speed of
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colour } frequency
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opposition of current
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series circuits
↳ current is the same
Resistors in series
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resistance -
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current -
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transformer
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share most of the voltage ( GV )
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output
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voltage sharing =
low voltage
arrest of
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a potential divider circuit to detect cold
temp .
increasing
=¥
↳ At low temperatures , the thermistor 's resistance increases , therefore
Voltage sharing .
most of the voltage will go to the thermistor so the light
, µ bulb will light up when the surrounding temperature is cold .
resistance falls
Bright → , V4
↳ sensitive to intensity of light Dark →
resistance increases
↳ detect the changes of light intensity
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what
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happen to the light bulb if
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combination of proton number 3 neutron number
electron C- Charge )
- • -
Isotopes
Proton ( + charge) ↳ of proton numbers but different neutron /nucleon
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atom the same elements with same
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current into Hilla
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measured by G. M tube
Geiger Muller ]
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detector / radioactive E. 500 counts / min
:
g
source
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550
counts / min
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radioactive
drop to 45 counts/min .
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↳
Background radiation is random
Radioactive decay
↳ ✗ -
decay ,
13 decay ,
Y decay .
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becomes
nucleus different
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background
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↳
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w/o background radiation .
↳ The time taken for the no . of radioactive nuclei in a sample to halve ↳ Background radiation
Activity
↳ overall rate of decay of
All the isotopes in our sample
Becquerels
9- Bq =
1 decay per Sec
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500
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life
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-
half
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After 2nd week
③ Detector
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125
it's going through
source so
\/ counts /min
another half life process
3rd
Half-life
④ 3rd week
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source
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radioactive / L
source
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background radiation
\/ counts /min ←
↳ That means that the radiation
remain 32 and 33 -
Potential
energy inside of a
y nucleus of an unstable atom
Nuclear Energy
↳ related to the collision of radiation
when emitted from the nucleus .
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human made
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Uranium 235
goof
,
tightly hold
by strong nuclear force .
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neutron
a
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neutron
to transfer in -3 out from nucleus
1
.
1-
nucleus Neutron is
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, uranium
unstable nuclei 235
anytime
f. ( unstable nuclei )
start to split
into 2
heavy nucleus . At the same time to release
↳
process of splitting heavy nuclei
huge amount of nuclear energy .
f,
!! sun is v dangerous ↳ this process will release huge amount of energy
bc it gives out a lot of
radiation during fusion
This only occur in sun 3 star
but we are protected by
2
- isotope the earth 's atmosphere
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process energy
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isotope nucleus
Nuclear Reactor
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generate electricity
( uranium )
boat -
↳ needs storage
space to keep
radioactive waste .
↳
Bury the container underground / under seabed
Affect aquatic life
↳ wear special suit / shielding case before handling the waste
expl .
•
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-
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neutron
.
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there are space between nucleus
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a- are
Reason : -
nucleus contain charge
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e
Gold foil -
experiment
3rd Observation : -
few a-
particles strongly bouncing back
a) State the deflection of a -
particles
nucleus of Reason : - nucleus has most of the charge and mass that is
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gold foil the middle
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concentrated in
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1-
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most of the alpha particles passes through the gold foil tatom) because
↳ Reason :
there are space between nucleus
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Some of the d- particles are deflected
↳ Reason There :
are charges inside the nucleus
It ) (t)
deduction :
there are force of repulsion btwn d-
particles and nucleus
Deduction