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AQA GCSE Physics 8463
Atomic Structure
Topic overviewThe structure of an atomMass number, atomic number and isotopesFrom the plum pudding model to the nuclear modelChadwick, the neutron, and comparing the modelsRadioactive decay and nuclear radiationNuclear equationsHalf-lives and the random nature of radioactive decayRadioactive contaminationBackground radiationUses of nuclear radiation, and how half-life affects hazardNuclear fission and nuclear fusion
Electricity
Topic overviewCircuit symbols, electrical charge and currentCurrent, resistance and potential differenceOhmic conductors, filament lamps, diodes and thermistorsLight-dependent resistors, and investigating resistanceCurrent and potential difference in series and parallelConstructing circuits, and calculating in series circuitsDirect and alternating potential difference, and mains electricityPower and efficiencyAppliances, and the energy transferred by electrical workPower, and the power ratings of domestic appliancesThe National GridStatic chargeElectric fields
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Forces
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Particle Model of Matter
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Topic overviewTransverse and longitudinal waves, and the wave equationWave properties, and refraction at a boundaryReflection of wavesTypes and uses of electromagnetic wavesRadio waves, and the hazards of ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma raysLensesVisible lightEmission and absorption of infrared radiation, and black bodies
Forces
Area under a velocity-time graph, and the uniform acceleration equation
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When the equation linking final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration and distance applies, the equation in words and in the symbols v, u, a and s with its units and calculations, free fall at 9.8 m/s² and the speed of a dropped stone, terminal velocity in a fluid, and the velocity of a skydiver before and after the parachute opens.
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Write the uniform acceleration equation using the symbols v, u, a and s.
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To what kind of motion does the equation linking final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration and distance apply?
Model answer
It applies only to motion with uniform, that is constant, acceleration.
- 2
State in words the equation linking final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration and distance for uniform acceleration.
Model answer
Final velocity squared minus initial velocity squared = 2 × acceleration × distance.
- 3
Write the uniform acceleration equation using the symbols v, u, a and s.
Model answer
v² − u² = 2as.
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A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 2 m/s² over a distance of 100 m. Calculate its final velocity.
Model answer
The final velocity is 20 m/s, because v² = 2 × 2 m/s² × 100 m = 400.
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A train travelling at 30 m/s decelerates uniformly at 0.5 m/s² over 500 m. Calculate its velocity at the end of that distance.
Model answer
Its velocity is 20 m/s, because v² = 900 − 2 × 0.5 m/s² × 500 m = 400.
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In the uniform acceleration equation, what does the symbol v stand for and in what unit is it measured?
Model answer
v is the final velocity, measured in metres per second, m/s.
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