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Curricula International A-Level Pearson Edexcel Physics5. Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations & Cosmology

5. Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations & Cosmology

1

Thermal Energy Transfer

Core Practical 12: Calibrating a Thermistor

Specific Heat Capacity & Latent Heat

Core Practical 13: Investigating Specific Latent Heat

2

Kinetic Theory & Ideal Gases

Average Molecular Kinetic Energy

Core Practical 14: Investigating Gas Pressure & Volume

Internal Energy

Temperature & Absolute Zero

Ideal Gas Equation

3

Nuclear Fusion & Fission

Binding Energy per Nucleon Graph

Atomic Mass Unit

Nuclear Binding Energy & Mass Deficit

4

Radioactivity Decay

Background Radiation

Equations for Nuclear Physics

Core Practical 15: Investigating Gamma Radiation Absorption

Alpha, Beta & Gamma Radiation

The Random Nature of Nuclear Decay

Nuclear Decay Equations

5

Simple Harmonic Motion

Equations for Simple Harmonic Motion

Velocity-Time Graph for an Oscillator

Displacement-Time Graph for an Oscillator

Conditions for Simple Harmonic Motion

Period of Simple Harmonic Oscillators

6

Resonance

Core Practical 16: Investigating Resonance

Resonance Graphs

Damping & Plastic Deformation

Damped & Undamped Oscillating Systems

Free & Forced Oscillations

7

Gravitational Fields

Gravitational Field due to a Point Mass

Gravitational Fields

Comparing Electric & Gravitational Fields

Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

Gravitational Field Strength

Gravitational Potential for a Radial Field

8

Black Body Radiation

Stefan-Boltzmann Law

Black Body Radiation

9

Astronomy

The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

Standard Candles

The Life Cycle of Stars

Inverse Square Law of Flux

10

Cosmology

Equations for Cosmology