Physics-As Level (Formulae & Relationships)
Physics-As Level (Formulae & Relationships)
Physics-As Level (Formulae & Relationships)
Advanced Subsidiary
GCE in Physics (8PH0)
Issue 1
Summer 2016
P53451A
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Pearson Edexcel GCE Physics 2016 — Advanced Subsidiary (AS) — List of data, formulae and relationships — Issue 1
List of data, formulae and relationships
Mechanics
Kinematic equations of motion s=
(u + v ) t
2
v = u + at
s = ut + ½at2
v 2 = u2 + 2as
Forces ΣF = ma
g = F
m
W = mg
moment of force = Fx
Momentum p = mv
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Electric circuits
W
Potential difference V =
Q
V
Resistance R =
I
Electrical power and energy P = VI
P = I 2R
V2
P =
R
W = VIt
ρl
Resistivity R =
A
∆Q
Current I =
∆t
I = nqvA
Materials
m
Density ρ =
V
Stokes’ law F = 6πηrv
Hooke’s law F = kΔx
F
Pressure p =
A
F
Young modulus Stress σ =
A
Δx
Strain ε =
x
E = σ
ε
Elastic strain energy ΔEel = ½FΔx
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Waves and Particle Nature of Light
Wave speed v = fλ
T
Speed of a transverse wave v=
on a string μ
P
Intensity of radiation I =
A
1
Power of a lens P=
f
P = P1 + P2 + P3 + …
1 1 1
Thin lens equation + =
u v f
image height v
Magnification for a lens m= =
object height u
Diffraction grating nλ = d sin θ
Refractive index n1 sin θ1 = n2 sin θ2
c
n =
v
1
Critical angle sin C =
n
Photon model E = hf
Einstein’s photoelectric equation hf = ϕ + ½mv 2max
h
de Broglie wavelength λ=
p
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