WPH15Unit 57 topics · 24 questions
The relationships this unit leans on most. Check your formulae or data booklet for which ones the exam gives you.
heating with specific heat capacity
changing state with specific latent heat
ideal gas equation ( molecules, = Boltzmann constant, in kelvin)
celsius to kelvin
activity from decay constant
nuclei left after time
half-life
binding energy from the mass defect; fission and fusion release energy when binding energy per nucleon rises
the definition of simple harmonic motion
displacement, starting from maximum displacement
maximum speed, at the centre
Newton's law of gravitation
gravitational field strength of a point mass
gravitational potential (zero at infinity)
Stefan–Boltzmann law: luminosity of a star
Wien's law: peak wavelength and temperature
intensity (flux) at distance : inverse square law
Hubble's law; estimates the age of the universe
average kinetic energy of a molecule
period of a mass on a spring
period of a simple pendulum (small swings)
red shift for