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Definition
2
3
Physics
SI
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Formula
Physical
Quantity
Base Quantity
Derived
Quantity
Definition
15
16
Linear motion
Distance, s
Relate
d
Formula
Area
under
SI unit
17
Displacement,
18
Speed, v
v= ,
19
velocity,
= ,
20
Acceleration,
21
Frequency ( )
22
Tick / time
interval
()
1
. The rate of velocity changed.
2
. The velocity change per unit time.
,(gradient
of
graph vs.
t)
23
Inertia
1 1
1 1
2 2
2 2
collide)
Force which only act within a very short
32 Impulsive force duration.
= 10
=
= 101
. .=2
45 Power,
46
47
48
49
. .=
50
100%
51 Extension,
52 Elastic limit
53 Hookes Law
Elastic
54 constant,
= ,
= ( )
= , gradient
vs. x
56 Density,
Pascals
57 Principle
Related
Formula
SI unit
=
2
58 Archimedes
principle
Bernoullis
59 Principle
Apparent
60 weight
61 Real weight
Chapter 4: Heat
No Terms
62 Thermal
equilibrium
Thermal
63 contact
64 Heat capacity
Definition
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d
Formul
a
SI unit
65 specific heat
capacity
66 latent heat
67 latent heat of
fusion
68 latent heat of
vaporisation
specific latent
69 heat
specific latent
70 heat
of fusion
specific latent
71 heat
the
temperature of an object by 1 degree Celsius.
The quantity of heat energy required to increase
the
temperature by 1 kg of substance by 1 degree
Celsius or 1 k.
The total energy absorbed or released when a
substance
completely changed its physical state at a
constant
temperature.
The heat absorbed when a solid melts at
constant
temperature.
The heat absorbed when a liquid change into
vapour at a
constant temperature
Amount of heat required to change the phase of
1 kg of a
substance at a constant temperature
Amount of heat energy required to change 1 kg f
a
substance from a solid phase to a liquid phase
without a
change in temperature
73 Charles law
74 pressure law
75 Absolute zero
of vaporisation
72 Boyles law
1 1
2 2
0 K=-273
Chapter 5: Light
No Terms
Definition
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d
Formul
a
Si Unit
77 Refraction
lie on the
same plane.
is a bending of the path of light due to a change in
speed as it
enter a medium of different optical density
Angle of
78 incidence, i
The angle between normal and incident ray.
Angle of
79 reflection, r
The angle between normal and reflected ray.
80 Refractive index, ratio of sin to sin
sin
sin
sin
Angle of
81 refraction, r
82
83
84
85
86
87
Chapter 6: Wave
No
88
89
90
Terms
Definition
Relate
d
Formul
a
SI unit
in a wave
the maximum displacement from its equilibrium
91 Amplitude,
position
92 Period,
the time taken to complete an oscillation
the number of complete oscillation made by a
93 frequency,
vibrating
system in 1 second
94 wave speed,
the distance move by a wave in 1 second
a imaginary line or plane on which the vibration of
95 wave front
every
point on it a in phase and are at the same
distance from the
source of a wave
the decreases in the amplitude of an
96 Damping
oscillating system
the loss of the energy due to the extension and
97 Internal damping compression
of the molecule in system
External
the loss of energy to overcome frictional
98 damping
force
is occur when an oscillating system driven at its
99 Resonance
natural
frequency by a periodic force
100 Incident wave
the wave before its strike obstacle
the wave which has undergone a change in
101 Reflected wave direction of
propagation after reflection
the speed of a wave change as its move from one
102 Reflection
medium to
another
phenomenon in which wave spread out as they
103 Diffraction
pass through
an aperture or round small obstacle
at any instant the wave displacement of a
104 Principle of
combine motion of
any number of interacting wave at a point is a
superposition
sum of the
displacement of all component wave at the
point
the superposition of two wave originating from
105 Interference of
two coherent
wave
sources
can be imagined as a series of compression and
106 Sound wave
rarefaction of
air molecules.
107 Loudness
is a measurement of amplitude of sound
108 Pitch
is a measurement of frequency of sound
Consist of a combination of oscillating electric and
109 Electromagnetic magnetic
wave
fields perpendicular.
No
Chapter 7:
Electricity
Terms
112 Current
113 Potential
Difference
114 Resistance
Ohmic
115 conductor
116 Electromotive
force, e.m.f./
Definition
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Formul
a
SI Unit
. ..=
= +
= +
117 Internal
resistance,
118 Ohms Law
Electrical
119 energy
= 1
+ 2
+ 3
+
1
+
2
Chapter 8: Electromagnetism
No
Terms
Definition
Relate
d
Formula
SI Unit
direct current,
133 d.c.
134 alternating
current, a.c.
135 transformer
136 step-up
transformer
137 step-down
transformer
138 efficiency
139 national grid
network
140 Magnetic field
100%
Chapter 9:
Electronics
No
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
Terms
Definition
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d
Formula
SI unit
conductivity
a diode can convert alternating current into
148 rectification
direct current
the process of rectification using a diode which
149 half-wave
allow current
rectification
to flow in the half-cycle
the process of rectification using 4 diode to allow
150 full-wave
current to
flow in the complete cycle and in the same
rectification
direction
consist of a specially treated semiconductor
151 transistor
crystal. it has 3
terminal instead of 2.
consist of a layer of p-type semiconductor
152 n-p-n transistor sandwiched
between two layer of n-type semiconductor
consist of a layer of n-type semiconductor
153 p-n-p transistor sandwiched
between two layer of p-type semiconductor
electronic switch with 1 or more input and 1
154 logic gate
output only
show the result of every possible output given
155 truth table
every possible
input
is form when there is the decrease free electrons
156 Depletion layer and holes
around the junction of a diod.
158 Isotopes
159
160
161
162
163
164
proton number,
Z
nucleon
number,
A
Alpha ray
Beta ray
Gamma ray
Background
count
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Formula
is
12
1 = 1.66 1027