Formulae Flashcards

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What are the rules for current, voltage and resistance in series and parallel circuits?

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What is the equation for centripetal force in terms of linear velocity?

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F = mv2/r

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What does the graph of acceleration of an object in SHM look like?

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In antiphase with displacement (π phase difference)

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What is the equation of the force exerted on a mass due to another mass?

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F = -GMm/r2

  • M is the mass of the point mass exerting the force
  • m is the mass of the point mass the force is being exerted upon
  • G is the gravitational constant (6.67x10-11 Nm2kg-2 )
  • r is the distance between the two centres of the point masses
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What is the equation for Power in terms of voltage and resistance?

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P = V2/R

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What is the equation for energy in terms of charge and voltage?

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E = QV

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What is the equation for Power in terms of energy and time?

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P = E/t

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What is the equation for centripetal acceleration in terms of angular velocity?

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a = ω2r

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What is the equation for the energy of a photon?

(Photoelectric Effect)

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E = hf = hc/λ

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What is the equation for centripetal force in terms of angular velocity?

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F = mω2r

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How do you break down a weight of a object on a slope into components?

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What does the graph of velocity of an object in SHM look like?

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π/2 out of phase with displacement

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What is the equation for the time period of an oscillating spring in SHM?

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T = 2π√m/k

  • T is time period
  • m is mass
  • k is spring/stiffness constant
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What is the equation relating turns of wire of a transformer and voltage?

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Vs/Vp = Ns/Np

  • Vs is the voltage at the secondary coil
  • Vp is the voltage at the primary coil
  • Ns is the number of turns at the secondary coil
  • Np is the number of turns at the primary coil
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What is the equation describing the photoelectric effect?

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hf = work function + KEmax

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What is the equation for Resistivity of a wire?

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p = R x A/L

Resistivity = Resistance x area/length

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What is the equation for resistance in terms of voltage and current?

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R = V/I

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What is the equation for acceleration of an object in SHM?

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a = -ω2x

where x is displacement

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What is the equation for wavespeed in terms of frequency and wavelength?

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v = fλ

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What is the equation for a potential divider?

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VOut = VIn x R1/R1+R2

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What is the equation for the maximum acceleration of an object in SHM?

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amax = ω2A

where A is maximum displacement

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How are frequency and time period related?

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What is Snell’s law?

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n1sinϴ1 = n2sinϴ2

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What is the equation for the veloicty of a body in a circular orbit of a body?

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v = √GM/r

  • m is the mass of the object being orbited
  • r is the distance from the centre of the body being orbited to the satellite
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What is the equation for wavespeed in terms of distance and time?
wavespeed = distance/time
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What is the equation relating linear velocity and angular velocity?
v = rω
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What is the equation for current in terms of charge and time?
I = Q/t
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What is the equation relating distance and power?
Power = 1/distance2 implying: Power1 x (Distance1)2= Power2 x (Distance2)2
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What is the equation for the time period of a pendulum oscillating in SHM?
T = 2π√L/g * T is time period * L is length of pendulum * g is gravitational field strength
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What is the equation for electron drift velocity?
I =nAve * n is the number of electrons per unit volume * A is the area of the wire * v is the mean drift velocty * e is the charge of an electron
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What is the equation for gravitational field strength?
g = F/m
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What is the equation for a materials refractive index in terms of speed of light and velocity of light in the material?
n = c/v where n is the refractive index
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What is the equation for angular velocity in terms of time period?
ω = 2π/T
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What is the equation for the critical angle?
SinC = 1/n
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What is the equation for the max velocity of an object in SHM? hint: when velocity is max, x = 0
vmax = ωA
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What is the equation for Power in terms of current and voltage?
P = IV
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What is the equation relating the currents and voltages at the primary and secondary coils of a transformer? HInt: P = IV
IpVp = IsVs
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What is the equation for the speed of an electron accelerated through a potential difference?
eV = 1/2mv2
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What is the conservation of energy?
mgh = ½mv2 gravational energy lost/gained = kinetic energy gained/lost
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What are the equations for internal resistance?
Emf = V + Ir Emf = I(R + r) where r is internal resistance
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What is the eqaution for centripetal acceleration in terms of linear velocity?
a = v2/r
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What is the equation for the displacement of an object in SHM when timing began at the midpoint?
x = Asin(ωt) where A is maximum displacement
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What is the equation for the gravitational field strength in a radial field?
g = -GM/r2 * G is gravitational constant (6.67 x10-11 Nm2kg-2 ) * M is the mass of the body causing the radial field * r is the radius of the body
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What does the graph of displacement of an object in SHM look like?
Cosine graph
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What is the equation for angular velocity in terms of frequency?
ω = 2πf
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What is the formula for intergration by parts?
∫ v ⋅ du/dx = uv - ∫ dv/dx ⋅ u where v and du/dx are the two parts of the integral
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What is the equation to work out the coeffiecient of restitution? Hint: helps with momentum problems
e = speed of separation/speed of approach e = (vb-va)/(ua-ub) where e is the constant of restitution ranging between 1 (perfectly elastic collision) and 0 (perfectly inelastic collision)
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What is Kepler's third law?
T2∝r3
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What equation related the time period of an orbit to its radius?
T2 = (4π2/GM)r3
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What is the equation for the velocity of an object in SHM?
v = ±ω√A2-x2 where A is maximum displacement
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What is the eqaution defining angular motion?
ω = ϴ/t
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What is the equation for the displacement of an object in SHM when timing began at the maximum?
x = Acos(ωt) where A is max displacement
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What is the equation for Power in terms of current and resistance?
P = I2R