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Theme A: Space, time, and motion
How do objects move and interact in space and time? Kinematics is the study of displacement, velocity, acceleration and time. How do objects interact? A study of Newton's laws, momentum, collisions and...
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Scientific Investigation Free
Here you will find a comprehensive guide for completing the Scientific Investigation, the internal assessment for IB Physics. Basics Logistics Success criteria This Internal Assessment represents 20%...
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E3 practical: Measuring half life of beer foam support
The problem with experiments on radioactive decay is that you need a source that has a reasonably small half life, I used to have a Protactinium generator which stopped producing any radiation several...
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D2 practical: Flux density method
In the photo have used an ordinary top pan balance but when I do this as a class practical we will use small battery powered balances (Ebay). Using these cheap balances I can afford to supply a balance...
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E2 activity: Further atomic models answers
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C1 activity: Damping answers
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E3 problems: Binding energy
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E1 MCQs: Electron energy levels
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B5 activity: Current and resistance answers
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A1 practical: Projectiles in Excel
In this exercise the way the presence of air changes the trajectory of a projectile will be investigated using a spreadsheet. This example will use sliders so you will need to make sure that you have...
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B5 notes: Electric cells and circuits
There is no potential difference between the two spheres below. They have exactly the same charge distributed over the same surface area (much like there being no gravitational potential differences on...
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D4 PBL: Alternating current
If you pass an DC source of PD, V was connected to a resistor, R the power dissipated would be V2/R, but if an AC supply of peak voltage, V was connected to the same resistor the power dissipated would...