A-level Physics data and formulae For use in exams from the June 2017 Series onwards DATA - FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS AND VALUES Quantity speed of light in vacuo Symbol Value Units ๐ 3.00 × 108 m s –1 µ0 permeability of free space permittivity of free space magnitude of the charge of electron the Planck constant molar gas constant the Boltzmann constant 1.60 × 10–19 C 8.85 × 10–12 โ 6.63 × 10–34 6.67 × 10–11 N m2 kg –2 ๐ 8.31 J K –1 mol–1 ๐ ๐A the Avogadro constant H m–1 ε0 ๐บ gravitational constant 4π × 10–7 6.02 × 1023 W m–2 K –4 kg the Wien constant α 5.67 × 10–8 electron rest mass (equivalent to 5.5 × 10–4 u) electron charge/mass ratio ๐e 9.11 × 10–31 proton rest mass (equivalent to 1.00728 u) ๐p 1.67(3) × 10–27 neutron rest mass (equivalent to 1.00867 u) ๐n 1.67(5) × 10–27 ๐ 9.81 ๐ ๐e ๐ ๐p ๐ acceleration due to gravity atomic mass unit (1u is equivalent to 931.5 MeV) ALGEBRAIC EQUATION quadratic equation − b ± ๏ฟฝb2 − 4ac x= 2a ASTRONOMICAL DATA Body Mass/kg Mean radius/m Sun 1.99 × 1030 6.96 × 108 Earth Version 1.2 5.97 × 1024 6.37 × 106 mol–1 1.38 × 10–23 σ gravitational field strength Js ๐ the Stefan constant proton charge/mass ratio F m–1 u 2.90 × 10–3 J K –1 mK 1.76 × 1011 C kg –1 9.58 × 107 C kg –1 9.81 N kg –1 1.661 × 10–27 kg kg kg m s –2 GEOMETRICAL EQUATIONS arc length = rθ circumference of circle = 2πr area of circle = πr2 curved surface area of cylinder = 2πrh area of sphere = 4πr2 volume of sphere = 4 3 πr3 1 Waves Particle Physics Class Name Symbol Rest energy/MeV wave speed photon photon γ lepton neutrino ve 0 first harmonic 0 fringe spacing 0 vµ mesons electron e± muon µ± 0.510999 π± π meson π ± K meson baryons Properties of quarks antiquarks have opposite signs Type Charge u 1 3 1 e 3 + 1 3 0 1 e 3 + 1 3 −1 2 3 − s − Strangeness + + d Baryon number e 0 critical angle sin ๐c = velocity and acceleration ๐ฃ = equations of motion Antiparticles: −1 Photons and energy levels ๐น = ๐๐ force ๐น = force photon energy photoelectricity energy levels de Broglie wavelength 2 ๐ธ = โ๐ = โ๐ /λ โ๐ = φ + ๐ธk (max) โ๐ = ๐ธ1 – ๐ธ2 ๐ = โ โ = ๐ ๐๐ ๐ =๏ฟฝ ๐ข+๐ฃ ๏ฟฝ๐ก 2 ๐ = ๐ข๐ข + โ(๐๐) โ๐ก ๐ = ๐น ๐ cos ๐ ๐ = โ๐ โ๐ก 1 ๐ ๐ฃ2 2 , ๐ = ๐น๐น ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ = Materials ๐ ๐๐ 2 2 Δ๐ธp = ๐๐Δโ ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ Hooke’s law ๐น = ๐ Δ๐ฟ ๐ Young modulus = energy stored โ๐ฃ โ๐ก ๐น Δ๐ก = Δ(๐๐) work, energy and power density ๐ = ๐ = ๐ฃ 2 = ๐ข2 + 2๐๐ +1 e+ , ν e , µ + , ν µ for ๐1 > ๐2 โ๐ โ๐ก ๐ธk = e , νe ; µ , νµ ๐1 ๐ฃ = ๐ข + ๐๐ Lepton number Particles: ๐2 moment = ๐น๐น moments impulse − ๐ ๐s for two different substances of refractive indices n1 and n2, Properties of Leptons − ๐ sin ๐ = ๐๐ Mechanics 939.551 n ๐ diffraction grating 497.762 938.257 neutron λ๐ท law of refraction ๐1 sin ๐1 = ๐2 sin ๐2 p proton ๐ค = 134.972 K 0 1 ๐ ๏ฟฝ 2๐ ๐ ๐ = refractive index of a substance s, ๐ = 493.821 K ๐ = 1 ๐ period 105.659 139.576 0 ๐ = ๐๐ ๐ก๐ก๐ก๐ก๐ก๐ก๐ก ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ก๐ก๐ก๐ก๐ก๐ก ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ 1 ๐ธ = 2 ๐นΔ๐ฟ tensile stress = tensile strain = ๐น ๐ด โ๐ฟ ๐ฟ Version 1.2 AQA GCE PHYSICS DATA AND FORMULAE Electricity Gravitational fields ๐ผ = current and pd resistivity resistors in series resistors in parallel power emf Circular motion ๐= โ๐ โ๐ก ๐ = ๐ ๐ ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ ๐ = ๐ ๐ผ magnitude of gravitational field strength in a radial field ๐ T work done 1 = ๐ 1 + 1 ๐ 2 + 1 +โฏ ๐ 3 ๐ ๐ ๐ = ๐๐ = ๐ผ 2 ๐ = ๐ = magnitude of angular speed ๐ธ ๐ ω = 2 ๐ = ๐ผ(๐ + ๐) centripetal acceleration ๐๐ 2 ๐น = = ๐ω2 ๐ ๐ centripetal force Simple harmonic motion ๐ = − ๐2 ๐ฅ acceleration ๐ฅ = ๐ด ๐๐๐ (๐ ๐ก) displacement ๐ฃ = ±๐ speed ๐ฃ๐๐๐ = ๐ ๐ด maximum speed maximum acceleration for a mass-spring system for a simple pendulum Thermal physics energy to change temperature energy to change state gas law kinetic theory model kinetic energy of gas molecule Version 1.2 ๏ฟฝ(๐ด2 2 − ๐ฅ 2) ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ = 2๐ ๏ฟฝ ๐ ๐บ๐บ ๐ Δ๐ ๐ =– Δ๐ ๐น = 1 ๐1 ๐2 4๐๐0 ๐ 2 ๐น = ๐ธ๐ธ electric potential ๐ธ = 1 ๐ 4๐๐0 ๐ 2 capacitance ๐ธ = work done field strength for a radial field capacitor energy stored capacitor charging decay of charge time constant ๐ = ๐๐Δ๐ ๐บ๐บ ๐2 ๐ =– ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ = ๐ ๐ด ๐ = 2๐ ๏ฟฝ ๐น ๐ Δ๐ = ๐Δ๐ ๐ธ = field strength for a uniform field ๐ฃ2 ๐ = = ω2 ๐ ๐ ๐บ๐1 ๐2 ๐2 Electric fields and capacitors force on a charge ω = 2๐๐ ๐ = gravitational potential force between two point charges ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ = gravitational field strength ๐ T = ๐ 1 + ๐ 2 + ๐ 3 + … 1 ๐น = force between two masses Δ๐ = ๐Δ๐ ๐ = 1 ๐ 4๐๐0 ๐ ๐ธ = 1 1 1 ๐2 ๐๐ = ๐ถ๐ 2 = 2 2 2 ๐ถ Δ๐ Δ๐ ๐ ๐ถ = ๐ ๐ด๐0 ๐r ๐ถ = ๐ ๐ = ๐0 (1 − e–๐ก/๐ ๐ ) ๐ = ๐0 e–๐ก/๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ = ๐๐ ๐๐ = ๐๐๐ ๐๐ = ๐๐๐ 1 ๐ ๐ (๐rms )2 3 1 3 3๐ ๐ ๐ (๐rms )2 = ๐๐ = 2 2 2๐A ๐๐ = 3 Magnetic fields ะค = ๐ต๐ต magnetic flux ๐ะค = ๐ต๐ต๐ต cos ๐ magnetic flux linkage ๐ = ๐ magnitude of induced emf ๐ = ๐ต๐ต๐ตω sin ω t ๐ผrms = ๐s ๐ผ0 √2 ๐p = the inverse square law for γ radiation activity half-life nuclear radius energy-mass equation ๐s ๐rms = ๐p ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ = Nuclear physics radioactive decay Δะค Δ๐ก ๐ะค = ๐ต๐ต๐ต cos ๐ emf induced in a rotating coil transformer equations Astrophysics ๐น = ๐ต๐ต๐ต force on a moving charge alternating current OPTIONS ๐น = ๐ต๐ต๐ต force on a current Δ๐ Δ๐ก ๐ผ = ๐ ๐ฅ2 ๐0 √2 ๐ผs ๐s ๐ผp ๐p = – ๐ ๐, ๐ = ๐o e−λ๐ก ๐ด = ๐๐ ๐½ = ln 2 ๐ ๐ = ๐ 0 ๐ด1/3 ๐ธ = ๐๐ 2 1 astronomical unit = 1.50 × 1011 m 1 light year = 9.46 × 1015 m 1 parsec = 206265 AU = 3.08 × 1016 m = 3.26 light year Hubble constant, ๐ป = 65 km s–1 Mpc–1 ๐ = ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข ๐๐๐ in normal adjustment Rayleigh criterion magnitude equation Wien’s law Stefan’s law Schwarzschild radius Doppler shift for v << c red shift Hubble’s law Medical physics lens equations ๐ = ๐ ≈ intensity level absorption ultrasound imaging 4 ๐ 10 ๐max ๐ = 2.9 × 10−3 m K ๐ = ๐๐๐ 4 ๐ s ≈ 2GM c2 Δ๐ Δ๐ ๐ฃ =– = ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ง= − ๐ ๐ฃ = ๐ป๐ป 1 ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ = ๐ข ๐ = ๐ = 1 ๐ข + 1 ๐ฃ ๐ผ0 = 1.0 × 10−12 W m−2 ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ = 10 log ๐ผ = ๐ผ0 ๐ –๐๐ ๐ ๐m = ๐ ๐ = ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ half-lives ๐ ๐ท ๐ – ๐ = 5 log 1 threshold of hearing ๐0 ๐e ๐ผ๐ 1 ๐E = = ๏ฟฝ ๐ผ ๐ผ0 ๐2 − ๐1 2 ๐2 + ๐1 1 ๐B + ๏ฟฝ 1 ๐P Version 1.2 AQA GCE PHYSICS DATA AND FORMULAE Engineering physics moment of inertia angular kinetic energy equations of angular motion Turning points in physics ๐ผ = Σ๐๐ 2 ๐ธ๐ = ๐น = electrons in fields 1 2 ๐ผω 2 ๐น = ๐ต๐ต๐ต ๐๐ ๐ = ๐ต๐ต ω2 = ω1 + ๐ผ ๐ก ω2 2 = ω1 2 + 2๐ผ๐ผ ๐ผ๐ผ 2 (๐1 + ๐2 ) ๐ก ๐ = 2 ๐ = ๐ผ๐ผ Millikan’s experiment ๐Δ๐ก = Δ(๐ผ๐ผ) special relativity ๐ = ω1 ๐ก + torque 2 ½ ๐๐ 2 = ๐๐ ๐๐ = ๐๐ ๐ ๐น = 6๐๐๐๐ ๐ = Maxwell’s formula ๐ = ๐น๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ = ๐ผω angular momentum angular impulse ๐ = ๐ก = ๐ = ๐๐ work done ๐ = ๐ω power ๐ = Δ๐ + ๐ thermodynamics ๐๐ ๐พ = constant heat engines efficiency = maximum theoretical efficiency = ๐ ๐H − ๐C = ๐H ๐H ๐H − ๐C ๐H resonant frequency × (๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ) × (๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐) heat pumps and refrigerators summing amplifier heat pump: ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถhp = ๐C ๐ ๐H ๐ = = ๐C ๐H − ๐C ๐H ๐H − ๐C difference amplifier Version 1.2 Copyright © 2016 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. 2 ๏ฟฝ1 − ๐ฃ2 ๐ 1 ๐out ๐ f =− ๐in ๐ in ๐out ๐ f =1+ ๐in ๐ l ๐out = −๐ f ๏ฟฝ ๐1 ๐2 ๐3 + + + โฏ๏ฟฝ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ 3 ๐out = (๐+ − ๐− ) Bandwidth requirement: for AM for FM ๐0 ๐ 2 ๐out = ๐ดOL (๐+ − ๐− ) inverting amplifier non-inverting amplifier refrigerator: ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถref = ๐ฃ2 ๐2 2๐ √๐ฟ๐ฟ ๐0 ๐= ๐B operational amplifiers: open loop output or brake power ๐ = ๐ω friction power = ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ – ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ 2 ๏ฟฝ1 − ๐ฃ2 ๐ ๐0 = input power = calorific value × fuel flow rate indicated power = (๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ − ๐ ๐๐๐๐) โ โ = ๐ √2๐๐๐ ๐ก0 Electronics Q-factor work done per cycle = area of loop ๏ฟฝ๐0 ๐0 ๐ธ = ๐ ๐2 = ๐๐ = constant isothermal change 1 ๐ = ๐0 ๏ฟฝ1 − ๐ = ๐Δ๐ adiabatic change ๐๐ ๐ ๐ f ๐ l ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ = 2๐M ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ = 2(โ๐ + ๐M ) 5