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OCR Physics A G485 - Frontiers of Physics - 18th June 2015

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Original post by a123a
I agree with this, but do you know if the Doppler shift equation can be used to determine the speed of stars in other galaxies as well as just galaxies?


Should do. Since a galaxy isn't really a unique object with it's own laws, it's just a **** load of stars. So it makes sense that it would work on a specific-star scale, too.
Reply 461
Original post by Elcor
Should do. Since a galaxy isn't really a unique object with it's own laws, it's just a **** load of stars. So it makes sense that it would work on a specific-star scale, too.


Ok thanks for that. :smile:
In the 2014 paper (q4.c.iv.) you have a capacitor in the standard set up, then it says the power supply is doubled from 12V to 24V and how this affects the temperature change in a bundle of wires.

How do you know to use the W=0.5CV^2 formula and not W=0.5QV

The first formula would say W increases by a factor of 4 (which is correct) whereas the other formula suggests it increases by a factor of 2...

Thanks
Original post by Username13
In the 2014 paper (q4.c.iv.) you have a capacitor in the standard set up, then it says the power supply is doubled from 12V to 24V and how this affects the temperature change in a bundle of wires.

How do you know to use the W=0.5CV^2 formula and not W=0.5QV

The first formula would say W increases by a factor of 4 (which is correct) whereas the other formula suggests it increases by a factor of 2...

Thanks

Oh C is constant so you have to use W=1/2CV^2

Q isnt constant so you cant use the other one
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Original post by Username13
In the 2014 paper (q4.c.iv.) you have a capacitor in the standard set up, then it says the power supply is doubled from 12V to 24V and how this affects the temperature change in a bundle of wires.

How do you know to use the W=0.5CV^2 formula and not W=0.5QV

The first formula would say W increases by a factor of 4 (which is correct) whereas the other formula suggests it increases by a factor of 2...

Thanks


In the first formula the only variable is V as C is constant. In the second formula Q and V are both variables and change as V changes


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Original post by chem@uni
Oh C is constant so you have to use W=1/2CV^2

Q isnt constant so you cant use the other one


That's it


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Original post by chem@uni
Oh C is constant so you have to use W=1/2CV^2

Q isnt constant so you cant use the other one


Original post by Mehrdad jafari
In the first formula the only variable is V as C is constant. In the second formula Q and V are both variables and change as V changes


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Aah okay thankyou
Original post by Mehrdad jafari

Took me a good couple of minutes of thinking, not sure I could do it in the exam
Reply 468
Original post by chem@uni
Took me a good couple of minutes of thinking, not sure I could do it in the exam


Don't worry, capacitor questions look deceivingly simple but actually take a lot thinking. There are so few equations for it so you sit there thinking 'how am I meant to work thus out?!'
Part 1i on Jan 2013 what direction do electrons flow?
Original post by Elcor
Should do. Since a galaxy isn't really a unique object with it's own laws, it's just a **** load of stars. So it makes sense that it would work on a specific-star scale, too.


Works on anything with an associated change in wavelength

You could probably measure the speed of a police car if it has its sirens on and you had something to measure (but c won't be speed of light)

Also works for erythrocytes (RBCs to you and me) and ultrasound, although because you are emitting the wave source and receiving it, you have to multiply by 2
Original post by chem@uni
Part 1i on Jan 2013 what direction do electrons flow?


Electrons flow anticlockwise negatively charging the plate y. This repels the electrons already present on plate x therefore positively charging it.

:biggrin:
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Original post by L'Evil Fish
Works on anything with an associated change in wavelength

You could probably measure the speed of a police car if it has its sirens on and you had something to measure (but c won't be speed of light)

Also works for erythrocytes (RBCs to you and me) and ultrasound, although because you are emitting the wave source and receiving it, you have to multiply by 2


What's c in those cases? The normal wave speed?

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Original post by Elcor
What's c in those cases? The normal wave speed?

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Yeah in whatever medium
Do they ever ask you to explain X-Ray in the same way they do MRI/CAT/PET?
Original post by chem@uni
Do they ever ask you to explain X-Ray in the same way they do MRI/CAT/PET?


What could you say though? Other than different tissues attenuate x-Rays by different amounts (different word for amounts??)
Ie bone attenuated X-rays by a large amount. Soft tissues attenuate x-Rays minimally. Hence x-Rays pass through soft tissues more than bones.

Just off the top of my head.




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What is the hardest
G484 paper-

G485 paper-

Out of all the years in peoples opinion
Original post by chem@uni
What is the hardest
G484 paper-

G485 paper-

Out of all the years in peoples opinion


I think the June 2014s for both of them. The others don't seem as hard as them.
Original post by sagar448
I think the June 2014s for both of them. The others don't seem as hard as them.


Dam that isnt good for us then!! 2015 will be even harder :redface:
Original post by chem@uni
Dam that isnt good for us then!! 2015 will be even harder :redface:


Yeah I know :C. I'm very scared I just hope I don't mess up.

EDIT: There still maybe a chance to find out if they are going to be hard or not. I'm retaking the G482 which is on the Thursday of this week, and if that one goes well, I'm guessing the others will be fine too. :biggrin:
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