Edexcel A-Level Physics Paper 2 (Advanced Physics II) - 15 October 2020

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Topic 1 - Working as a Physicist

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Topic 4 - Materials

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Topic 5 - Waves and Particle Nature of Light

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Topic 9 - Thermodynamics

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Topic 10 - Space

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Topic 11 - Nuclear Radiation

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Topic 12 - Gravitational Fields

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Topic 13 - Oscillations

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Unit 1 - Materials

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Unit 2 - Waves and the Particle Nature of Light

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Unit 5 - Thermodynamics, Space, Nuclear Radiation, Gravitational Fields, Oscillations

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Materials - Fluid flow diagrams

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Materials - Definitions of mechanical properties such as ductile, brittle, hard, malleable, tough.

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Waves and Particle Nature of Light - Identifying, and describing applications of, regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Waves and Particle Nature of Light - How different media affects the transmission/reflection of waves.

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Waves and Particle Nature of Light - Use of the equation $\displaystyle v = \sqrt{\frac T \mu}$

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Waves and Particle Nature of Light - Optics: focal length, ray diagrams, power of lens, real and virtual lenses, lens formulae, magnification.

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Waves and Particle Nature of Light - Use of Huygens construction. Use of the equation $n \lambda = d \sin \theta$

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Thermodynamics - Specific latent heat.

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Thermodynamics - Derivation and use of $pV = \frac 1 3 N m \langle {c^2} \rangle$. Use of kinetic theory model.

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Thermodynamics - Derivation of $\frac 1 2 m \langle {c^2} \rangle = \frac 3 2 kT$

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Nuclear Radiation - Use of binding energy per nucleon curve to explain why fission/fusion release energy.

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Gravitational Fields - Use of gravitational potential equation $V = \frac {-GM} r$

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Paper 1 - Advanced Physics I

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Paper 3 - General and Practical Principles in Physics