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Physics Igcse All Imp Formulas

This document provides physics formulas for various topics including motion, forces, energy, waves, gases, electricity, and radioactive decay. Key formulas include definitions for average speed and velocity, acceleration, force, weight, momentum, density, pressure, work, power, kinetic and gravitational potential energy, wave speed, gas laws relating pressure and volume, formulas for current, voltage, and power in electric circuits, and the relationship between power in primary and secondary coils of transformers.

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Physics Igcse All Imp Formulas

This document provides physics formulas for various topics including motion, forces, energy, waves, gases, electricity, and radioactive decay. Key formulas include definitions for average speed and velocity, acceleration, force, weight, momentum, density, pressure, work, power, kinetic and gravitational potential energy, wave speed, gas laws relating pressure and volume, formulas for current, voltage, and power in electric circuits, and the relationship between power in primary and secondary coils of transformers.

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IGCSE Physics Formula sheet

Motion
Average speed (m/s) = distance (m)
Time (s)

Average velocity (m/s) = displacement (m) (v = s /t)


Time (s)

Acceleration = change in velocity (a = v-u)


Time t
Forces and pressure
Force (N) = mass (kg) x acceleration (m/s2) (F = ma)

Force (N) = rate of change of momentum (F = m v – mu)


T

Weight on Earth (N) = mass (kg) x 10 (m/s2) (F = mg)

Momentum (kg m/s) = mass (kg) x velocity (m/s) (p = mv)

Density (kg/m3) = mass (kg) ( = M / V)


Volume (m3)

Hooke’s law: Force = constant x extension = kx (F = kx)

Pressure (Pa) = force (N) (P = F/A)


Area (m2)

Pressure underwater = height (m) x density (kg/m3) x gravitational field strength (10m/s2)
(P = h x  x g)

Moment of a force (Nm) = Force (N) x perpendicular distance from pivot (m)
(Moment = Fd)
Energy and work
Work (J) = Force (N) x distance (m) (E = Fd)

Power (W) = work (J) (P = E/t)


Time (s)

Kinetic Energy (J) = ½ x mass (kg) x velocity2 (KE = 1/2mv2)

Gravitational potential energy (J) = mass (kg) x gravitational field strength (g) x height (m)
(GPE = mgh)

Efficiency (%) = useful energy output (J) x100


Total energy input (J)

Energy (J) = mass (kg) x specific heat capacity (J/kg oC) x change in temperature (oC)

Waves
Wave speed (m/s) = frequency (Hz) x wavelength (m) (c = f)

Refractive index = speed of light in vacuum (n = v1 / v2)


Speed of light in material

Refractive index = 1 / sin (critical angle in degrees) (n = 1 / sin c)

(n = sin i / sin r)
sini
refractiveindex =
sinr
Gas laws
Pressure x volume = constant (when
when a gas is it constant temperature
temperature)
(PV = constant)
For change in pressure:

Electricity
Current (A) = charge (C) (I = Q/t)
Time (s)

Voltage (V) = Current (A) x Resistance () (V = IR)

Power (W) = Current (A) x Voltage (V) (P = IV)

Energy transferred (J) = Current (I) x Voltage (V) x time (s) (EE = IVt)

Resistors in series:

Resistors in parallel:

Transformers:
Power in primary = Power in secondary (IpVp = IsVs)

Radioactive decay

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