Stpm Physics Sem 2 Definition List

Chapter 12 Chapter 15
1) Coulomb’s law (2015U) 1) Potential difference between/across
2) Electric field two points
3) Electric field strength at a point 2) Electromotive force (e.m.f) of a battery
(2014U, 2016,2020) 3) Kirchhoff’s first law (2014U, 2016U,
4) Gauss’s law (2018, 2018U) 2018)
5) Electric potential at a point (2014U, 4) Kirchhoff’s second law (2014U, 2016U,
2016, 2016U, 2017U) 2018)
6) Electric potential energy 5) Potential divider
7) Equipotential line 6) Shunt
8) Equipotential surface 7) Multiplier
9) Equipotential volume 8) Potentiometer
Chapter 13 Chapter 16
1) Capacitance of capacitor (2013, 1) Magnetic field
2014U, 2015U, 2016, 2016U, 2019) 2) Magnetic flux density (2013)
2) Dielectric 3) Ampere’s law (2017)
Chapter 17
Chapter 14
1) Magnetic flux
1) Free electrons
2) Magnetic flux linkage
2) Electric current
3) Magnetic flux density (2020)
3) Drift velocity (2013, 2017U)
4) Faraday’s law (2013U, 2014, 2015,
4) Current density
2016U, 2018U,2020)
5) Ohm’s law
5) Lenz’s law (2013U, 2014, 2015, 2016U,
6) Resistance
2018U,2020)
7) Conductance
6) Self-induction in a coil (2017, 2018,
8) Resistivity
2019U)
9) Conductivity
7) Self-inductance (2013)
10) Mean free time
8) Mutual induction
11)Mean free path
9) Mutual inductance
12)Superconductor
13)Critical temperature Chapter 18
1) Alternating current
2) Direct current
3) Root-mean-square value of a.c. (2017U)
4) Phasor
5) Reactance
6) Impedance
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Chapter 12

No Term Definition STPM

1 Coulomb’s law The magnitude of electric force between two point 2015U
charges is directly proportional to the product of the
two charges and inversely proportional to the square
of distance between the charges
2 Electric field A region in which an electric charge experiences an
electrostatic force
3 Electric field The force per unit positive charge 2014U
strength at a 2016
point 2020
4 Gauss’s law The net electric flux passing through a closed surface 2018
is equal to the total net charge, Q inside the closed 2018U
surface divided by the permittivity of the medium
5 Electric potential Work done in bringing a unit charge from infinity to 2014U
at a point that point 2016
2016U
2017U
6 Electric potential Work done in bringing the charge from infinity to that
energy point
7 Equipotential Line where the electric potential at every point on the
line line are the same
8 Equipotential Surface where the electric potential at every point on
surface the surface are the same
9 Equipotential Volume where the electric potential at every point on
volume the volume are the same

Chapter 13

No Term Definition STPM

1 Capacitance of Ratio of charge on the capacitor to the potential 2013
capacitor difference across the capacitor 2014U
2015U
2016
2016U
2019
2 Dielectric Insulating material which is inserted between the two
plates of a capacitor
Chapter 14

No Term Definition STPM

1 Free electrons Electrons that are not attached to the atoms, and are
free to move in an electric field
2 Electric current Rate of flow of charge
3 Drift velocity Average velocity that causes a net flow of charge and 2013
produces a current in a conductor 2017U
4 Current density The electric current per unit area of the cross-section
5 Ohm’s law The electric current flowing through a conductor is
directly proportional to the potential difference across
the conductor provided temperature remains constant
6 Resistance The potential difference of conductor divided by
current flowing through the conductor
7 Conductance Reciprocal of resistance
8 Resistivity The resistance per unit length of the material when its
cross-sectional area is 1m2
9 Conductivity Reciprocal of resistivity
10 Mean free time The average time between two collisions of a free
electron with the lattice atoms
11 Mean free path The average distance travelled by a free electron
between two collisions
12 Superconductor A substance that will conduct electricity without
resistance or zero resistance at sufficiently low
temperature
13 Critical The temperature at which the resistance of substance
temperature became zero
Chapter 15

No Term Definition STPM

1 Potential The work done per unit charge between the two
difference points
between/across
two points
2 Electromotive The amount of electric potential given to one coulomb
force (e.m.f) of a of charge, when the one coulomb of charge flows
battery through the battery and then around a loop in the
circuit
3 Kirchhoff’s first The algebraic sum of current entering a junction in a 2014U
law/ Kirchhoff’s circuit is equal to zero 2016U
current law 2018
4 Kirchhoff’s The algebraic sum of the changes in electric potential 2014U
second law/ around a closed loop in a circuit is equal to zero 2016U
Kirchhoff’s 2018
voltage law
5 Potential divider A linear circuit used to produce an output voltage
which is a fraction of an input voltage
6 Shunt A resistor which is connected in parallel with the coil of
a moving coil meter to convert the meter from a
milliammeter to an ammeter, so that the meter can
measure a higher current
7 Multiplier A high resistance resistor which is connected in series
with the coil of a moving coil meter to convert the
meter from a milliammeter to a voltmeter so that the
meter can measure a higher voltage
8 Potentiometer Used to measure the potential difference or voltage,
e.m.f and to compare two voltages

Chapter 16

No Term Definition STPM

1 Magnetic field A region in space in which a magnetic force can act on
a moving charged particle
2 Magnetic flux Force per unit charge acting on a charged particle 2013
density moving at 1 ms-1, at the right angle to the magnetic
field
3 Ampere’s law The sum of the products B and Δl over a closed loop is 2017
equal to the product of current through the loop and
permeability of free space
Chapter 17

No Term Definition STPM

1 Magnetic flux Equal to the dot product of magnetic flux density
vector and area vector
2 Magnetic flux If a coil has N turns of wire and an area, A and the
linkage magnetic field B is perpendicular to the plane of coil
3 Magnetic flux The number of magnetic field lines per unit area 2020
density perpendicular to vector
4 Faraday’s law The induced e.m.f produced in a coil is directly 2013U
proportional to the rate of change of magnetic flux 2014
linkage of the coil 2015
2016U
2018U
2020
5 Lenz’s law The induced current will flow in a direction such that 2013U
the magnetic field produced by the induced current 2014
will always oppose the changing magnetic flux that 2015
produces the induced current 2016U
2018U
2020
6 Self-induction in When the current in the coil changes, there is an 2017
a coil induced e.m.f produced in the same coil 2018
2019U
7 Self-inductance Equal the induced e.m.f produced in the coil divided 2013
by the rate of change of current in the same coil
8 Mutual induction When the current in coil 1 changes, there is an
induced e.m.f produced in coil 2
9 Mutual Equal to the induced e.m.f in the secondary coil
inductance divided by the rate of change of the current in the
primary coil
Chapter 18

No Term Definition STPM

1 Alternating A current in which the direction of the current changes
current or reverses periodically

2 Direct current A current in which the direction of current is always

the same
3 Root-mean- Value of a constant direct current which can produce 2017U
square value of the same heating power as the alternating current in a
a.c. given resistor
4 Phasor A vector of constant magnitude and rotating in an
anticlockwise direction with a constant angular
velocity
5 Reactance Opposition to the current by an inductor or a capacitor
in an a.c. Circuit
6 Impedance Vector sum of the resistance and the reactance in an
a.c. Circuit

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