Grade 10 Physics Formulae 0625

SI.No Quantity Equation SI unit

1 Trapezium A = (a + b) ½ h m2

2 Triangle A = ½ bh m2

3 Square Area = Length x Length m2

Rectangle Area = l x b m2
4
Volume = l x b x h m3

5 Speed
Speed =
𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑚
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒
𝑠
6 Average speed
Average Speed =
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑚
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
𝑠
7 Velocity
Velocity =
𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑚
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒
𝑠
8 Acceleration 𝑣−𝑢 𝑚
a=
𝑡 𝑠2
9 Force F = ma N

10 Weight W = mg N

11 Hooke’s law 𝐹 𝑁
K=
𝑒
𝑚
12 Density 𝑚 𝑘𝑔
𝜌 =
𝑉
𝑚3
13 Moment of force M = F x perpendicular distance Nm

14 Momentum P=mv Kg ms-1

15 Impulse I=Ft
Ns
Or
I = mv - mu

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 16 Equations of motion v = u + at 𝑚
𝑠
𝑢+𝑣 m
S=( )t
2

17 Pressure 𝐹 Pa
P=
𝐴

18 Liquid Pressure P = 𝜌gh Pa

19 Energy E = Fd J

20 Kinetic energy K.E = ½ mv2 J

21 Potential energy P.E = mgh J

22 Work W = Fd J

23 Power 𝐸 𝑊 W
P= or P=
𝑇 𝑇

24 Efficiency 𝑈𝑠𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 %

𝜂= x 100%
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡

Or

𝑈𝑠𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡

𝜂= x 100%
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡

25 Specific heating
C=
𝛥𝐸 𝐽
capacity 𝑚 𝛥𝛩
𝑘𝑔 𝐶
26 ⁰C to K K = ⁰C + 273

27 Boyle’s law PV = constant

P1V 1 = P2V2
1
28 Frequency F= 1
𝑇
𝑠
29 Wave Speed V=f 𝜆 𝑚
𝑠

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 30 Refractive index 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝑖
n=
𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝑟

1 No unit
n=
𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝐶

𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑣𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑢𝑚

n=
𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚

31 Charge flow Q=IT C

32 Electromotive force 𝐸 V
V=
𝑄

33 Potential difference 𝐸 V
V=
𝑄

34 Emf of cells E = V1 + V2 + V3 V
connected in series

35 Resistors in Series R = R1 + R2 + R3 𝛺

36 Resistors in Parallel 1 1 1 1
= + + 𝛺
𝑅 𝑅1 𝑅2 𝑅3

37 Potential Divider 𝑅1 𝑉1
=
𝑅2 𝑉2

38 Ohm's law V=IR V

39 Electrical Power 𝐸 𝑉2
P= ; P=VI ; P=I2R ; P= W
𝑡 𝑅

40 Electrical Energy 𝑉2 𝑡
E=VQ ; E=VIt ; E=I2Rt ; E= J
𝑅

41 Transformers 𝑉𝑠 𝑁𝑠
=
𝑉𝑝 𝑁𝑝
Or

Vs Is = Vp Ip

42 Orbital Speed
V=
2𝛱 𝑟 𝑚
𝑡
𝑠
43 Hubble's constant H₀ =
𝑉
1
𝑑
𝑠

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● You should be able to solve equations with three variables for any variable.

For example, if a = b x c, then b = a / c and c = a / b.

Note:
𝒎
● Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8
𝒔𝟐

𝒎
● Speed of light in vacuum = 3 x 108
𝒔

𝒎
● Speed of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum = 3 x 10 8
𝒔

𝒎
● Speed of sound in air = 340
𝒔

𝒎
● Speed of sound in water = 1500
𝒔

● Audible range of frequency for human beings = 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz

● One light year = 9.5 x 1015 m

● Diameter of the Milky Way = 100000 light-years

𝟏
● Hubble constant = 2.2 x 10-18
𝒔

Graph:

• Gradient of the distance time graph gives speed.

• Gradient of the speed time graph gives acceleration.

• Area under the speed time graph gives distance.

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