Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics 9702 syllabus General syllabus requirements and information
5.4 Data and formulae
The following data and formulae will appear as pages 2 and 3 in Papers 1, 2 and 4.
Data
speed of light in free space c = 3.00 u 10 8 m s –1
permeability of free space P0 = 4S u 10 –7 H m–1
permittivity of free space H0 = 8.85 u 10 –12 F m–1
1
( = 8.99 u10 9 m F–1 )
4SH0
elementary charge e = 1.60 u 10 –19 C
the Planck constant h = 6.63 u 10 –34 J s
unified atomic mass unit 1 u = 1.66 u 10 –27 kg
rest mass of electron me = 9.11 u 10 –31 kg
rest mass of proton mp = 1.67 u 10 –27 kg
molar gas constant R = 8.31 J K –1 mol –1
the Avogadro constant NA = 6.02 u 10 23 mol –1
the Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 u 10 –23 J K –1
gravitational constant G = 6.67 u 10 –11 N m 2 kg –2
acceleration of free fall g = 9.81 m s –2
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Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics 9702 syllabus General syllabus requirements and information
Formulae
1
uniformly accelerated motion s = ut + 2 at 2
v 2 = u 2 + 2as
work done on/by a gas W = p 'V
Gm
gravitational potential I =–
r
hydrostatic pressure p = Ugh
1 Nm 2
pressure of an ideal gas p = 3
¢c ²
V
simple harmonic motion a = – Z2x
velocity of particle in s.h.m. v = v0 cos Zt
v = ± Z(x02 – x 2)
fsv
Doppler effect fo =
v ± vs
Q
electric potential V =
4SH0r
capacitors in series 1/C = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + . . .
capacitors in parallel C = C1 + C2 + . . .
1
energy of charged capacitor W = 2 QV
electric current I = Anvq
resistors in series R = R1 + R2 + . . .
resistors in parallel 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + . . .
BI
Hall voltage VH =
ntq
alternating current/voltage x = x0 sin Zt
radioactive decay x = x0 exp(– Ot )
0.693
decay constant O =
t 1
2
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