June 2017

AQA YEAR 1 A LEVEL PHYSICS EQUATIONS

Section Given formulas Formulas to remember
Photons Minimum energy for pair
and production
Emin = hfmin = 2E0
energy
levels Minimum energy for
annihilation
Emin = hfmin = E0

Threshold frequency
f=φ/h
Waves Wave speed
c=d/t

Path difference with

constructive interference
=nλ

Path difference with

destructive interference
=(n+½)λ

Tension
T=mg

Mass per unit length

μ=M/L
Mechanics Horizontal component
Vx=Vcosθ

Vertical component
Vy=Vsinθ

Velocity
V=Δx/Δt

Momentum
p=mv

Work done
W=Fs

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Materials Work done

W=½E ΔL

Electricity Power
P=E/t

Energy
E=VIt
E=(V2/R)t
E=I2Rt

emf
Ɛ=V+v
V=Ɛ-v
V=Ɛ-Ir

Potential divider
Vout = Vin(R2/R1+R2)

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AQA YEAR 2 A LEVEL PHYSICS EQUATIONS

Section Given formulas Formulas to remember
Circular Angular speed
motion ω=θ/t
ω=2π/T

Simple Force
harmonic F= -Kx
motion

Thermal Work done

physics W=pΔV

Gravitational Escape velocity

fields V=√(2GM/r)

Period, radius and orbit

T=√(4π2r3/GM)

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Electric
fields

Capacitors Relative permittivity

εr=ε1/ε0

Capacitor charging can be

replaced with V

Decay of charge can be

replaced by V or I. I also
equals capacitor charging

Time to halve
T½=0.69RC
Magnetic Radius
fields r=mv/BQ

If magnetic flux is
perpendicular to area cosθ
disappears

Lenz’s Law; minus

magnitude of induced emf

Ideal transformer
(Is/Ip) = (Vp/Vs)

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Nuclear Electric potential energy

physics Ek=QgoldQalpha/4πε0r

N in final radioactive decay

equation can be replaced
with A

Average binding
=B/A

OPTION: Lens equation

Astrophysics 1/f = 1/u + 1/v

Collecting power
P α D2

Inverse square law

I=P/4πd2
P α Id2