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ZIMSEC A-Level Physics

4Electricity and Magnetism

Electricity and Magnetism in ZIMSEC A-Level Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Electricity, D.C. circuits, electric fields and capacitance in Form 5; electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction and alternating currents in Form 6.

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Lessons

  • Electric current, charge and drift velocity

    40 min

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  • Potential difference and electrical power

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  • Resistance, Ohm's law and I-V characteristics

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  • Resistivity of materials

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  • E.m.f., internal resistance and circuit symbols

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  • Kirchhoff's laws and resistors in series and parallel

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  • Potential dividers and sensor circuits

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  • Solving circuits with Kirchhoff's laws

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  • The potentiometer and null methods

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  • Coulomb's law and the field of a point charge

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  • Electric fields and uniform fields between plates

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  • Electric potential and electric potential energy

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  • Capacitance and capacitor combinations

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  • Capacitor discharge and the time constant

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  • Energy stored in a capacitor

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  • Force on a current-carrying conductor and magnetic flux density

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  • Magnetic fields and the fields of currents

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  • Lenz's law and applications of electromagnetic induction

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  • Magnetic flux, flux linkage and Faraday's law

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  • Alternating current: period, peak and r.m.s. values

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Electricity and Magnetism: sample question

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A sinusoidal alternating voltage has a peak value of 17 V. What is its r.m.s. value?

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