AS Physics Formulas — ‘Acceleration/ms™ (a) The rate of change of velocity 1 z s=utt+5at? une eas F=ma aof free fall = 9.81ms~* ‘Area/m® (A) The extent or measurement of a surface F E FL A ra ‘Charge/C fa) Expresses whether a particle has fewer protons or electrons 1 F Ww No. of Electrons = = Es- ve— Current/A (I) The number of coulombs of charge passing a point per second fe # P= P=PR t V=IR E=iR+ir For a junction: hy = iy + hy Density/kem” (p) ‘Mass per unit volume Upthrust = pgV Diffraction Grating (N) ‘An optical component with a periodic structure that diffracts light into several beams 1 a=> — ee | Displacement/m (s) ‘A vector equal to the change in an objects position from start to finish Distance/m (d) Total length that an object moves through t=Fd Teoupte = F(d; + a Fea pte = Fdy + da) Electromotive Force/V (E) Energy converted from other forms to electrical potential energy per unit charge E=iR+ir Efficiency/% (Et The amount of energy that is not lost throughout a process Wout Powe Eff=—~x Ej =~ 100 ff = ay X 100 ff=pext Scanned with CamScannertic Potential The work done in extending a spring by extension, x Electron Voltage/eV (eV) The energy done per unit electron charge ev=t | Extension/m (x) The increase in length of an object _ ip _F _F — ae —A oF A. Fl F =: = puft pa W=Fs P=Fv XA gq F=mgsiné Teoupte = F(d, + 42) = Fd ——4 Frequency/Hz {f) The number of complete oscillations in one second Vspeea = fA 3 {___$R@@o_i@9 Gap Spacing/m (a) The distance between gaps that light passes through from a source nd =asind ni => a Potential Energy/J (E,) The work done displacing through height E, =mgh eee 750) The time it takes for an amount of radioactive substance to decrease by half 1\P00F Rely lifer Quantity of Substance = Original Amount x (= Totensity/Wim (0) Power per unit area P fas a Internal Resistance/O (7) The resistance existing within a battery E=IR+Ir Scanned with CamScannerKinetic Energy/J (Ex) The energy associated with a mass of speed, v a property of an object that resists change in motion T = = f= lina? Ep =mgh F=ma pot p=mv F=mgsin0 SS SS8...Qc Moment or Torque/Nm {t) The product of the force and the perpendicular distance of the line of action of the force from the pivot z=Fd Momentum/kgms” (e) The product of mass multiplied by velocity = a gee =o > P= » Py —_ a es Period/s (T) Time taken for one complete oscillation of a particle in the medium 2 Power/W (P) The rate at which work is done Ww P=Fv Pout P 2” Fout 5 e Pat Eff = Fa x 100 15 P=vV P=PR a pP=— ee ee ee eee Pressure/Pa{P) Force per unit area F P=pgh W = PAV SS Resistance/0 (R) ‘The ratio of potential difference to current flow through a component VER P=PR z pl —_R E=IR+Ir Resistivity/Qm {p) ig power of a material to the flow of an electric current ‘A measure of the resi it rae J ‘Speed/ms" (vase) The rate of change of distance Uspeea = fa Pale) the unloaded length Scanned with CamScannerStress (o) Force per unit cross sectional area “The product of one of the forces and the perpendicular distance between the forces Teoupte = F(ds + do) Upthrust/N (Upthrust] ‘The weight of the displaced fluid on an object Upthrust pqv Velocity/ms" (v= final; w= initial) The rate of change of displacement = ut 1 s Liz : sme vet dat v? =u +2as veutat P=Fv al ure =mv Ex = 5mv? a=— e ft | _____________Yoltage or Potential Difference/V(V)________Cid Energy converted from electrical potential energy to other forms per unit charge vee V=IR P=V Pe v me E es | Volume/m (Vv) “The amount of space an object takes up e W = Pav palioy. eile pa t¥5 a a Wave Phase/* or rad (0) Ameasurement of how far out of step different points are on a waveform x o t @ Wavelength/m (A) Distance between two corresponding points in successive waveforms such as crests or troughs speed = fA x_ oO na =asin@ wee 2-360 L Work/) (W) The product of force moving through a displacement in the same direction as the force W=Fs Ww Scanned with CamScanner