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1
Q

velocity

A

displacement/time taken

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2
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acceleration

A

change in velocity/time taken

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3
Q

uniform acceleration

A

v-u/t in secs

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4
Q

displacement

A

1/2 (u+v) t

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5
Q

average velocity

A

1/2 (u+v)

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6
Q

pressure (N/m^2 or Pa)

A

force (Fn)/ area (Am^2)

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7
Q

mass (kg)

A

density x volume

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8
Q

weight (N)

A

mass (kg x m/s^2 or kg x N/kg) x gravity

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9
Q

pressure in liquid (Pa or N/m^2)

A

hpg (depth beneath surface x pressure in kg/m^3 x gravitational field strength (10 on earth) )

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10
Q

F1/A1 = F2/A2

A

F1 x D1 = F2 x D2

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11
Q

density (kg/m^3)

A

mass (kg)/ volume(m^3)

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12
Q

moment

A

Fd (Force in N x Perpendicular distance in m)

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13
Q

efficiency

A

useful energy output/ total energy input x 100%

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14
Q

work done (J)

A

Fs (constant force in N x distance moved in direction of force in m)

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15
Q

kinetic energy (J)

A

1/2 mv^2 (mass in kg x speed in m/s)

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16
Q

gravitational potential energy (J)

A

mgh (mass in kg x gravitation field strength in N/kg or m/s^2 x height in m)

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17
Q

sini/sinr

A

constant

18
Q

n (refractive index)

A

c/v (speed of light in vacuum/ speed in light in medium)

19
Q

n (refractive index)

A

sini/sinr (angle of incidence in vacuum/angle of incidence in medium)

20
Q

sinc (critical angle of medium)

A

1/n (1/refractive index of medium)

21
Q

f (frequency in Hz)

A

1/T (1/period in s)

22
Q

v (speed of wave in m/s)

A

wavelength (m)/ period (s)

frequency (Hz) x wavelength (m)

23
Q

period

A

time taken/ no. of waves

24
Q

I (current in A)

A

Q (charge in c)/ T (time in s)

25
Q

E (e.m.f. of electrical energy source in V)

A

W (work done in J)/ Q (amt. of charge in c)

26
Q

V (p.d. in V)

A

W (work done in J)/ Q (amount of charge in C)

27
Q

R (resistance in ohm)

A

V ( p.d in V)/ I (current in A)

28
Q

R (resistance)

A

pL (resistivity x length)/ A (cross-sectional area)

29
Q

P (resistivity in ohm x m)

A

RA (resistance in ohm x cross-sectional area in m^2)/ l (length in m)

30
Q

I1=I2=I3

A

series current all the same

31
Q

Ve=V1+V2

A

potential difference across series circuit = sum of p.d.

32
Q

I=I1+I2

A

sum of individual current = main current

33
Q

Ve=V1=V2

A

p.d. across parallel circuit all the same

34
Q

R=R1+R2+….+R3

A

series resistance = sum of all resistance

35
Q

1/R=1/R1+1/R2+….+1/Rn

A

parallel circuits resistance = sum of reciprocal of effective resistance

36
Q

P ( power in W)

A

VI (p.d. in V x electric current in A)
V^2/R (p.d square/resistance in ohm)
I^2 x R (current square x resistance)

37
Q

E (energy in J)

A

Pt (power in W x time in s)
VIt (p.d. in V x current In A x time in s)
V^2t/R (current in A square x time in s/resistance in ohm)
I^2Rt (current square x resistance in ohm x time in s)

38
Q

1kWh

A

3.6 x 10^6

39
Q

cost of electricity consumption

A

no. of consumed kWh x cost per kWh

40
Q

energy

A

Pt (power x time)