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1
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What is the diameter of an atom?

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1 ✖️10^-10 meters

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Why was it named ‘the atom’ ?

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Back then was known to be the smallest thing(particle ) in nature

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What was dalton’s theory?

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🟣🔵🔴🟢🟣🟡🔴🟣
Atoms are tiny INDIVISIBLE particles
All matter was made from atoms
Atoms in an element are identical, different for each element
Billiard ball

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4
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What was the cathode ray experiment?

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Cathode rays = metal heated up inside a magnetic field
The discovery of electrons
They came from inside the particles (not indivisible)

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5
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What was the plum pudding model

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Overall a neutral atom:
Random electrons in a
cloud of positive charge- evenly spread throughout

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6
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What was the gold foil experiment?

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Alpha particles were sent through gold foil
99% passed though
1% of this deflected

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7
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What is an alpha particle

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2 protons
2 neutrons

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8
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What was Rutherford’s model of the atom?

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The atom is mostly empty space
The majority of the mass is looted in the nucleus
The nucleus is positively charged
⚛️⚛️⚛️⚛️

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9
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What was Bohr model of the atom?

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He suggested that atoms move in fixed orbit around the nucleus,
Orbits = electron shellls

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10
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What is the size of the nucleus of the atom?

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1 ✖️10 **-15 meters

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11
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What is orders of magnitude ?

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The size relative to the power of (x)

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12
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What is density?

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A measure of how much matter is contained within a given volume

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13
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What is the density formula?

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Density = mass➗volume
Kg/m 3 =kg ➗m3

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14
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Why are solids more dense than gas?

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Particles spread out more and therefore have a higher volume

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15
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What is temperature?

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A measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance

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16
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What is kinetic energy

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How fast particles are vibrating/ moving
Measured in J - joules

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17
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What are the units of temperature?
*conversion of the two

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Kelvin or Celsius
273k = 1 🅾️C

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18
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What are physical changes ?

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Eg : changes of state & dissolving
No new matter is produced
Particles just arranged differently
Easily reversible

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19
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What are chemical changes ?

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Eg : burning & chemical reactions
New substances are produced
Difficult to reverse

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20
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How do you measure the volume of an irregular object?

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Fill the eureka can to the top
Place object in
Make sure the spout is n a measuring beaker
The amount on the beaker is the volume

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21
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What is specific heat capacity?

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The heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1 kelvin.
A.K.A : how easy or difficult it is to change the temperature of a substance.
The lower SHC means less energy is required

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22
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What is the specific heat capacity equation?

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E = m ✖️S.H.C✖️temperature change(ø)
J= kg ✖️J/kgk ✖️K / °c

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23
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In the S.H.C practical, how could you have it more accurate/efficient?

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Put a lid on
Use an insulating container
Add conducting gel between object and container
Submerge the heater fully

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24
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What is potential energy?

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The energy used to change the position of the particles (changing state - intermolecular bonds)

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25
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What is specific latent heat the measure of?

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potential energy

26
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What is specific latent heat of fusion?

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The heat energy transferred when 1kg of a substance changes from solid to liquid state
(Melting/freezing)

27
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What is the latent heat of vaporisation ?

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The heat energy transferred when 1kg of a substance changes from liquid to gas state.
(Evaporating/condensing)

28
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What is the specific latent heat equation?

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Energy = mass ✖️S.LH(v/f)
J= kg ✖️j/kg
E=ML

29
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What is the equation for pressure ?

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Pressure = force ➗area
Pa = N ➗m^2

30
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How do gases exert pressure?

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The particles move in high speed , random directions.
Collision with the walls of the container exerts a force- a net force on the inside of the container (surface) determines the pressure

31
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How does temperature affect pressure?

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The more temperature, the faster the particles move, the more frequently the particles collide with the container walls, the more force is exerted resulting in more pressure.

32
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What was Rutherford expecting in his gold foil experiment?

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He expected the alpha particles to pass right through as the positive charge was assumed to be spread out

33
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How does temperature affect gas pressure?

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As temperature increases particle have more kinetic energy. The particles collide with a greater force at the wall. Leading to a higher resultant force from the wall , leading to higher pressure.

The two are directly proportional as long as volume is constant.

34
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what is the atmospheric pressure on earth?

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100 kilo pascals
100,000 pascals

35
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what is the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas?

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pressure and volume are inversely proportional as long as temperature is held constant.

on a graph the line would have a curved L but wouldn’t tough the axis of the graph

36
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what happens to the pressure as the volume is halved?

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the particles collide twice as often (as there is twice as less space between the particle and the wall. )
Therefore the force exerted by gas particles per unit of time doubles , doubling the pressure of the gas.

37
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What is the equation for two variables of pressure and volume?

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P1✖️V1= P2✖️V2
The product of pressure and volume stays the same before and after a change

38
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What happens when a gas is compressed ?

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A force is required to move the gas particles together.
Work= force ✖️distance
Therefore work is done on a gas. The particles gain kinetic energy , move faster, raise in temperature

39
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What happens when a gas is expanded?

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The gas particles apply a force, work is done (energy is transferred), the gas particles lose kinetic energy , move slower, a decrease in temperature

40
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What is the earth’s atmosphere and why does it have it?

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A layer of gases, near earth due to it’s gravitational field

41
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What happens to the atmospheric pressure as you go higher up and why?

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It decreases , because there are fewer gas particles due to it’s weaker gravitational field

42
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Which state of matter has more potential energy?

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Gas ,because it has weak intermolecular bonds. This means that a lot of energy has been transferred to it to weaken these bonds

43
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Why is the pressure of a bottle highest at the bottom?

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It has a large weight of liquid

44
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How does pressure in a liquid vary with depth?

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The pressure in a liquid ONLY depends on the depth below the surface.
More width, more mass of water, more weight, more force
Pressure and depth are directly proportional

45
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How does the density of a liquid affect the pressure?

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The higher the density , the more mass, the more weight force, higher force = higher pressure

46
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What is the liquid pressure equation?

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Ro GH
Pressure= density ✖️depth✖️gravitational field (10N/m)

47
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Describe up thrust

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A force that occurs whenever a body is immersed within a fluid.
Because of a pressure difference between the top and bottom fluid

48
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What is the difference between the atoms and particles?

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Particles can be atoms , molecules or ions.
An atom is a single neutral particle

49
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Why do gasses have a low density?

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They occupy more volume, as there is more space between the particles, as they have more energy.Resulting in a lower density

50
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How does the depth affect the pressure?

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More depth , means more mass, which earns more density, which means more pressure

51
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What is archimedes principle?

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The upthrust experienced by a body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced

52
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What is the formula for upthrust?

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*upthrust is the weight of liquid displaced

Force = ro g h a
Force = density ✖️gravitational field strength ✖️height✖️surface area

Upthrust = ρghA

53
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When will a body float, sink and rise

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Float:
mg= ρghA

Rise :
Mg<ρghA

Sink:
Mg> ρghA

54
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What happens when the atmospheric pressure is greater inside a ballon that it’s surroundings?

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55
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does density of water vary with height ?

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NO, trick question . The density of water is constant.
The pressure increases tho

56
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Under what circumstances will a body float?

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57
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Under what circumstances will a body sink

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58
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A

In circuit A , the total resistance is less than the smallest resistor value

In circuit B , the total resistance, is an addition of the two values of resistance

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A
60
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where does pressure produce a force?

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the net force is produced at right angles to any surface

GCSE Physics OCR A (13 decks)

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