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Gravitational field strength
What is the gravitational field,
What is the field line,
What is the definition of the str...
10  cards
Gravitational potential
What is gravitational potential e...,
What is gravitational potential,
What is teh equation for the work...
9  cards
Potential gradients
What are equipotentials,
How do hillwalkers use equipotent...,
How does the gain of gpe change
8  cards
Newton's law of gravitation
What did kepler show,
What did newton assume,
What does newtons law of gravitat...
10  cards
The discovery of the nucleus
Whos discovered the electron when...,
What was thomson idea about the atom,
What did rutherford know about al...
11  cards
Discovery of radioacitivity
What did marie curie discover,
What did henri becqueral discover...,
What did henri becquerel discover
4  cards
Radioactivity experiments
What did rutherford discover,
What did tests show on the magnet...,
How is the ionisation effect of e...
9  cards
Radioactivity experiments part 2
What does this bit of kit show,
Shows how a geiger tube and a cou...,
How is the experiment for absorbt...
9  cards
More about radiation
How was the nature of alpha radia...,
What conclusion did rutherford ma...,
How was the nature of beta radiat...
6  cards
More about radiation pt 2
What is the intensity of the radi...,
What is the equation for the inte...,
What does this say about the inte...
9  cards
Dangers of radiation
What type of radiation is dangerous,
Why is ionising radiation dangerous,
What are the two general effects ...
8  cards
Background radiation
How does background radiation occur,
Why does backgrouynd radiation vary,
What are some man made background...
9  cards
Radioactive decay
What happens to the nuclei of a p...,
How does the rate of decay of an ...,
What is the half life of a radioa...
7  cards
The theory of radioactive decay
How is radioactive decay unpredic...,
What is the change of number of n...,
What is the equation for the rate...
9  cards
Radioactive dating
How is 14c formed and how does it...,
How does 14c enter plants,
What is the half life of 14c and ...
10  cards
Other uses of radioactive isotopes
What is a radioactive tracer used...,
What is necessary for a tracer to...,
How can the rate of wear of a pis...
9  cards
N-Z graphs
How can nuclear stability be surv...,
Where a stable nuclei found,
Where are the alpha emitters stab...
11  cards
Nuclear energy levels
Why is a gamma photon released,
When is energy needed to be released,
What is the techneitium generator...
12  cards
Nuclear radius
How does electron diffraction occur,
How is the beam of electrons prod...,
How are the electrons diffracted
7  cards
Energy and mass
What did einstein show about the ...,
How does annihilation and product...,
What happens to mass during decay
8  cards
Fission
What are the isotopes commonly used,
What is induced fission,
What are fission neutrons
7  cards
THe thermal nuclear reactor
Where are the fuel rods in a reactor,
What do the fuel rods contain,
Why is there less of the fissiona...
9  cards
Safety features of reactors and waste
Why do nuclear reactors need to h...,
How is the reactor core made safe,
Where is the core located
12  cards
Internal energy and temperature
When does energy transfer take pl...,
What is internal energy,
What is the internal energy due t...
13  cards
Specific heat capacity
What does the temperature rise of...,
What is specific heat capacity an...,
How does the inversion tube exper...
6  cards
Change of state
When does a substance melt simila...,
What are the different physical p...,
What is the latent heat of fusion
17  cards
The experimental gas laws
What is the pressure of a gas,
What does the pressure of the gas...,
What is an isothermal change
17  cards
Thermal energy transfer
What does internal energy depend on,
How do kinetic and potential ener...,
Internal energy
13  cards
Gas laws
Absolute 0,
Boyle law,
Charles law
7  cards
ideal gas equation
Molecular mass,
Relative molecular mass,
Molar mass
12  cards
KE and the development of theories
0  cards

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