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Physics Formulae 4NA

1. This document provides 22 physics formulae related to measurement prefixes, kinematics, forces and pressure, mass weight and density, turning effect of a force, work energy and power, waves, current of electricity, DC circuits, and practical electricity. 2. Key formulae include: uniform speed = distance/time, average speed = total distance/total time, acceleration = (final speed - initial speed)/time, period of oscillation = time for n oscillations/time taken, and power = work/time. 3. The document concludes by listing important physics quantities, their symbols, and standard SI units to use with the formulae.

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Physics Formulae 4NA

1. This document provides 22 physics formulae related to measurement prefixes, kinematics, forces and pressure, mass weight and density, turning effect of a force, work energy and power, waves, current of electricity, DC circuits, and practical electricity. 2. Key formulae include: uniform speed = distance/time, average speed = total distance/total time, acceleration = (final speed - initial speed)/time, period of oscillation = time for n oscillations/time taken, and power = work/time. 3. The document concludes by listing important physics quantities, their symbols, and standard SI units to use with the formulae.

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Formulae for N Level Combined Sci Physics

Measurement

Prefix Symbol Factor / Multiplier


tera T 1012
giga G 109
mega M 106
kilo k 103
deci d 10-1
centi c 10-2
milli m 10-3
micro µ 10-6
nano n 10-9

Period of an oscillation = time for n oscillations


time taken
Kinematics

1. uniform speed = distance travelled


time taken

2. average speed = total distance travelled


total time

3. a = v - u ; acceleration = (final speed- initial speed) / time


t

4. velocity = gradient of displacement-time graph

5. acceleration = gradient of velocity-time graph

6. distance or displacement = area under speed-time or velocity-time graph

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Forces & Presure

7. FR = m a ; resultant force = mass of object x acceleration of object

when FR = 0  a = 0 m/s2  uniform velocity;


when uniform velocity  a = 0 m/s2  FR = 0 N

8. P = Force
Area

Mass, Weight, Density

9. W = m g ; weight = mass x gravitational acceleration

10. density = mass


vol

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Turning Effect of a Force / Moment

11. Moment = F x  dist. ; moment = force x perpendicular distance from force to pivot

Work, Energy, Power

12. Work = F x d. ; work done = force x distance traveled in direction of force

13. GPE = m g h
; gravitational potential energy = mass x gravitational acceleration x vertical height

14. KE = ½ m v2 ; kinetic energy = ½ x mass x speed x speed

15. Power = Work / Time ; Power = Energy / Time

Wave
16. v = f  ; velocity = frequency x wavelength

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17. v =  / T ; velocity = wavelength / period

18. f = 1 / T ; frequency = 1 / Period

Current of Electricity

19. Q = I t ; Charge = Current x Time

20. Work or Electrical Energy = Q V ; energy = charge x voltage

21. R=L/A ; R L ; R  (1/A)


Resistance directly proportional to Length of wire
Resistance inversely proportional to cross sectional area of wire

22. V = I R ; Voltage = Resistance x Current

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DC Circuits

23. 1/ RT = 1/R1 + 1/ R2 + 1/ R3 for 3 resistors in parallel

24. RT = R1 + R2 + R3 for 3 resistors in series

Practical Electricity

25. P=IV Power = Current x Voltage ; P = I2R ; P = V2


R

26. E=Pt ; E = I2R t


Energy = Power x time ; E = IVt ; V2t
R
Energy can be in Joules or KWh = kiloWatt x hours

Note:
All formulae above must be used with correct SI units (e.g. kg , N , m , s , Pa A , …)
except for kWh.
Use of wrong SI units will cause an error in formulae application!

Quantities Symbol SI Units


1 Force/weight F N Newton
2. mass m kg kilogram
3. time t s second
4. distance s m metre
5. Energy / work E J Joule
6. Power P W Watt
7. Current I A Ampere
8. Charge Q C Coulomb
9. e.m.f./ p.d. V V Volt
10. Resistance R  Ohm
11. speed V m/s
13. acceleration a m/s2
14 length L m
15 frequency f Hz Hertz
16. wavelength  m
17. Period T s

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