PHYSICS A LEVEL(FORM SIX) NOTES – AC THEORY(2)
A.C CIRCUIT CONTAINING INDUCTANCEWhen alternating voltage is applied across a pure inductive coil a back (E) is induced in the coil due to its self
PHYSICS A LEVEL(FORM SIX) NOTES – PLANCK’S QUANTUM THEORY OF BLACK BODY RADIATION(1)
PLANCK’S QUANTUM THEORY OF BLACK BODY RADIATIONThe findings in the black body radiation led Max plank in 1901 to postulate that radiant energy is quantized
PHYSICS A LEVEL(FORM SIX) NOTES – PLANCK’S QUANTUM THEORY OF BLACK BODY RADIATION(2)
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF PHOTO ELECTRIC EFFECTFigure below shows the experimental set up for studying the photoelectric effect.The arrangement consists of an evacuated glass or quartz
PHYSICS A LEVEL(FORM SIX) NOTES – PLANCK’S QUANTUM THEORY OF BLACK BODY RADIATION(3)
FAILURE OF WAVE THEORY/CLASSICAL PHYSICS TO EXPLAIN PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECTThe wave theory of radiation failed to explain photoelectric effect. This will become clear from the following
ATOMIC PHYSICS A LEVEL(FORM SIX) NOTES – ATOMIC PHYSICS(1)
ATOMIC PHYSICS1. 1. Structure of the ATOM -Describe the Rutherford and bohr’s models of the atom. -Analyze atomic energy levels. -Discuses the hydrogen energy levels,
PHYSICS A LEVEL(FORM SIX) NOTES – ENVIROMENTAL PHYSICS(2)
GeophysicsGeophysics is the branch of physics that deals with the study of seismic waves and the Earth’s magnetic and gravity fields and heat flow.Because we
ATOMIC PHYSICS A LEVEL(FORM SIX) NOTES – ATOMIC PHYSICS(2)
PLANCK’S QUANTUM THEORY OF BLACK BODY RADIATIONThe findings in the black body radiation led Max plank in 1901 to postulate that radiant energy is quantized
PHYSICS A LEVEL(FORM SIX) NOTES – ENVIROMENTAL PHYSICS(3)
THERMOSPHEREThe thermosphere extends from about 80 km to between 500 and 1,000 km. Temperatures increase as it approaches nearer to the sun. The heating effects