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Pearson Edexcel IAL Physics

Unit 4: Further Mechanics, Fields and Particles

Unit 5: Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations and Cosmology

5.3 - Thermodynamics

5.4 - Nuclear Decay

5.5 - Oscillations

5.6 - Astrophysics and Cosmology

5.6.154 - Gravitational fields

5.6.155 - Gravitational field strength

5.6.156 - Newton’s law of universal gravitation

5.6.157 - Gravitational field due to a point mass

5.6.158 - Gravitational potential in a radial field

5.6.159 - Electric and gravitational fields comparison

5.6.160 - Orbital motion

5.6.161 - Black body radiation curves

5.6.162 - Stefan-Boltzmann law

5.6.163 - Wien’s law

5.6.164 - Radiation intensity from luminosity and distance

5.6.165 - Distance by trigonometric parallax

5.6.166 - Distance by standard candles

5.6.167 - Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

5.6.168 - Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and stellar life cycles

5.6.169 - Doppler effect

5.6.170 - Redshift and Hubble’s law

5.6.171 - Age and fate of the universe

Unit 6: Practical Skills in Physics II

Assessed mathematical skills and measurement conventions

A-Level/Edexcel/Physics//A2/Concept/Unit 5: Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations and Cosmology/5.6 - Astrophysics and Cosmology/5.6.161 - Black body radiation curves

Unit 5: Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations and Cosmology

Syllabus: 2021
Section: —
Level: A2

Exam analysis

Most tested topics

Thermodynamics
Nuclear Decay
Oscillations
Astrophysics and Cosmology