CourseCourseQuestionQuestion
IB Physics
A. Space, time and motion
B. The particulate nature of matter
B.1 Thermal energy transfers
B.2 Greenhouse effect
B.3 Gas laws
B.5 Current and circuits
B.5.1—Cells provide a source of emf
B.5.2—Electrical energy sources
B.5.3—Resistance
B.5.4—Ohmic behaviour
B.5.5—Electrical power
B.5.6—Potential difference and electrical energy transfer
B.5.7—Electric cells
B.5.8—Circuit diagrams and conventional current
B.5.9—Direct current and charge flow
B.5.10—Direct and alternating current boundary
B.5.11—Conservation in series and parallel circuits
B.5.12—Resistance and resistivity
B.5.13—Series and parallel circuits
B.5.14—Emf and internal resistance
B.5.15—Variable resistance
C. Wave behaviour
D. Fields
E. Nuclear and quantum physics
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B. The particulate nature of matter

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Section
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Level
SL

Exam analysis

Most tested topics

  1. B.1 Thermal energy transfers
  2. B.2 Greenhouse effect
  3. B.3 Gas laws
  4. B.5 Current and circuits