AQA GCSE Physics – Equations & Formulae (specification 8463 & 8464)

Unit 1: Energy Unit 3: Particle Model of Matter Unit 5: Forces

Equations to Learn Equations to Learn Equations to Learn

1 1 ma 𝑚
kine ic ene g ma peed2 EK mv 2 den i = 𝜌 eigh = ma g a i a ional field eng h 𝑊 𝑚𝑔
2 2 ol me 𝑉
o k done = fo ce di ance
Equations given in the exam 𝑊 𝐹𝑠
GPE = ma g a i a ional field eng h heigh 𝐸𝑃 𝑚𝑔ℎ (mo ed along he line of ac ion of he fo ce)
o k done ene g an fe ed 𝑊 𝐸 change in he mal ene g ma force = spring constant extension 𝐹 𝑘𝑒
po e 𝑃 𝛥𝐸 𝑚𝑐𝛥𝜃
ime aken ime aken 𝑡 𝑡 pecific hea capaci empe a e change
moment of a force = force distance
𝑀 𝐹𝑑
ef l ene g o p he mal ene g fo a change in a e = (perpendicular to the direction of the force)
efficienc 𝐸 𝑚𝐿
o al ene g inp ma pecific la en hea fo ce no mal o a face 𝐹
ef l po e o p 𝑝𝑉 pe e= 𝑝
efficienc ^ fo a ga : p e e ol me = con an a ea of ha face 𝐴
o al po e inp 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡
distance travelled = speed time 𝑠 𝑣𝑡
Equations given in the exam
Unit 6: Waves change in eloci Δ𝑣
ela ic po en ial ene g 0.5 p ing con an 1 2 accele a ion = 𝑎
𝐸𝑒 𝑘𝑒 ime aken 𝑡
e en ion 2 2 Equations to Learn
change in he mal ene g ma final eloci -ini ial eloci 𝑣−𝑢
𝛥𝐸 𝑚𝑐𝛥𝜃 wave speed = frequency wavelength 𝑣 𝑓𝜆 𝑡
pecific hea capaci empe a e change ime aken
Equations given in the exam resultant force = mass acceleration 𝐹 𝑚𝑎
Unit 2: Electricity
1 1
Equations to Learn ime pe iod 𝑇 𝑝 𝑚𝑣
f eq enc 𝑓 * momentum = mass velocity
cha ge flo c en ime 𝑄 𝐼𝑡 image heigh ℎ 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒
^ magnifica ion 𝑀 Equations given in the exam
objec heigh ℎ𝑜 𝑒𝑐𝑡
po en ial diffe ence c en e i ance 𝑉 𝐼𝑅 * ^ Pressure = height of column density of
𝑝 ℎ𝜌𝑔
Unit 7: Magnetism and Electromagnetism liquid gravitational field strength
total resistance = resistance of component 1 + 𝑅𝑇
resistance of component 2 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 ^ (final velocity)2 (initial velocity)2 = 𝑣 2 − 𝑢2
Equations given in the exam 2 acceleration distance 2𝑎𝑠
po e c en po en ial diffe ence 𝑃 𝐼𝑉
* Force = magnetic flux density current change in momen m 𝑚 Δ𝑣
2 2 𝐹 𝐵𝐼𝑙 * ^ Fo ce 𝐹
po e (c en ) e i ance 𝑃 𝐼 𝑅 length of conductor in magnetic field ime aken 𝑡
po en ial diffe ence ac o p ima coil
ene g an fe ed po e ime 𝐸 𝑃𝑡 ∗ = 𝑉𝑃 𝑁𝑃
po en ial diffe ence ac o econda coil Unit 4: Atomic Structure & Unit 8: Space
ene g an fe ed cha ge flo × n mbe of n in p ima coil 𝑉 𝑁
𝐸 𝑄𝑉
po en ial diffe ence n mbe of n in econda coil There are no equations in these sections of the course
* ^ p.d across primary current in primary =
* Higher tier only 𝑉𝑃 𝐼𝑃 𝑉𝐼
p.d. across secondary x current in secondary
^ Separate Physics only