What this topic covers
Turning points in physics (A-level only) has 3 subtopics:
- The discovery of the electron (A-level only)
- Wave-particle duality (A-level only)
- Special relativity (A-level only)
A Level AQA Physics
Turning points in physics (A-level only) – A Level AQA Physics revision notes
Revise Turning points in physics (A-level only) for A Level AQA Physics, including The discovery of the electron (A-level only).
Turning points in physics (A-level only) covers The discovery of the electron (A-level only), Wave-particle duality (A-level only), and Special relativity (A-level only) in A Level AQA Physics. 21 lessons in 3 subtopics.
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Turning points in physics (A-level only) lessons by subtopic
21 lessons, grouped by subtopic.
The discovery of the electron (A-level only)
- Cathode Ray Production
- Thermionic Emission and Electron Acceleration
- Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment: Equilibrium and Forces
- Stokes' Law and Significance of Millikan's Results
- Determining Specific Charge
Wave-particle duality (A-level only)
- Young's Double Slits: Unveiling Light's True Nature
- Black-Body Radiation and Planck's Quanta
- Einstein's Photoelectric Explanation
- Electron Microscopes: Anode Voltage & TEM
- Scanning Tunnelling Microscopes (STM)
- De Broglie's Hypothesis
- Low-Energy Electron Diffraction
- Newton's Corpuscular Theory of Light
Special relativity (A-level only)
- Inertial Frames and the Laws of Physics
- Einstein's Postulates: The Foundation of Special Relativity
- Understanding Length Contraction
- Time Dilation: Introduction
- Experimental Evidence: Muon Decay
- Mass-Energy Equivalence and Relativistic Kinetic Energy
- Bertozzi's Experiment: Evidence for Relativistic Kinetic Energy
- Michelson-Morley Experiment: Unveiling the Invariance of Light
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