Applications of Circular Motion Horizontal Circular Motion An example of horizontal circular motion is a vehicle driving on a curved road The forces acting on the vehicle are: The friction between ...
Centripetal Acceleration For an object moving in a circle: The acceleration is towards the centre of the circle The magnitude of the centripetal acceleration a is: Where: a = centripetal accelerati...
Centripetal Force An object moving in a circle is not in equilibrium, it has a resultant force acting upon it This is known as the centripetal force and is what keeps the object moving in a circle ...
Properties of Circular Motion For an object moving in a circle, it will have the following properties: Period Frequency Angular displacement Angular velocity These properties can be inferred from t...
Solving Problems Involving Magnetic Forces There is a lot of mathematics surrounding magnetism and magnetic forces The key equations are: Force on a current-carrying conductor: F = BIL Force on a m...
Magnetic Force on a Charge Calculating Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge The magnetic force on an isolating moving charge, such an electron, is given by the equation: F = BQv sinθ Where: F = force ...
Magnetic Fields Magnetic Field Definition A magnetic field is a field of force that is created either by: Moving electric charge Permanent magnets Permanent magnets are materials that produce a mag...
Electromotive Force When charge passes through a power supply such as a battery, it gains electrical energy The electromotive force (e.m.f) is the amount of chemical energy converted to electrical ...
Terminal Potential Difference Defining Potential Difference A cell makes one end of the circuit positive and the other negative. This sets up a potential difference V across the circuit The potenti...
