OCR A level Physics: Chapter 26 Nuclear Physics is apart of the Module 6: Particle and Medical Physics All presentations come with worked examples, solutions and homeworks. 26.1 Einstein’s Mass-Energy Equation 26.2 Binding Energy 26.3 Nuclear Fission 26.4 Nuclear Fusion Mass-energy is a conserved quantity Einstein’s mass-energy equation Particle and antiparticle annihilate each other Rest mass and increasing mass with increased kinetic energy Interpretation of mass-energy equivalence Definition of mass defect Definition of binding energy Binding energy per nucleon Calculating mass defect, binding energy, and binding energy per nucleon. Explaining nuclear stability Fuels in nuclear fission reactors Moderators and thermal neutrons Conservation of mass-energy Energy released in fission reactions Control rods Nuclear waste management Conditions for nuclear fusion Binding energy and released energy

OCR A level Physics: Chapter 25 Radioactivity is apart of the Module 6: Particle and Medical Physics All presentations come with worked examples, solutions and homeworks. 25.1 Radioactivity 25.2 Nuclear decay equations 25.3 Half-life and Activity 25.4 Radioactive Decay Calculations 25.5 Modelling Radioactive Decay 25.6 Radioactive Dating Types of ionising radiation (alpha, beta-plus/beta-minus, gamma) Penetration power and ionising power Detecting radiation with a Geiger (GM tube) counter Background radiation and correct count rates Electric and magnetic fields affect ionising radiation Cloud chambers Typical speeds of radiation produced form nuclear decays Conservation rules for nuclear decays Nuclear notation Alpha decays Beta-minus and beat-plus decays Gamma decays Decay chains The reason why radioactive decays are considered random and spontaneous Rolling dice being a good analogue for radioactive decays Definition of half-life Determining half-life from a graph. Calculating half-life from a table of data. Activity of a sample in Bq The decay constant derivation Decay constant and half-life Using exponentials to calculate activity and number of nuclei present Solving Differential Equations (beyond A-level Physics course) Iterative Method Selecting appropriate time intervals Comparing answers from the iterative method and exact solution. State what isotopes of carbon are used in carbon dating. Explain how carbon dating works. Calculate the age of objects with carbon dating.

OCR A level Physics: Chapter 24 Particle Physics is apart of the Module 6: Particle and Medical Physics All presentations come with worked examples, solutions and homeworks. 24.1 Alpha-particle scattering experiment 24.2 The Nucleus 24.3 Antiparticles, Leptons, & Hadrons 24.4 Quarks 24.5 Beta decay Developments of scientific models Thompson’s plum-pudding model Rutherford’s nuclear (planetary) model Rutherford’s experiment, observations, and conclusions Using Coulomb’s law to find the minimum distance between particles Nucleons Isotopes Nuclear notation Atomic mass units (u) Radius for atomic nucleus equation Volume and density of atomic nuclei The strong nuclear force Antiparticles, their properties, and symbols Particle and antiparticle annihilation The four fundamental forces (strong nuclear, weak nuclear, electromagnetic, and gravitational forces) and their properties. Definition and examples of hadrons and leptons. The Standard Model of particle physics Quarks, anti-quarks and their charges Baryons and mesons Properties of neutrinos Nuclear notation Nuclear decay equations Beta-plus and beta-minus decays Quark transformation

OCR A level Physics: Chapter 23 Magnetic Fields is apart of the Module 6: Particle and Medical Physics All presentations come with worked examples, solutions and homeworks. 23.1 Magnetic fields 23.2 Understanding magnetic fields 23.3 Charged particles in magnetic fields 23.4 Electromagnetic induction 23.5 Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law 23.6 Transformers Attraction and repulsion of magnets Rules for magnetic field lines The magnetic field of Earth Applying the right-hand cork screw rule How to create uniformed magnetic fields Solenoids Fleming’s left hand rule Determining the direction of force on a current carrying conductor Calculating the magnitude of force on a current carrying conductor Angles between the magnetic field and current carrying conductor An experiment to determine the magnetic flux density of a field. Apply Fleming’s left-hand rule to charged particles Deriving an equation for the magnetic force experienced by a single charged particle (F = BQv) Charged particles describing (moving) in circular paths in magnetic fields. The velocity selector. The Hall probe and Hall voltage. Electromagnetic induction produces an induced e.m.f Conditions to produce electromagnetic induction How to increase electromagnetic induction Magnetic flux density, magnetic flux, and magnetic flux linkage Units of weber (Wb) Magnetic flux density and magnetic flux linkage Faraday’s Law Lenz’s Law Alternators and induced e.m.f. Graphs of flux linkage and induced e.m.f. Structure of transformers Step-up and step-down transformers The turn-ratio equation The ideal transformer equation Why transformers are used in the National Grid