Photoelectric effect
Why can the same light beam eject electrons from one metal but none from another? Which properties of the light determine the photoelectrons' energy?
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PHYSICS · 8 EXPLORATION STEPS
The relationship between acceleration, force and mass
Without measuring force or acceleration directly, can a paper tape and a few masses reveal the relationship between a, F and m?
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Explore the apparatus
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Compensate resistance
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Record tape dots
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Calculate acceleration
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Relationship between a and F
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Relationship between a and m
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Errors
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Quiz
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Charging and discharging a capacitor
What does a capacitor actually store? Can a single quantity describe its ability to store charge?
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Verifying conservation of mechanical energy
As a mass falls, is all the decrease in gravitational potential energy converted into an increase in kinetic energy? Can paper tape help measure and test this?
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