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Physics
A Level

What is a potential divider?

A potential divider is essentially a series circuit. The characteristics of a series circuit is such that voltage from the source (a battery for example) gets split across the resistors according to t...

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Answered by Mehrin K. Physics tutor
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How do control rods work in a nuclear fission reactor?

In Nuclear Fission, neutrons collide with radioactive atoms (eg Uranium-235) in order to split the atom into two smaller atoms and releasing energy. The more n...

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Answered by Jordan H. Physics tutor
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Why does a single slit diffraction pattern occur?

When light passes through a narrow gap it will diffract (spread out). This means the light reaching the screen could have come from anywhere w...

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Answered by Jordan H. Physics tutor
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What is the force on a moving charged particle in a magnetic field, and why is no work done by this force when it accelerates the particle?

A particle with electric charge q, mass m and velocity v in a constant magnetic field B...

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Answered by Rich P. Physics tutor
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What does the double slit experiment tell us about light?

Imagine an opaque barrier (no light can get through) with two parallel slits in it, onto which we shine a coherent light source (light of only...

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Answered by Adam O. Physics tutor
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