RI 2021 Promo H2 Physics QP

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2 © Raffles Institution 9749 [Turn over Data speed of light in free space c = 3.00 × 108 m s−1 permeability of free space 0µ = 4π × 10−7 H m−1 permittivity of free space 0ε = 8.85 × 10−12 F m−1 = (1/(36π)) × 10−9 F m−1 elementary charge e = 1.60 × 10−19 C the Planck constant h = 6.63 × 10−34 J s unified atomic mass constant u = 1.66 × 10−27 kg rest mass of electron me = 9.11 × 10−31 kg rest mass of proton mp = 1.67 × 10−27 kg molar gas constant R = 8.31 J K−1 mol−1 the Avogadro constant NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol−1 the Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 × 10−23 J K−1 gravitational constant G = 6.67 × 10−11 N m2 kg−2 acceleration of free fall g = 9.81 m s−2 Formulae uniformly accelerated motion s = 21 2ut at+ 2v = 2 2u as+ work done on/by a gas W = pV∆ hydrostatic pressure p = ρgh gravitational potential φ = Gm r− temperature T/K = / C 273.15T °+ pressure of an ideal gas p = 21 3 Nm cV mean translational kinetic energy of an ideal gas molecule E = 3 2 kT displacement of particle in s.h.m. x = 0 sinxt ω velocity of particle in s.h.m. v = 0 cosvt ω 22 0xxω= ±− electric current I = Anvq resistors in series R = 12 RR++  resistors in parallel 1/R = 1211 RR++ 