GCSE physics INDEX of notes on STATIC ELECTRICITY revision notes for students doing AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CIE and CCEA GCSE level physics courses

GCSE level Physics: INDEX: Electricity Part 8 Static Electricity

Notes on static electricity and electric fields, uses and dangers - electric fields, simple way to create an electrostatic energy store, calculations of current flow in terms of electrical charge and time

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Sub-index for this section on static electricity an electric field effects

8.1 Introduction - demonstrating and explaining static electricity

8.2 What is an electric field? 'maps' of an electric field and bringing charges together?

8.3 What happens if the static charge builds up on an object? - sparks and ionisation

8.4 More examples of static electricity, its effects in the home and anti-static agents and more on the nuisance and dangers of static electricity

8.5 Some uses of static electricity effects - e.g. paint spraying, particle anti-pollution, photocopier

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Electricity and magnetism revision notes index

1. Usefulness of electricity, safety, energy transfer, cost & power calculations, P = IV = I²R, E = Pt, E=IVt

2. Electrical circuits and how to draw them, circuit symbols, parallel circuits, series circuits explained

3. Ohm's Law, experimental investigations of resistance, I-V graphs, calculations V = IR, Q = It, E = QV

4. Circuit devices and how are they used? (e.g. thermistor and LDR), relevant graphs

5. More on series and parallel circuits, circuit diagrams, measurements and calculations

6. The 'National Grid' power supply, environmental issues, use of transformers

7. Comparison of methods of generating electricity (= energy Part 6)

8. Static electricity and electric fields, uses and dangers of static electricity

9. Magnetism - magnetic materials - temporary (induced) and permanent magnets - uses

10. Electromagnetism, solenoid coils, uses of electromagnets

11. Motor effect of an electric current, electric motor, loudspeaker, Fleming's left-hand rule, F = BIL

12. Generator effect, applications e.g. generators generating electricity and microphone

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