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Concise notes for molecules and matter topic GCSE AQA physics Includes practice questions with markscheme answers Notes created by a grammar school student

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Density
the amoun t o mass per unit volume
it measUre the compoctn ess a subs tance




density Mass (ka )
(rg/m) volume (m 3)

In Solid portcles tightlypacked , vibrate in fued postioas
liquid partcdes tightlypacked,free to
move past eachother
gas Particlesspread out, moy e randomly

LOw DENSITY HIGH DENSITY




,
9as liquid Solid



Measurng Jensty - Required practical

Solids
Regular
USe ruler to MeasUYe w,h stee Cube and measure mass


volume lxw h




verniercallipers
to measure sphere dia metee

meaSur es internallexternal diametes to precinon (o.ol e3)
measure mass balance
calcula
te Volume


Trregulot solids
measure object Mass
fiu displacementCan until water s level withbottom of spout
under spout fo collect displaced water
place measuring ylinder
carefuly put solid displacement Can
and wait til more water rvns

into cylnder
Measure volume displaced water
*
water calulatedensity
object Mass and
USe volune of displac
ed


Liquids 3
Place cylhnder balance and set to 0 1 ml 4 om
measuring
1Dml water and ecord mass
pou

, No.



Date 0812 29



andfuids
Pressure,inliguids
pressure is force eyerted per unit area

FA
pressure force (N) pressue fluids
(a) area (m2)
(iquid/gas)

Pressure liqvids
inreases as depth increases
incceases as
density increas
es


hpg
pressure heiqht liq
uid density fieldstrength
qravitational
(Pa) (kylm')
Uptheust, floutingand sinking
An obiect partly or completly submerged expenènces greaterpressure on hottom
than top suface
4his causes vesultanfforee upwards Up thrust

up thrust tqual to the weight E
oid dsplaced by object

upthvust < ) sinks
ect sinks./partially till
forces
b alance
~> when densitys
water dispaced



-An
- ifabj ect density<
object dispaces its own
ater displac
ed
Yolume
weight
water
< rvs
uplhrvs
plh >ob,ecf rises.

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