Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-1-7-heat-energy-transfer [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [IB Diploma](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma.md) › [Physics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics.md) › [Physics: IB Diploma Higher Level](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level.md) › Heat Energy Transfer # Heat Energy Transfer Physics: IB Diploma Higher Level, topic 2.1.7 ## Conduction Heat energy can move through a solid by conduction. We can show this in 2 ways: ### Water ![Water](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.3.1%20%20Thermal%20Processes/2.3.1.1%20-%20Ice%20tube%20heating%20(s).jpg) - An ice cube is at one end of a test tube and water is at the other end of a test tube. - We can boil the water at one end without the ice cube melting. - This shows that water is a poor conductor of heat energy. - We say that water is a bad thermal conductor. ### Metal rods ![Metal rods](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.3.1%20%20Thermal%20Processes/2.3.1.2%20-%20Metal%20rod%20heating.jpg) - Different metals conduct heat energy at different rates. - We place metals in boiling water at one end and put wax on the other end. - The wax that melts fastest will be attached to the metal that is the best thermal conductor. - Copper is a better thermal conductor than aluminium and iron. ## How Conduction Happens There are two mechanisms for conduction in a solid. ### Lattice vibrations ![Lattice vibrations](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.3.1%20%20Thermal%20Processes/vibrating-string.jpg) - If one part of a solid is heated, the particles in that part gain energy and vibrate more. - These vibrations then transfer heat energy to neighboring particles which also vibrate more. - The closer particles are together (in a denser solid), the better the solid will conduct heat energy. ### Electron transfer ![Electron transfer](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.3.1%20%20Thermal%20Processes/lightning-399853_640-min.jpg) - Metal lattices contain free (delocalized) electrons that can move anywhere in the lattice. - These electrons gain heat energy in the hot part of the object and carry it to other parts of the lattice. - Solids with more free electrons are better thermal conductors. ## Convection Liquids and gases are called fluids because they can flow. They do not conduct heat well, but they can transfer heat energy using convection currents. Convection currents are created by areas of different densities in a fluid. They work like this: ### Stage 1 ![Stage 1](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.3.1%20%20Thermal%20Processes/warm-air-rising-min.jpg) - When part of a fluid is heated, the particles in this area gain kinetic energy. - When the particles gain kinetic energy they move away from each other, so the area that has been heated becomes less dense and the warm fluid particles rise. ### Stage 2 ![Stage 2](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.3.1%20%20Thermal%20Processes/sinking-ship-min.jpg) - When the particles in the warm part of the fluid rise they transfer some of their energy particles to in the cold fluid nearby. - The heated particles then begin to sink because their density increases. ### Stage 3 ![Stage 3](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.3.1%20%20Thermal%20Processes/warm-air-rising-min.jpg) - At the bottom, colder fluid particles that haven't been heated will replace the warm particles that have risen. - These colder particles are then heated. They move apart and start to rise. ### Stage 4 ![Stage 4](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.3.1%20%20Thermal%20Processes/2.3.2%20-%20Convection%20current%20(s1)-min.jpg) - This cycle creates convection currents. Convection currents are the result of different densities in the fluid. These different densities are created by heating. ## Test yourself on Heat Energy Transfer - Which of the following are true of water? - Which of the following is the best thermal conductor? - How can you show water to be a poor thermal conductor? - Which of the following are true of metals? - Suggest why plastic materials aren’t as good conductors of heat as metals. [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/d1080336-c86a-41e9-bd82-37d8d6e9f104/section/1ce5f452-92ef-43ba-901d-3c75110c463c/session) - Previous topic: [2.1.6 Thermal Conductivity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-1-6-thermal-conductivity.md) - Next topic: [2.2.1 Ideal Gases](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-2-1-ideal-gases.md) ## Physics: IB Diploma Higher Level contents ### 1 Space, Time & Motion - 1.1 Motion - [1.1.1 Motion Basics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-1-1-motion-basics.md) - [1.1.2 Graphs of Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-1-2-graphs-of-motion.md) - [1.1.3 Uniform Acceleration Equations](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-1-3-uniform-acceleration-equations.md) - [1.1.4 Projectile Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-1-4-projectile-motion.md) - [1.1.5 Bouncing Ball Example](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-1-5-bouncing-ball-example.md) - 1.2 Forces - [1.2.1 Friction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-2-1-friction.md) - [1.2.2 Terminal Speed](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-2-2-terminal-speed.md) - [1.2.3 Newton's Laws](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-2-3-newtons-laws.md) - [1.2.4 Exam-Style Question - Forces](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-2-4-exam-style-question-forces.md) - [1.2.5 End of Topic Test - Newton's Third Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-2-5-end-of-topic-test-newtons-third-law.md) - 1.3 Momentum & Impulse - [1.3.1 Momentum](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-3-1-momentum.md) - [1.3.2 Momentum 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-3-2-momentum-2.md) - [1.3.3 End of Topic Test - Newton's Laws & Momentum](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-3-3-end-of-topic-test-newtons-laws-and-momentum.md) - 1.4 Work, Energy & Power - [1.4.1 Work & Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-4-1-work-and-energy.md) - [1.4.2 Conservation of Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-4-2-conservation-of-energy.md) - [1.4.3 Power & Efficiency](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-4-3-power-and-efficiency.md) - [1.4.4 IB Multiple Choice- Work, Energy & Power](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/1-4-4-ib-multiple-choice-work-energy-and-power.md) ### 2 The Particulate Nature of Matter - 2.1 Thermal Concepts - [2.1.1 Molecular Kinetic Theory Model](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-1-1-molecular-kinetic-theory-model.md) - [2.1.2 Molecular Kinetic Theory Model 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-1-2-molecular-kinetic-theory-model-2.md) - [2.1.3 Thermal Energy Transfer](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-1-3-thermal-energy-transfer.md) - [2.1.4 Thermal Energy Transfer Experiments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-1-4-thermal-energy-transfer-experiments.md) - [2.1.5 Thermal Equilibrium](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-1-5-thermal-equilibrium.md) - [2.1.6 Thermal Conductivity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-1-6-thermal-conductivity.md) - [2.1.7 Heat Energy Transfer](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-1-7-heat-energy-transfer.md) - 2.2 Modelling a Gas - [2.2.1 Ideal Gases](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-2-1-ideal-gases.md) - [2.2.2 Ideal Gases 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-2-2-ideal-gases-2.md) - [2.2.3 End of Topic Test - Thermal Energy & Ideal Gases](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-2-3-end-of-topic-test-thermal-energy-and-ideal-gases.md) - [2.2.4 Exam-Style Question - Ideal Gases](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/2-2-4-exam-style-question-ideal-gases.md) ### 3 Wave Behaviour - 3.1 Oscillations - [3.1.1 Progressive Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-1-1-progressive-waves.md) - [3.1.2 Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-1-2-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - 3.2 Travelling Waves - [3.2.1 Wave Speed & Phase Difference](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-2-1-wave-speed-and-phase-difference.md) - [3.2.2 Longitudinal & Transverse Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-2-2-longitudinal-and-transverse-waves.md) - [3.2.3 Electromagnetic Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-2-3-electromagnetic-waves.md) - [3.2.4 Electromagnetic Waves 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-2-4-electromagnetic-waves-2.md) - [3.2.5 Sound Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-2-5-sound-waves.md) - 3.3 Wave Characteristics - [3.3.1 Polarisation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-3-1-polarisation.md) - 3.4 Wave Behaviour - [3.4.1 Reflection & Absorption](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-4-1-reflection-and-absorption.md) - [3.4.2 Reflection of Light](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-4-2-reflection-of-light.md) - [3.4.3 Refraction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-4-3-refraction.md) - [3.4.4 Refractive index](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-4-4-refractive-index.md) - 3.5 Standing Waves - [3.5.1 Standing Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-5-1-standing-waves.md) - [3.5.2 Standing Waves 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-5-2-standing-waves-2.md) - [3.5.3 End of Topic Test - Standing Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-5-3-end-of-topic-test-standing-waves.md) - [3.5.4 IB Multiple Choice - Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-5-4-ib-multiple-choice-waves.md) - 3.6 Simple Harmonic Motion - [3.6.1 Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-6-1-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [3.6.2 Simple Harmonic Systems](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-6-2-simple-harmonic-systems.md) - [3.6.3 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-6-3-energy-in-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [3.6.4 End of Topic Test - Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-6-4-end-of-topic-test-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [3.6.5 End of Topic Test - Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-6-5-end-of-topic-test-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - 3.7 Single Slit Diffraction - [3.7.1 Diffraction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-7-1-diffraction.md) - 3.8 Interference - [3.8.1 Interference](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-8-1-interference.md) - [3.8.2 Interference 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-8-2-interference-2.md) - [3.8.3 Diffraction Gratings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-8-3-diffraction-gratings.md) - [3.8.4 End of Topic Test - Diffraction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-8-4-end-of-topic-test-diffraction.md) - 3.9 Doppler Effect - [3.9.1 Doppler Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/3-9-1-doppler-effect.md) ### 4 Fields - 4.1 Circular Motion - [4.1.1 Circular Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-1-1-circular-motion.md) - [4.1.2 Centripetal Force](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-1-2-centripetal-force.md) - [4.1.3 IB Multiple Choice - Circular Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-1-3-ib-multiple-choice-circular-motion.md) - 4.2 Newton's Law of Gravitation - [4.2.1 Newton's Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-2-1-newtons-law.md) - [4.2.2 Orbits of Planets & Satellites](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-2-2-orbits-of-planets-and-satellites.md) - [4.2.3 Escape Velocity & Synchronous Orbits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-2-3-escape-velocity-and-synchronous-orbits.md) - [4.2.4 End of Topic Test - Gravitational Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-2-4-end-of-topic-test-gravitational-fields.md) - 4.3 Fields - [4.3.1 Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-3-1-fields.md) - [4.3.2 Gravitational Field Strength](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-3-2-gravitational-field-strength.md) - [4.3.3 Gravitational Potential](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-3-3-gravitational-potential.md) - [4.3.4 Electric Field Strength](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-3-4-electric-field-strength.md) - [4.3.5 Electrostatic & Gravitational Forces](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-3-5-electrostatic-and-gravitational-forces.md) - [4.3.6 Electric Potential](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-3-6-electric-potential.md) - [4.3.7 IB Multiple Choice - Gravitational Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-3-7-ib-multiple-choice-gravitational-fields.md) - 4.4 Fields at Work - [4.4.1 Radial Field Strength](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-4-1-radial-field-strength.md) - [4.4.2 Orbits of Planets & Satellites](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-4-2-orbits-of-planets-and-satellites.md) - [4.4.3 Escape Velocity & Synchronous Orbits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-4-3-escape-velocity-and-synchronous-orbits.md) - [4.4.4 End of Topic Test - Gravitational Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-4-4-end-of-topic-test-gravitational-fields.md) - [4.4.5 Uniform Electric Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-4-5-uniform-electric-fields.md) - [4.4.6 IB Multiple Choice - Electric Field & Potential](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-4-6-ib-multiple-choice-electric-field-and-potential.md) - 4.5 Electric Fields - [4.5.1 Electric Charge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-5-1-electric-charge.md) - [4.5.2 Conservation of Charge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-5-2-conservation-of-charge.md) - [4.5.3 Coulomb's Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-5-3-coulombs-law.md) - [4.5.4 Current](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-5-4-current.md) - [4.5.5 Potential Difference](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-5-5-potential-difference.md) - [4.5.6 IB Multiple Choice - Electric Charge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-5-6-ib-multiple-choice-electric-charge.md) - 4.6 Magnetic Effect of Electric Currents - [4.6.1 Magnetism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-6-1-magnetism.md) - [4.6.2 Magnetic Field](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-6-2-magnetic-field.md) - [4.6.3 Magnetic Force](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-6-3-magnetic-force.md) - [4.6.4 Moving Charges in a Magnetic Field](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-6-4-moving-charges-in-a-magnetic-field.md) - [4.6.5 IB Multiple Choice - Magnetism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-6-5-ib-multiple-choice-magnetism.md) - 4.7 Heating Effect of Currents - [4.7.1 Circuits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-7-1-circuits.md) - [4.7.2 Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-7-2-resistance.md) - [4.7.3 Power and Conservation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-7-3-power-and-conservation.md) - [4.7.4 IB Multiple Choice - DC Circuits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-7-4-ib-multiple-choice-dc-circuits.md) - 4.8 Electromagnetic Induction - [4.8.1 Electromagnetic Induction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-8-1-electromagnetic-induction.md) - [4.8.2 Electromagnetic Induction 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-8-2-electromagnetic-induction-2.md) - [4.8.3 Magnetic Flux & Flux Linkage](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-8-3-magnetic-flux-and-flux-linkage.md) - [4.8.4 End of Topic Test - Electromagnetic Induction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-8-4-end-of-topic-test-electromagnetic-induction.md) - 4.9 Power Generation & Transmission - [4.9.1 Alternating Currents](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-9-1-alternating-currents.md) - [4.9.2 Operation of a Transformer](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-9-2-operation-of-a-transformer.md) - 4.10 Capacitance - [4.10.1 Capacitance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-10-1-capacitance.md) - [4.10.2 Parallel Plate Capacitor](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-10-2-parallel-plate-capacitor.md) - [4.10.3 Energy Stored by a Capacitor](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-10-3-energy-stored-by-a-capacitor.md) - [4.10.4 Capacitor Discharge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-10-4-capacitor-discharge.md) - [4.10.5 Capacitor Charge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-10-5-capacitor-charge.md) - [4.10.6 Magnetic Flux Density](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-10-6-magnetic-flux-density.md) - [4.10.7 End of Topic Test - Capacitance & Flux Density](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/4-10-7-end-of-topic-test-capacitance-and-flux-density.md) ### 5 Nuclear & Quantum Physics - 5.1 Discrete Energy & Radioactivity - [5.1.1 Atomic Spectra](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-1-1-atomic-spectra.md) - [5.1.2 Atomic Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-1-2-atomic-structure.md) - [5.1.3 Photons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-1-3-photons.md) - [5.1.4 Discrete Energy Levels](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-1-4-discrete-energy-levels.md) - [5.1.5 Alpha, Beta & Gamma Radiation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-1-5-alpha-beta-and-gamma-radiation.md) - [5.1.6 Scientific Practices - Unstable Nuclei](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-1-6-scientific-practices-unstable-nuclei.md) - [5.1.7 Radioactive Decay](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-1-7-radioactive-decay.md) - [5.1.8 IB Multiple Choice - Atomic Physics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-1-8-ib-multiple-choice-atomic-physics.md) - 5.2 Nuclear Reactions - [5.2.1 Mass & Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-2-1-mass-and-energy.md) - [5.2.2 Nuclear Fission](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-2-2-nuclear-fission.md) - 5.3 The Interaction of Matter with Radiation - [5.3.1 Particles, Antiparticles & Photons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-3-1-particles-antiparticles-and-photons.md) - [5.3.2 Particle Interactions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-3-2-particle-interactions.md) - [5.3.3 Classification of Particles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-3-3-classification-of-particles.md) - [5.3.4 Wave-Particle Duality](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-3-4-wave-particle-duality.md) - [5.3.5 Wave Functions & Probability](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-3-5-wave-functions-and-probability.md) - [5.3.6 IB Multiple Choice - Quantum Physics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-3-6-ib-multiple-choice-quantum-physics.md) - 5.4 Nuclear Physics - [5.4.1 Nuclear Instability & Radioactive Decay](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-4-1-nuclear-instability-and-radioactive-decay.md) - [5.4.2 Nuclear Radius](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-4-2-nuclear-radius.md) - [5.4.3 IB Multiple Choice - Nuclear Physics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/5-4-3-ib-multiple-choice-nuclear-physics.md) ### 6 Measurements - 6.1 Measurements & Errors - [6.1.1 Fundamental Units](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/6-1-1-fundamental-units.md) - [6.1.2 SI Prefixes, Standard Form & Converting Units](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/6-1-2-si-prefixes-standard-form-and-converting-units.md) - [6.1.3 End of Topic Test - Units & Prefixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/6-1-3-end-of-topic-test-units-and-prefixes.md) - 6.2 Uncertainties & Errors - [6.2.1 Limitation of Physical Measurements](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/6-2-1-limitation-of-physical-measurements.md) - [6.2.2 Uncertainty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/6-2-2-uncertainty.md) - [6.2.3 Estimation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/6-2-3-estimation.md) - [6.2.4 End of Topic Test - Measurements & Errors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/6-2-4-end-of-topic-test-measurements-and-errors.md) - 6.3 Vectors & Scalars - [6.3.1 Scalars & Vectors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/6-3-1-scalars-and-vectors.md) - [6.3.2 Vector Problems](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/physics/physics-ib-diploma-higher-level/6-3-2-vector-problems.md)