Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-8-sound-waves [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [International A Level](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level.md) › [Physics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics.md) › [Cambridge International](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international.md) › Sound Waves # Sound Waves Physics: Cambridge International A Level, topic 7.2.8 ## Sound Waves Sound waves are longitudinal waves. Pingu is able to hear the music in his headphones because his ear drum vibrates. ### Pingu's headphones [GIF: Pingu's headphones](https://media.giphy.com/media/Fz3sqZZLsOCGI/giphy.mp4) ## Sound Waves and our Ears Our ears can detect vibrations (compressions and rarefactions) and transfer the information to our brain via our auditory nerve. Our ears are sensitive to (can hear) a range of frequencies between 20Hz and 20,000 Hz. ### Age ![Age](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/3.1.5%20Sound%20waves/care-3031259_640-min.jpg) - The range of frequencies that we can hear changes with age. - Elderly people tend to become less sensitive to sounds with a higher frequency. ### Ultrasound ![Ultrasound](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/3.1.5%20Sound%20waves/jesse-schoff-56768-min.jpg) - Ultrasound has a frequency above 20,000Hz. Humans cannot hear sounds with frequencies this high, but other animals can. - Dog whistles have frequencies above 20,000Hz, which is why humans cannot hear them. - Ultrasound is also used by doctors to perform scans of a developing foetus. ## Speed of Sound Sound needs to travel through a medium. The more rigid the medium is, the higher the speed of sound through it. The more compressible the medium is, the slower the speed of sound through it. ### Gases ![Gases](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.1.1%20-%20Matter/Gas%20in%20the%20simple%20sphere%20model-min.jpg) - Gases are readily compressible (easy to squash). - So the speed of sound in a gas is very slow. ### Liquids ![Liquids](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.1.1%20-%20Matter/Liquid%20in%20the%20simple%20sphere%20model-min.jpg) - Liquids are more rigid and less compressible than gases. - So the speed of sound in liquids is much higher than in gases. ### Solids ![Solids](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/2.1.1%20-%20Matter/Solid%20in%20the%20simple%20sphere%20model-min.jpg) - Solids are significantly more rigid than liquids and gases and are very hard to compress. - Therefore, the speed of sound in solids is much higher than in liquids or gases. ## Test yourself on Sound Waves - In the context of sound waves, a medium is... - Which of these sound frequencies can humans not hear? - Which of these is ultrasound not used for? - In science fiction films we often hear sound effects of battles taking place in outer space. Considering the conditions needed for sound waves to propagate, why are these sound effects unrealistic? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/1b5bc325-d783-4d2c-99cd-5a7d913debfc/section/279ec7a8-2008-479f-a1c6-6b577e293027/session) - Previous topic: [7.2.7 Doppler Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-7-doppler-effect.md) - Next topic: [7.2.9 Measuring Sound Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-9-measuring-sound-waves.md) ## Physics: Cambridge International A Level contents ### 1 Physical Quantities & Units - 1.1 Physical Quantities & Units - [1.1.1 Use of SI Units](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-1-1-use-of-si-units.md) - [1.1.2 SI Prefixes, Standard Form & Converting Units](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-1-2-si-prefixes-standard-form-and-converting-units.md) - [1.1.3 End of Topic Test - Units & Prefixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-1-3-end-of-topic-test-units-and-prefixes.md) - [1.1.4 Avogadro's Constant](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-1-4-avogadros-constant.md) - [1.1.5 Scalars & Vectors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-1-5-scalars-and-vectors.md) - 1.2 Errors & Uncertainty - [1.2.1 Measuring Length, Time & Volume](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-1-measuring-length-time-and-volume.md) - [1.2.2 Measuring Temperature](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-2-measuring-temperature.md) - [1.2.3 Circuit Measurements](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-3-circuit-measurements.md) - [1.2.4 Limitation of Physical Measurements](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-4-limitation-of-physical-measurements.md) - [1.2.5 Uncertainty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-5-uncertainty.md) - [1.2.6 Estimation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-6-estimation.md) - [1.2.7 Displaying Data](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-7-displaying-data.md) - [1.2.8 End of Topic Test - Measurements & Errors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/1-2-8-end-of-topic-test-measurements-and-errors.md) ### 2 Kinematics - 2.1 Equations of Motion - [2.1.1 Motion in a Straight Line](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/2-1-1-motion-in-a-straight-line.md) - [2.1.2 Graphs of Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/2-1-2-graphs-of-motion.md) - [2.1.3 Bouncing Ball Example](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/2-1-3-bouncing-ball-example.md) - [2.1.4 End of Topic Test - Motion in a Straight Line](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/2-1-4-end-of-topic-test-motion-in-a-straight-line.md) - [2.1.5 Acceleration Due to Gravity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/2-1-5-acceleration-due-to-gravity.md) ### 3 Dynamics - 3.1 Momentum & Newton's Laws of Motion - [3.1.1 Mass & Inertia](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-1-1-mass-and-inertia.md) - [3.1.2 Newton's Laws](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-1-2-newtons-laws.md) - [3.1.3 Momentum](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-1-3-momentum.md) - [3.1.4 End of Topic Test - Newton's Laws & Momentum](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-1-4-end-of-topic-test-newtons-laws-and-momentum.md) - [3.1.5 A-A* (AO3/4) - Newton's Third Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-1-5-a-a-ao34-newtons-third-law.md) - 3.2 Non-Uniform Motion - [3.2.1 Projectile Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-2-1-projectile-motion.md) - 3.3 Linear Momentum & Conservation - [3.3.1 Conservation of Momentum](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/3-3-1-conservation-of-momentum.md) ### 4 Force, Density & Pressure - 4.1 Force, Density & Pressure - [4.1.1 Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-1-fields.md) - [4.1.2 Force in Uniform Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-2-force-in-uniform-fields.md) - [4.1.3 Friction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-3-friction.md) - [4.1.4 Buoyancy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-4-buoyancy.md) - [4.1.5 Terminal Speed](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-5-terminal-speed.md) - [4.1.6 End of Topic Test - Acceleration Due to Gravity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-6-end-of-topic-test-acceleration-due-to-gravity.md) - [4.1.7 Centre of Mass](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-7-centre-of-mass.md) - [4.1.8 Forces & Equilibrium](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-8-forces-and-equilibrium.md) - [4.1.9 End of Topic Test - Scalars & Vectors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-9-end-of-topic-test-scalars-and-vectors.md) - [4.1.10 Moments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-10-moments.md) - [4.1.11 End of Topic Test - Moments & Centre of Mass](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-11-end-of-topic-test-moments-and-centre-of-mass.md) - [4.1.12 Density](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-12-density.md) - [4.1.13 Pressure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/4-1-13-pressure.md) ### 5 Work, Energy & Power - 5.1 Work, Energy & Power - [5.1.1 Work & Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-1-1-work-and-energy.md) - [5.1.2 Power & Efficiency](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-1-2-power-and-efficiency.md) - [5.1.3 Conservation of Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-1-3-conservation-of-energy.md) - [5.1.4 End of Topic Test - Work, Energy & Power](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-1-4-end-of-topic-test-work-energy-and-power.md) - 5.2 Gravitational Fields - [5.2.1 Newton's Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-2-1-newtons-law.md) - [5.2.2 Gravitational Field Strength](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-2-2-gravitational-field-strength.md) - [5.2.3 Gravitational Potential](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/5-2-3-gravitational-potential.md) ### 6 Deformation of Solids - 6.1 Materials - [6.1.1 Bulk Properties of Solids](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/6-1-1-bulk-properties-of-solids.md) - [6.1.2 Energy in Materials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/6-1-2-energy-in-materials.md) - [6.1.3 Young Modulus](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/6-1-3-young-modulus.md) - [6.1.4 End of Topic Test - Materials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/6-1-4-end-of-topic-test-materials.md) ### 7 Waves - 7.1 Simple Harmonic Motion - [7.1.1 Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-1-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [7.1.2 Simple Harmonic Systems](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-2-simple-harmonic-systems.md) - [7.1.3 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-3-energy-in-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [7.1.4 Resonance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-4-resonance.md) - [7.1.5 End of Topic Test - Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-5-end-of-topic-test-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [7.1.6 A-A* (AO3/4) - Simple Harmonic Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-6-a-a-ao34-simple-harmonic-motion.md) - [7.1.7 End of Topic Test - Gravitational Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-1-7-end-of-topic-test-gravitational-fields.md) - 7.2 Waves - [7.2.1 Progressive Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-1-progressive-waves.md) - [7.2.2 Intensity of Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-2-intensity-of-waves.md) - [7.2.3 Wave Speed & Phase Difference](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-3-wave-speed-and-phase-difference.md) - [7.2.4 Longitudinal & Transverse Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-4-longitudinal-and-transverse-waves.md) - [7.2.5 End of Topic Test - Progressive Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-5-end-of-topic-test-progressive-waves.md) - [7.2.6 Electromagnetic Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-6-electromagnetic-waves.md) - [7.2.7 Doppler Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-7-doppler-effect.md) - [7.2.8 Sound Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-8-sound-waves.md) - [7.2.9 Measuring Sound Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-9-measuring-sound-waves.md) - [7.2.10 End of Topic Test - Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-10-end-of-topic-test-waves.md) - [7.2.11 Ultrasound Imaging](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-11-ultrasound-imaging.md) - [7.2.12 Ultrasound Imaging 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/7-2-12-ultrasound-imaging-2.md) ### 8 Superposition - 8.1 Superposition - [8.1.1 Stationary Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-1-stationary-waves.md) - [8.1.2 Stationary Waves 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-2-stationary-waves-2.md) - [8.1.3 End of Topic Test - Stationary Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-3-end-of-topic-test-stationary-waves.md) - [8.1.4 A-A* (AO3/4) - Stationary Waves](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-4-a-a-ao34-stationary-waves.md) - [8.1.5 Interference](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-5-interference.md) - [8.1.6 Interference 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-6-interference-2.md) - [8.1.7 End of Topic Test - Interference](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-7-end-of-topic-test-interference.md) - [8.1.8 Diffraction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-8-diffraction.md) - [8.1.9 Diffraction Gratings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-9-diffraction-gratings.md) - [8.1.10 End of Topic Test - Diffraction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/8-1-10-end-of-topic-test-diffraction.md) ### 9 Thermal Physics - 9.1 Circular Motion - [9.1.1 Circular Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-1-1-circular-motion.md) - [9.1.2 Circular Motion 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-1-2-circular-motion-2.md) - [9.1.3 End of Topic Test - Circular Motion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-1-3-end-of-topic-test-circular-motion.md) - 9.2 Thermal Physics - [9.2.1 Temperature](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-1-temperature.md) - [9.2.2 Measuring Temperature](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-2-measuring-temperature.md) - [9.2.3 Ideal Gas Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-3-ideal-gas-law.md) - [9.2.4 Ideal Gases](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-4-ideal-gases.md) - [9.2.5 Boyle's Law & Charles' Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-5-boyles-law-and-charles-law.md) - [9.2.6 Molecular Kinetic Theory Model](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-6-molecular-kinetic-theory-model.md) - [9.2.7 Molecular Kinetic Theory Model 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-7-molecular-kinetic-theory-model-2.md) - [9.2.8 Thermal Energy Transfer](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-8-thermal-energy-transfer.md) - [9.2.9 Thermal Energy Transfer Experiments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-9-thermal-energy-transfer-experiments.md) - [9.2.10 End of Topic Test - Thermal Energy & Ideal Gases](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-10-end-of-topic-test-thermal-energy-and-ideal-gases.md) - [9.2.11 First Law of Thermodynamics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/9-2-11-first-law-of-thermodynamics.md) ### 10 Communication - 10.1 Communication Channels - [10.1.1 Communication Channels](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/10-1-1-communication-channels.md) - [10.1.2 Modulation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/10-1-2-modulation.md) - [10.1.3 Attenuation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/10-1-3-attenuation.md) - 10.2 Digital Communication - [10.2.1 Digital & Analogue Signals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/10-2-1-digital-and-analogue-signals.md) - [10.2.2 Representing Sound](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/10-2-2-representing-sound.md) ### 11 Electric Fields - 11.1 Electric Fields - [11.1.1 Coulomb's Law](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-1-coulombs-law.md) - [11.1.2 Electric Field Strength](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-2-electric-field-strength.md) - [11.1.3 Electric Field Strength 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-3-electric-field-strength-2.md) - [11.1.4 Electric Potential](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-4-electric-potential.md) - [11.1.5 End of Topic Test - Electric Fields](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-5-end-of-topic-test-electric-fields.md) - [11.1.6 A-A* (AO3/4) - Electric and Gravitational Field](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-1-6-a-a-ao34-electric-and-gravitational-field.md) - 11.2 Capacitance - [11.2.1 Capacitance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-2-1-capacitance.md) - [11.2.2 Parallel Plate Capacitor](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-2-2-parallel-plate-capacitor.md) - [11.2.3 Energy Stored by a Capacitor](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-2-3-energy-stored-by-a-capacitor.md) - [11.2.4 Capacitor Discharge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-2-4-capacitor-discharge.md) - [11.2.5 Capacitor Charge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/11-2-5-capacitor-charge.md) ### 12 Current Electricity - 12.1 Current Electricity - [12.1.1 Basics of Electricity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-1-basics-of-electricity.md) - [12.1.2 Mean Drift Velocity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-2-mean-drift-velocity.md) - [12.1.3 Current-Voltage Characteristics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-3-current-voltage-characteristics.md) - [12.1.4 End of Topic Test - Basics of Electricity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-4-end-of-topic-test-basics-of-electricity.md) - [12.1.5 Resistivity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-5-resistivity.md) - [12.1.6 End of Topic Test - Resistivity & Superconductors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-6-end-of-topic-test-resistivity-and-superconductors.md) - [12.1.7 Power and Conservation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-7-power-and-conservation.md) - [12.1.8 Microphones](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-8-microphones.md) - [12.1.9 Components](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-9-components.md) - [12.1.10 Relays](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-10-relays.md) - [12.1.11 Strain Gauges](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-1-11-strain-gauges.md) - 12.2 DC Circuits - [12.2.1 Circuits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-2-1-circuits.md) - [12.2.2 Potential Divider](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-2-2-potential-divider.md) - [12.2.3 Emf & Internal Resistance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-2-3-emf-and-internal-resistance.md) - [12.2.4 End of Topic Test - Power & Potential](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/12-2-4-end-of-topic-test-power-and-potential.md) ### 13 Magnetic Fields - 13.1 Magnetic Fields - [13.1.1 Magnetic Flux Density](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-1-magnetic-flux-density.md) - [13.1.2 End of Topic Test - Capacitance & Flux Density](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-2-end-of-topic-test-capacitance-and-flux-density.md) - [13.1.3 Moving Charges in a Magnetic Field](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-3-moving-charges-in-a-magnetic-field.md) - [13.1.4 Magnetic Flux & Flux Linkage](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-4-magnetic-flux-and-flux-linkage.md) - [13.1.5 Electromagnetic Induction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-5-electromagnetic-induction.md) - [13.1.6 Electromagnetic Induction 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-6-electromagnetic-induction-2.md) - [13.1.7 Magnetic Flux Density](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-7-magnetic-flux-density.md) - [13.1.8 Magnetic Resonance Scanning](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-1-8-magnetic-resonance-scanning.md) - 13.2 Alternating Currents - [13.2.1 Alternating Currents](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-2-1-alternating-currents.md) - [13.2.2 Operation of a Transformer](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-2-2-operation-of-a-transformer.md) - [13.2.3 End of Topic Test - Electromagnetic Induction & AC](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-2-3-end-of-topic-test-electromagnetic-induction-and-ac.md) - [13.2.4 Rectification](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/13-2-4-rectification.md) ### 14 Modern Physics - 14.1 Quantum Physics - [14.1.1 The Photoelectric Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-1-the-photoelectric-effect.md) - [14.1.2 The Photoelectric Effect Explanation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-2-the-photoelectric-effect-explanation.md) - [14.1.3 End of Topic Test - The Photoelectric Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-3-end-of-topic-test-the-photoelectric-effect.md) - [14.1.4 Collisions of Electrons with Atoms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-4-collisions-of-electrons-with-atoms.md) - [14.1.5 Energy Levels & Photon Emission](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-5-energy-levels-and-photon-emission.md) - [14.1.6 Wave-Particle Duality](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-6-wave-particle-duality.md) - [14.1.7 End of Topic Test - Absorption & Emission](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-7-end-of-topic-test-absorption-and-emission.md) - [14.1.8 Band Theory](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-8-band-theory.md) - [14.1.9 Diagnostic X-Rays](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-9-diagnostic-x-rays.md) - [14.1.10 X-Ray Image Processing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-10-x-ray-image-processing.md) - [14.1.11 Absorption of X-Rays](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-11-absorption-of-x-rays.md) - [14.1.12 CT Scanners](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-1-12-ct-scanners.md) - 14.2 Nuclear Physics - [14.2.1 Rutherford Scattering](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-1-rutherford-scattering.md) - [14.2.2 Atomic Model](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-2-atomic-model.md) - [14.2.3 Isotopes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-3-isotopes.md) - [14.2.4 Stable & Unstable Nuclei](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-4-stable-and-unstable-nuclei.md) - [14.2.5 A-A* (AO3/4) - Stable & Unstable Nuclei](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-5-a-a-ao34-stable-and-unstable-nuclei.md) - [14.2.6 Alpha & Beta Radiation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-6-alpha-and-beta-radiation.md) - [14.2.7 Gamma Radiation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-7-gamma-radiation.md) - [14.2.8 Particles, Antiparticles & Photons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-8-particles-antiparticles-and-photons.md) - [14.2.9 Quarks & Antiquarks](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-9-quarks-and-antiquarks.md) - [14.2.10 Particle Interactions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-10-particle-interactions.md) - [14.2.11 Radioactive Decay](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-11-radioactive-decay.md) - [14.2.12 Half Life](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-12-half-life.md) - [14.2.13 End of Topic Test - Radioactivity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-13-end-of-topic-test-radioactivity.md) - [14.2.14 Nuclear Instability](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-14-nuclear-instability.md) - [14.2.15 Mass & Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-15-mass-and-energy.md) - [14.2.16 Binding Energy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-16-binding-energy.md) - [14.2.17 A-A* (AO3/4) - Nuclear Fusion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/international-a-level/physics/cambridge-international/14-2-17-a-a-ao34-nuclear-fusion.md)