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PHYSICS JOHN H. AVISON ‘Thomas Nelson ard Sens Lid Delia Place 27 Bath Road CHELTENHAM GLs3 7 United Kingdom ©]. Avison 1988 First published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Lt 1988 ISBN 0417-5663548, 4 / 20:19 18 17 16 15 All rights rosorved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permithing limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WIP LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to thie publication may be Hable to criminal proseci- tion and civil claims for damages Printed in China ‘Cover: Macrephotograph showing bubbles and surface tension effects in a volume of chemical solvents under- ‘going reflux reaction. Charlotte Raymond /Science Photo Library Publisher's note ‘Some of the material inthis book appears in The World of Physics by John H. Avison, published! by Thomas Nelson and Sons Led. Contents Lightrays and reflection 1.1 Rays and shadows 1.2 Edipses 13__Rays meet plane mirrors 14 Rays meet curved mirrors Light rays and refraction 21 Refraction Tight rave change direction 2.2 Colour Questions, Lenses and optical instruments 3.1 Lenses 3.2. Raysemertheeye 3.3_ Optical instruments Questions Measuring 4.1_Length, area and volume 4.2, Mass, inertia and dens 43 Time vest Forces, 5.1 Finding out about forces 5.2, Turning forces 3.3. Centre of gravity Questions Pressure 6.1 _Forceand pressure 6.2 Pressure in liquids and gases 6.3 Archimedes and the upthrust force ‘Questions, Machines 7.1, Work, energy and power 7.2 Mechanical advantage, vel efficiency BRERE BEBE RRS Giean BRER ERER 10 u 2 7.3_The principles of some machines 103 Motion 8.1 Speed and velocity am 8.2 Accelecation and the equations of motion 117 8.3 Newton’s lawsof motion 126 8.4 Kineticenergy and potential energy 140 85. Motion in acircle 13 ‘Questions, 145 ‘Some properties of matter, 9.1. Molecules in motion 148 9.2 Solid, liquid and gas, the three states of matter Questions 157 Heat and matter 10.1 Heat energy gets around 158 10.2 Expansion of solids and liquids 164 10.3 Heat and temperauute iz 104 Latent heat 14 10.5 The gas laws 79, Questions wz, Static electrons 11 Charge 14 11.2 Blectric fields and forces 208 uestions 210 Electric currents 12.2 Measuring electric currents 217 12.3 Potential difference and the volt 219 12.4 Resistance 223 12.5 _ Practical resistors and circuit control 225 1. Characteristics 228 12.7 Circuit calculations 230 12.8 Ammeters and voltmeters at work 235 129 Resistivity 238 12.10 _Blecirical energy and power 239 ‘Questions 244

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