SMJK CHUNG LING BUTTERWORTH

Subject: PHYSICS Class:

Second Term: Electricity And Magnetism
Topic Learning Outcome Group
12.1 Coulomb’s law (a) State Coulomb’s and use the
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formula.
12.2 Electric field (b) Explain the meaning of electric
field and sketch the field pattern
for an isolated point charge, and
electric dipole and a uniformity
charged surface.
(c) Define the electric field 2
strength, and use the formula of
E.
(d) Describe the motion of a point
charge in a uniform electric
field.
12.3 Gauss’s law (e) State Gauss’s law and apply it to
derive the electric field strength
for an isolated charge 3
conducting sphere and a
uniformly charged plate.
12.4 Electric potential (f) Define electric potential.
(g) Use the formula of V.
(h) Explain the meaning of
equipotential surface. 4
(i) Use the relationship of E= -
dV/dr
(j) Use the formula U=qV.

13.1 Capacitance (a) Define capacitance.

(b) Describe the mechanism of
charging a parallel plate
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capacitor.
(c) Use the formula C=Q/V to derive
formula of C.
13.2 Parallel plate capacitors (d) Derive and use formula of
parallel plate capacitors in
parallel and series.
13.3 Dielectrics (e) Define relative permittivity,
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dielectric constant.
(f) Describe the effect of a
dielectric in a parallel plate
capacitor.
13.4 Energy stored in a (g) Use the formula of energy
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charged capacitor stored in a capacitor.
13.5 Charging and (h) Describe the charging and
discharging of a discharging process of a
capacitor capacitor.
(i) Define the time constant and
use the formula of time
constant. 4
(j) Derive and use the formula of Q,
V and I.
(k) Solve problems involving
charging and discharging of a
capacitor.

14.1 Conduction of (a) Define electric current and use

electricity of equation of I.
(b) Explain the mechanism of
conduction of electricity in
metals. 1
14.2 Drift velocity (c) Explain the concept of drift
velocity.
(d) Derive and use the equation of
current and drift velocity.
14.3 Current density (e) Define electric current density
and conductivity.
(f) Use the relationship of J and
conductivity.
14.4 Electric conductivity (g) Derive and use the equation of
and resistivity conductivity.
(h) Show the equivalence between 2
Ohm’s law and relationship of J.
(i) Explain the dependence of
resistivity on temperature
change on the resistivity of
conductors, semiconductors and
superconductors.

15.1 Internal resistance (a) Explain the effects of internal

resistance on the terminal
potential difference of a battery 3
in a circuit.
15.2 Kirchhoff’s law (b) State and apply Kirchhoff’s law.
15.3 Potential divider (c) Explain a potential divider as a
source of variable voltage.
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(d) Explain the uses of shunts and
multipliers.
15.4 Potentiometer and (e) Explain the working principles
Wheatstone bridge of a potentiometer and its uses.
(f) Explain the working principles of
a Wheatstone bridge and its
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uses.
(g) Solve problems involving
potentiometer and Wheatstone
bridge.

16.1 Concept of a magnetic (a) Explain magnetic field as a field

field of force produced by current-
carrying conductors or by a
permanent magnets.
16.2 Force on a moving (b) Use the formula for the force on
charge a moving charge.
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(c) Use the equation of F to define
magnetic flux density, B.
(d) Describe the motion of a
charged particle parallel and
perpendicular to a uniform
magnetic field.
16.3 Force on a current- (e) Explain the existence of
carrying conductor magnetic force on a straight
current-carrying conductor
placed in a uniform magnetic 3
field.
(f) Derive and use the equation of F
on current-carrying conductor.
16.4 Magnetic field due to (g) State Ampere’s law and use it to
currents derive the magnetic field of a
straight wire. 4
(h) Use the formula of B for a
circular coil and solenoid.
16.5 Force between two (i) Derive the formula of F for the
current-carrying force between two parallel 1
conductors current-carrying conductors.
16.6 Determination of ratio (j) Describe the motion of charged
of e/m particle in the presence of
electric and magnetic fields.
(k) Explain the principles of the 2
determination of the ratio of
e/m for electrons in Thomson’s
experiment.
16.7 Hall effect (l) Explain Hall effect and derive 3
formula of Hall effect.
(m) State the applications of Hall
 effect.

17.1 Magnetic flux (a) Define magnetic flux

17.2 Faraday’s law and (b) State and use Faraday’s law and
Lenz’s law Lenz’s law
(c) Derive and use the equation for 4
induced emf in linear
conductors and plane coils in
uniform magnetic fields.
17.3 Self Induction (d) Explain the phenomenon of self-
induction and define self-
inductance.
(e) Use the formula of emf derived.
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(f) Derive and use the equation for
the self-inductance of solenoid.
17.4 Energy stored in an (g) Use the formula for the energy
inductor stored in an inductor
17.5 Mutual inductance (h) Explain the phenomenon of
mutual inductance.
(i) Derive the expression for the
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mutual inductance between two
coaxial solenoids of the same
cross-sectional area M.

18.1 Alternating current (a) Explain the concept of the rms

through a resistor value of an alternating current
and calculate its value for the
sinusoidal case only.
(b) Derive an expression for the
current from V.
(c) Explain the phase difference 3
between the current and
voltage for a pure resistor.
(d) Derive and use the formula for
the power in an alternating
current circuit which consists
only of pure resistor.
18.2 Alternating current (e) Derive an expression for the 4
through an inductor current from V.
(f) Explain the phase difference
between the current and
voltage for a pure inductor.
(g) Define the reactance of a pure
inductor.
(h) Use the formula of XL.
(i) Derive and use the formula for
 the power in an alternating
current circuit which consists
only of pure inductor.
18.3 Alternating current (j) Derive an expression for the
through a capacitor current from V.
(k) Explain the phase difference
between the current and
voltage for a pure capacitor.
(l) Define the reactance of a pure
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capacitor.
(m)Use the formula of XC.
(n) Derive and use the formula for
the power in an alternating
current circuit which consists
only a pure capacitor.
18.4 R-C and R-L circuits in (o) Define impedance.
series (p) Use the formula of impedance,
Z. 2
(q) Sketch the phasor diagram of R-
C and R-L circuits.