Particles in Action

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Gases (Sections 5.1- 5.7)

Absolute zero and the movement of particles
Charles' law (14-16)
Molecules in gases (14-16)

The Kelvin (absolute) and Celsius scales of temperature
Charles' law (14-16)
Fahrenheit and Celsius (11-14)
Temperature scales (16-19)

Temperature and molecular speed
Molecules in gases (14-16)

14-16/Heat energy/Gases/Experiments/Charles law experiment

Pressure and molecular speed
Molecules in gases (14-16)
Pressure and molecular collisions (14-16)

Pressure law for gases
Pressure law for gases (14-16)

14-16/Heat energy/Gases/Experiments/Pressure law

Ideal gas equation
Ideal gas equation (16-19)
Ideal gas equation (14-16)

14-16/Heat energy/Gases/Problems/Kinetic theory of gases

Atoms and nuclei (Sections 5.8-5.19)

The structure of the nucleus
Atomic structure (14-16)

Properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiation
Radioactivity types (14-16)

Neutron-proton graph
Neutron and proton numbers (16-19)

Radioactive isotopes and the neutron number-proton number graph
Neutron and proton numbers (16-19)

b⁺ and b^_ decay and the neutron number-proton number graph
Neutron and proton numbers (16-19)

b⁺ decay
Teachers/OHTs/Radioactive decay

Sections 5.16 and 5.17

These sections are in the process of preparation

Alpha, beta and gamma emission and its effect on the nucleus
Radioactive decay (16-19)

Nuclear equations
Radioactive decay (16-19)

Fundamental and other particles (Sections 5.20- 5.26)

Fundamental particles
Antimatter (16-19)

The positron
Antimatter (16-19)

Anti matter
Antimatter (16-19)

The existence of quarks in protons and neutrons
Quarks (16-19)
Quarks

Up and down quarks in protons and neutrons
Quarks (16-19)
Quarks

b^- decay and quarks
Quarks (16-19)

b⁺ decay and quarks
Quarks (14-16)
(Parts of the preceding six sections will be simplified for use at GCSE)

Electrons and electron beams (Section 5.27–5.34)

Thermionic emission
Thermionic emission (14-16)

Electron gun
Electron gun (14-16)

Teachers/OHT/Diode and electron gun OHT

Kinetic energy of a moving charge
Electron gun (14-16)

Electron beams and electric currents
16-19/Electricity and magnetism/Current electricity/Text/Free electron motion

Deflection of an electron beam by an electric or magnetic field
Cathode ray deflection tube (14-16)
Maltese cross tube (14-16)
Electron gun (14-16)

Uses of electron beams
Television (14-16)
Cathode ray oscilloscope (14-16)
X rays (14-16)

Particle accelerators
Accelerators (14-16)
Particle accelerators (14-16)

Teachers/OHT/Synchrotron
Teachers/OHT/Cyclotron

International collaboration
Accelerators (14-16)
Particle accelerators (14-16)


14-16/Atomic physics/Problems/Electrons
14-16/Atomic physics/Problems/Structure of the atom