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Biology - Shared foundations
Topic 1 - Key concepts in biology
Biology 1.1 - Cell structures
Biology 1.2 - Specialised cells
Biology 1.3 - 1.5 - Microscopy and cell scale
Biology 1.6 - Observing cells
Biology 1.7 - 1.9, 1.12 - How enzymes work
Biology 1.10 - 1.11 - Investigating enzyme activity
Biology 1.15 - Cell transport
Biology 1.16 - 1.17 - Investigating osmosis
Biology 1
Topic 2 - Cells and control
Biology 2.1 - 2.4 - Mitosis, growth and cancer
Biology 2.5 - 2.6 - Growth and differentiation
Biology 2.7 - Growth charts
Biology 2.8 - 2.9 - Stem cells in medicine
Biology 2.13 - Neurones and synapses
Biology 2.14 - Reflex arcs
Topic 3 - Genetics
Biology 3.3 - Meiosis and gametes
Biology 3.4 - 3.5 - DNA, genes and genomes
Biology 3.6 - Extracting DNA from fruit
Biology 3.12 - 3.14, 3.16 - Inheritance and probability
Biology 3.15 - Sex determination
Biology 3.19 - 3.20, 3.22 - 3.23 - Variation and mutation
Biology 3.21 - The Human Genome Project
Topic 4 - Natural selection and genetic modification
Biology 4.2 - 4.3 - Natural selection and resistance
Biology 4.4 - 4.5 - Evidence for human evolution
Biology 4.7 - Classification and the three domains
Biology 4.8 - Selective breeding
Biology 4.10, 4.14 - Genetic engineering and its uses
Biology 4.11 - The genetic engineering toolkit
Topic 5 - Health, disease and the development of medicines
Biology 5.1-5.3 - Health and disease
Biology 5.4-5.6, 5.8 - Pathogens and transmission
Biology 5.12-5.14 - Defences and immunity
Biology 5.16 - Antibiotics
Biology 5.20 - Developing medicines
Biology 5.23-5.24 - Lifestyle and disease
Biology 5.25 - Treating cardiovascular disease
Biology 2
Topic 6 - Plant structures and their functions
Biology 6.1 - 6.4 - Photosynthesis and limiting factors
Biology 6.5 - 6.6 - Investigating photosynthesis
Biology 6.7 - 6.10 - Plant transport
Biology 6.12 - 6.13 - Transpiration rates
Topic 7 - Animal coordination, control and homeostasis
Biology 7.1 - Endocrine glands
Biology 7.2 - 7.3 - Adrenalin and thyroxine
Biology 7.4 - 7.5 - The menstrual cycle
Biology 7.6 - 7.8 - Contraception and fertility
Biology 7.9, 7.13 - 7.17 - Blood glucose and diabetes
Topic 8 - Exchange and transport in animals
Biology 8.1 - 8.3 - Exchange surfaces and diffusion
Biology 8.6 - 8.8 - Blood, vessels and the heart
Biology 8.9 - 8.10 - Cellular respiration
Biology 8.11 - Measuring respiration
Biology 8.12 - Heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output
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Topic 9 - Ecosystems and material cycles
Biology 9.1 - 9.4 - Communities and interdependence
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Biology 9.5 - 9.6 - Quadrat and transect fieldwork
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Biology 9.9 - 9.10 - Human impacts and biodiversity
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Biology 9.12 - 9.13 - Material cycling and carbon
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Biology 9.14 - Water cycle and desalination
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Biology 9.15 - Nitrogen cycle and farming
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Chemistry - Shared foundations
Topic 0 - Formulae, equations and hazards
Chemistry 0.1 - 0.3 - Formulae and equations
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Chemistry 0.4 - Ionic equations
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Chemistry 0.5 - 0.6 - Hazards and practical risk
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Topic 1 - Key concepts in chemistry
Chemistry 1.1 - 1.6 - Atomic models and structure
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Chemistry 1.7 - 1.11 - Isotopes and atomic mass
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Chemistry 1.12 - Calculating relative atomic mass
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Chemistry 1.13 - 1.17 - Building the periodic table
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Chemistry 1.18 - 1.20 - Electron shells and table position
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Chemistry 1.21 - 1.24, 1.27 - Ions and ionic bonding
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Chemistry 1.25 - 1.26 - Names and ionic formulae
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Chemistry 1.28 - 1.31 - Covalent molecules and scale
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Chemistry 1.32 - 1.34 - Structure and properties
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Chemistry 1.35 - 1.37 - Diamond and graphite
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Chemistry 1.38 - 1.39 - Carbon sheets, cages and chains
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Chemistry 1.40, 1.42 - Metals and their properties
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Chemistry 1.41 - Models of chemical structures
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Chemistry 1.43 - Formula mass and composition
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Chemistry 1.44 - 1.45 - Empirical and molecular formulae
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Chemistry 1.46 - Finding an empirical formula
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Chemistry 1.47 - Conservation of mass
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Chemistry 1.48 - Reacting masses
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Chemistry 1.49 - Solution concentration
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Chemistry 1.50 - 1.51 - Moles, mass and particles
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Chemistry 1.52 - 1.53 - Reacting amounts
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Chemistry 1
Topic 2 - States of matter and mixtures
Chemistry 2.1 - 2.4 - States and particle changes
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Chemistry 2.5 - 2.6 - Purity and melting ranges
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Chemistry 2.7 - 2.8 - Separating mixtures
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Chemistry 2.9 - 2.10 - Reading chromatograms
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Chemistry 2.11 - Ink chromatography and distillation
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Chemistry 2.12 - Potable water and dissolved salts
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Topic 3 - Chemical change
Chemistry 3.1 - 3.3 - Acids, alkalis and indicators
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Chemistry 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 3.8 - Concentration and acid strength
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Chemistry 3.6 - Investigating pH change
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Chemistry 3.9 - 3.14 - Acid reactions and neutralisation
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Chemistry 3.15, 3.17 - Preparing copper sulfate crystals
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Chemistry 3.16, 3.18 - Titration and pure salts
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Chemistry 3.19 - 3.20 - Solubility and precipitates
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Chemistry 3.21 - Preparing an insoluble salt
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Chemistry 3.22 - 3.24, 3.25(e), 3.26 - Molten electrolysis
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Chemistry 3.25(a-d) - Aqueous electrolysis
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Chemistry 3.27 - 3.29 - Electrolysis half-equations
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Chemistry 3.30 - 3.31 - Copper electrolysis and purification
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Topic 4 - Extracting metals and equilibria
Chemistry 4.1-4.3 - Reactivity and displacement
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Chemistry 4.4-4.7 - Extracting metals
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Chemistry 4.8 - Biological metal extraction
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Chemistry 4.9-4.10 - Oxidation and recycling
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Chemistry 4.11-4.12 - Life-cycle assessments
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Chemistry 4.13-4.16 - Equilibrium and the Haber process
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Chemistry 4.17 - Changing equilibrium
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Topic 6 - Groups in the periodic table
Chemistry 6.1-6.5 - Group 1 metals
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Chemistry 6.6-6.10 - Halogen properties and reactions
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Chemistry 6.11-6.13 - Halogen displacement and reactivity
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Chemistry 6.14-6.16 - Noble gases
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Topic 7 - Rates of reaction and energy changes
Chemistry 7.1-7.2 - Investigating reaction rates
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Chemistry 7.3-7.5 - Collision theory and rate graphs
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Chemistry 7.6-7.8 - Catalysts and enzymes
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Chemistry 7.9-7.13 - Heat changes and bonds
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Chemistry 7.14 - Bond energy calculations
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Chemistry 7.15-7.16 - Activation energy and profiles
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Topic 8 - Fuels and Earth science
Chemistry 8.1 - 8.4 - Crude oil and fractional distillation
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Chemistry 8.5 - 8.6 - Fraction properties and alkanes
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Chemistry 8.7 - 8.13 - Combustion and air pollutants
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Chemistry 8.14 - 8.15 - Choosing fuels
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Chemistry 8.16 - 8.17 - Cracking hydrocarbons
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Chemistry 8.18 - 8.23 - Early atmosphere and oxygen
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Chemistry 8.24 - 8.26 - Greenhouse effect and climate evidence
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Physics - Shared foundations
Topic 1 - Key concepts of physics
Physics 1.1 - 1.4 - Units, prefixes and quantities
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Physics 1
Topic 2 - Motion and forces
Physics 2.1 - 2.5 - Scalars, vectors and velocity
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Physics 2.6 - 2.7, 2.11 - 2.12 - Speed and its measurement
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Physics 2.8 - 2.10, 2.13 - Acceleration and velocity graphs
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Physics 2.14 - 2.15 - Newton’s first and second laws
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Physics 2.16 - 2.18 - Mass, weight and field strength
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Physics 2.19 - Force, mass and acceleration practical
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Physics 2.20 - 2.22 - Circular motion and inertial mass
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Physics 2.23 - Newton’s third law in equilibrium
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Physics 2.23 - 2.26 - Momentum and collisions
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Physics 2.27 - Measuring reaction time
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Physics 2.28 - 2.31 - Stopping distances and deceleration
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Topic 3 - Conservation of energy
Physics 3.1 - 3.2 - Gravitational and kinetic energy
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Physics 3.3 - 3.6 - Energy transfers and conservation
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Physics 3.7 - 3.10 - Dissipation and insulation
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Physics 3.11 - 3.12 - Efficiency
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Physics 3.13 - 3.14 - Energy resources and trends
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Topic 4 - Waves
Physics 4.1 - 4.5 - Wave behaviour and properties
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Physics 4.6 - Wave equations
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Physics 4.7, 4.17 - Measuring wave speed
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Physics 4.10 - 4.11 - Refraction and wave interactions
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Topic 5 - Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
Physics 5.7 - 5.8, 5.10 - 5.12 - The electromagnetic spectrum
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Physics 5.9 - Refraction in glass core practical
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Physics 5.13 - 5.14 - Electromagnetic waves in matter
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Physics 5.20 - 5.22 - Uses and hazards of electromagnetic radiation
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Physics 5.23 - Radio waves and electrical circuits
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Physics 5.24 - Radiation from atoms and nuclei
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Topic 6 - Radioactivity
Physics 6.1 - 6.6 - Atoms and isotopes
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Physics 6.7 - 6.9 - Electron changes
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Physics 6.10 - 6.11, 6.15 - 6.16 - Ionising radiation
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Physics 6.12 - 6.14 - Background and detection
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Physics 6.17 - Evidence for atomic models
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Physics 6.18 - 6.22 - Nuclear changes and equations
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Physics 6.23 - 6.27 - Activity and half-life
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Physics 6.29, 6.31 - 6.32 - Radiation safety
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Topic 8 - Energy – forces doing work
Physics 8.1 - 8.4 - Energy stores and transfers
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Physics 8.5 - 8.9 - Work and energy changes
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Physics 8.10 - 8.15 - Dissipation, power and efficiency
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Topic 9 - Forces and their effects
Physics 9.1 - 9.2 - Interactions and vectors
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Physics 9.3 - 9.5 - Scale vectors and free-body diagrams
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Physics 9.10 - Lubrication
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Topic 10 - Electricity and circuits
Physics 10.1 - 10.3 - Atoms and circuit diagrams
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Physics 10.4 - 10.6 - Potential difference and energy
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Physics 10.7 - 10.11 - Current and charge
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Physics 10.12 - 10.13 - Resistance and current
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Physics 10.14 - 10.16 - Series and parallel circuit design
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Physics 10.17 - Core practical circuit measurements
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Physics 10.18 - 10.20 - Component characteristics
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Physics 10.21 - Investigating component resistance
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Physics 10.22 - 10.24, 10.26 - 10.27 - Heating and electrical energy
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Physics 10.25 - Reducing unwanted wire heating
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Physics 10.28 - 10.31 - Electrical power
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Physics 10.32 - 10.36 - AC, DC and domestic supply
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Physics 10.37 - 10.42 - Mains safety and appliance power
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Topic 12 - Magnetism and the motor effect
Physics 12.1 - 12.3 - Magnetic materials and induced magnets
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Physics 12.4 - 12.6 - Field maps and compasses
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Physics 12.7 - 12.9 - Current and solenoid fields
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Physics 12.10 - 12.12 - Motor effect and force direction
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Physics 12.13 - Force on a current-carrying conductor
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Topic 13 - Electromagnetic induction
Physics 13.2 - Electromagnetic induction
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Physics 13.5 - 13.6 - How transformers work
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Physics 13.8 - 13.9 - The National Grid
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Physics 13.10 - Ideal transformer power
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Topic 14 - Particle model
Physics 14.1-14.4 - Particle model and density
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Physics 14.5-14.10 - Heating and changes of state
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Physics 14.11 - Water heating and melting practical
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Physics 14.12-14.15 - Gas pressure and absolute zero
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Topic 15 - Forces and matter
Physics 15.1-15.6 - Springs and elastic distortion
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