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Power

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Moments

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Energy in circuits

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Power in circuits

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Electricity in home

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Fuses & earthing

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Static electricity

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Electric fields

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Permanent & induced magnets

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Transformers

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Generating & distributing electricity

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Density ρ

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States of matter

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Kinetic Theory

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Specific heat capacity

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Specific latent heat

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Pressure

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Conservation of energy

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Speed

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Refraction

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Lenses

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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EM waves for communication

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Discovery of the atom

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Electron energy levels

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5.3 Forces & Elasticity

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5.5 Pressure & Pressure Differences in Fluids

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5.6 Describing Motion

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5.8 Stopping Distances

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6.1 Waves in Air, Fluids & Solids

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