Physics 30
Momentum, Impulse, Forces, Fields, and Atomic Physics.
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Alberta Physics 30 diploma exam preparation
Develop problem-solving skills across momentum and impulse, electric and magnetic fields, light, quantum physics, atomic models, and nuclear physics using mixed questions and source diagrams.
What you will review
- Momentum and Impulse: Momentum, impulse, collisions, explosions, and conservation of momentum in one and two dimensions.
- Electrostatics: Electric charge, Coulomb forces, electric fields, potential difference, parallel plates, and Millikan-style charge problems.
- Electromagnetism: Magnetic fields, hand rules, magnetic force, induction, Lenz law, motors, generators, and transformers.
- Wave Nature of Light: Electromagnetic radiation, the spectrum, interference, diffraction, thin films, polarization, and speed-of-light evidence.
- Quantum Physics and the Photoelectric Effect: Planck quantization, photons, photoelectric observations, Compton effect, de Broglie wavelength, and wave-particle duality.
- Models of the Atom: Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, spectral evidence, quantized energy levels, and the modern quantum model.
- Nuclear Physics: Nuclear notation, radioactive decay, half-life, mass-energy equivalence, binding energy, fission, and fusion.
A practical study routine
- 1Sketch the physical situation and select a governing principle before choosing an equation.
- 2Track vector direction, signs, units, prefixes, and significant digits through every calculation.
- 3Use the practice tests to rehearse mixed questions, source interpretation, flagging, and final review.
Common questions about Physics 30
What topics appear in the Physics 30 practice material?
The hub covers momentum and impulse, electrostatics, electromagnetism, the wave nature of light, quantum physics, atomic models, and nuclear physics.
Do Physics 30 practice questions include diagrams and sources?
Yes. Questions that depend on a graph, circuit, experimental setup, or other source include the needed source directly above the question.
Are these official Alberta Physics 30 diploma questions?
No. Alberta Ace is independent from Alberta Education and provides original diploma-style preparation material.
Core Concepts
Unit AMomentum and Impulse
Momentum, impulse, collisions, explosions, and conservation of momentum in one and two dimensions.
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Momentum and Impulse
Momentum, impulse, collisions, explosions, and conservation of momentum in one and two dimensions.
Key Ideas
- Momentum is a vector: direction matters, so define a positive direction before solving.
- Impulse equals the change in momentum. Longer impact time lowers average force for the same momentum change.
- In an isolated system, total momentum before equals total momentum after.
Formula / Skill Preview
p = mv
J = FΔt = Δp = m(v2 - v1)
Diploma Focus
Use signs for one-dimensional collisions and components for two-dimensional collisions.
Unit B1Electrostatics
Electric charge, Coulomb forces, electric fields, potential difference, parallel plates, and Millikan-style charge problems.
Quick review
Electrostatics
Electric charge, Coulomb forces, electric fields, potential difference, parallel plates, and Millikan-style charge problems.
Key Ideas
- Like charges repel and unlike charges attract; charge is conserved and quantized.
- Conductors allow electrons to move freely, while insulators keep charge localized.
- Electric field lines point in the direction a positive test charge would move.
Formula / Skill Preview
F = k|q1||q2|r2
E = Fq = kQr2
Diploma Focus
Coulomb law gives magnitude first; determine direction separately from charge signs.
Unit B2Electromagnetism
Magnetic fields, hand rules, magnetic force, induction, Lenz law, motors, generators, and transformers.
Quick review
Electromagnetism
Magnetic fields, hand rules, magnetic force, induction, Lenz law, motors, generators, and transformers.
Key Ideas
- Magnetic fields come from moving charges and are measured in teslas.
- Dots mean field out of the page; crosses mean field into the page.
- Use the right-hand rule for positive charges and conventional current; reverse direction for electrons.
Formula / Skill Preview
F = qvB sinθ
r = mvqB
Diploma Focus
Use Faraday law for the existence and size of induction; use Lenz law for direction.
Unit C1Wave Nature of Light
Electromagnetic radiation, the spectrum, interference, diffraction, thin films, polarization, and speed-of-light evidence.
Quick review
Wave Nature of Light
Electromagnetic radiation, the spectrum, interference, diffraction, thin films, polarization, and speed-of-light evidence.
Key Ideas
- Electromagnetic radiation is a transverse wave that does not need a medium.
- The spectrum runs radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, gamma as frequency increases.
- Young double-slit interference shows light behaves as a wave.
Formula / Skill Preview
c = fλ
E = hf = hcλ
Diploma Focus
Convert nanometres to metres in wave calculations.
Unit C2Quantum Physics and the Photoelectric Effect
Planck quantization, photons, photoelectric observations, Compton effect, de Broglie wavelength, and wave-particle duality.
Quick review
Quantum Physics and the Photoelectric Effect
Planck quantization, photons, photoelectric observations, Compton effect, de Broglie wavelength, and wave-particle duality.
Key Ideas
- Classical wave physics could not explain blackbody radiation or the photoelectric effect.
- Planck proposed that energy comes in discrete packets called quanta.
- Einstein explained photoelectric emission using photons with energy E = hf.
Formula / Skill Preview
E = hf = hcλ
Ek,max = hf - W
Diploma Focus
Increasing intensity raises photoelectron count, not maximum kinetic energy.
Unit D1Models of the Atom
Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, spectral evidence, quantized energy levels, and the modern quantum model.
Quick review
Models of the Atom
Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, spectral evidence, quantized energy levels, and the modern quantum model.
Key Ideas
- Thomson discovered the electron and proposed the plum pudding model.
- Rutherford gold foil results showed the atom is mostly empty space with a tiny dense nucleus.
- Rutherford model failed because classical orbiting electrons should radiate energy and collapse.
Formula / Skill Preview
ΔE = Ef - Ei
Ephoton = |ΔE|
Diploma Focus
Emission happens when electrons drop to lower energy levels; absorption happens when they move up.
Unit D2Nuclear Physics
Nuclear notation, radioactive decay, half-life, mass-energy equivalence, binding energy, fission, and fusion.
Quick review
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear notation, radioactive decay, half-life, mass-energy equivalence, binding energy, fission, and fusion.
Key Ideas
- Atomic number Z is protons; mass number A is protons plus neutrons.
- Alpha, beta-minus, beta-plus, and gamma decay obey conservation of mass number, atomic number, charge, and mass-energy.
- Half-life is the time required for half of a radioactive sample to decay.
Formula / Skill Preview
N = A - Z
N = N012n
Diploma Focus
Balance both mass number and atomic number in every nuclear equation.
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