PHYSICS SYLLABUS GRADE 12
Topics Subtopics 1 Ideal gases 1.1 The mole 1.2 Equation of state 1.3 Kinetic theory of gases 2 Temperature 2.1 Thermal equilibrium 2.2 Temperature scales 2.3 Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat 3 Thermodynamics 3.1 Internal energy 3.2 The first law of thermodynamics 4 Motion in a circle 4.1 Kinematics of uniform circular motion 4.2 Centripetal acceleration 5 Gravitational fields 5.1 Gravitational field 5.2 Gravitational force between point masses 5.3 Gravitational field of a point mass 5.4 Gravitational potential 6 Electric fields 6.1 Electric fields and field lines 6.2 Uniform electric fields 6.3 Electric force between point charges 6.4 Electric field of a point charge 6.5 Electric potential 7 Capacitance 7.1 Capacitors and capacitance 7.2 Energy stored in a capacitor 7.3 Discharging a capacitor 8 Magnetic fields 8.1 Concept of a magnetic field 8.2 Force on current – carrying conductor 8.3 Force on a moving charge 8.4 Magnetic fields due to currents 8.5 Electromagnetic induction 9 Alternating currents 9.1 Characteristics of alternating currents 9.2 Rectification and smoothing 10 Quantum physics 10.1 Energy and momentum of a photon 10.2 Photoelectric effect 10.3 Wave-particle duality 11 Particle physics 11.1 Atoms, nuclei and radiation 11.2 Fundamental particles 12 Nuclear physics 12.1 Mass defect and nuclear binding energy 12.2 Radioactive decay