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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................... v
Preface ................................................................................................................... vi
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Chapter One: Static electricity ......................................................................1
Concept of static electricity ..............................................................................1
Conductors and insulators ................................................................................4
Capacitors .........................................................................................................20
Charge distribution on a conductor ..................................................................30
Lightning and thunderstorms............................................................................32
Revision exercise 1 ...........................................................................................35
Chapter Two: Current electricity ......................................................................39
Concept of current electricity ...........................................................................39
Resistance to an electric current .......................................................................43
Heating effect of an electric current .................................................................66
Electrical installations ......................................................................................73
Cells ...............................................................................................................80
Revision exercise 2 ...........................................................................................90
Chapter Three: Magnetism ....................................................................94
Concept of magnetism ......................................................................................94
Magnetisation and demagnetisation .................................................................101
Magnetic field of a magnet ...............................................................................108
Earth’s magnetic field .......................................................................................115
Revision exercise 3 ...........................................................................................121
Chapter Four: Nature and reflection of light ...................................................124
Concept of light ................................................................................................124
Propagation and transmission of light ..............................................................126
Reflection of light through the plane mirror .....................................................131
Reflection of light from curved mirrors ...........................................................140
Revision exercise 4 ...........................................................................................161
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