TIPS TO SCORE A

IN PHYSICS
SECTION A (OBJECTIVE)
1. Answers all questions
2. Read all questions carefully. Make
a sketch to illustrate the
questions.
3. The questions based on concept ,
theory or physics phenomenon
4. State the formula involved in the
questions
5. Use elimination method to
eliminate the unsure question
6. For the unknown questions , use
self instinct

SECTION B (STRUCTURE) AND

SECTION C (ESSAY)
1. Make sure all definition is given
completely
2. For calculations (3 marks ) question :
* state formulae
* correct substitution
* answers with the correct units
3. The questions based on concept ,
theory or physics phenomenon
4. Need to master mathematics skill to
answer calculation questions

PHYSICS SECOND TERM STPM

ANALYSIS STPM QUESTION
CHAPTER

Section A

Section B

Section C

P2
13

P2
13

P2
13

U
2
13

12. Electrostatics

1,2,
4

13. Capacitors

14. Electric Current

5,6

15. Direct Current

Circuit

7,8,
9

16. Magnetic Fields

10,
11

17. Electromagnetic
Induction

12,
13

16

18. Alternating
Current Circuits

14,
15

17b

U
2
13

18

17a

19

20

U
2
13

12.1 Coulumbs Law

12. ELECTROSTATICS

12.2 Electric field

12.3 Gausss Law

13.1 Capacitance

12.4 Electric potential

13.2 Parallel plate capacitors

13.3 Dielectric

13. CAPACITORS
E
L
E
E
C
T
T
R
R
I
C
II
T
Y
Y

14.1 Conduction of electricity

14.2 Drift velocity
14. ELECTRIC CURRENT

M
M
A
G
G
N
E
E
T
II
S
S
M
M

14.3 Current Density

14.4 Electric conductivity and
resistivity

15. DIRECT CURRENT CIRCUIT

A
N
D
D

13.4 Capacitors in series and

parallel
13.5 Energy stored in charged
capacitors
13.6 charging and discharging
capacitor

15.1 Internal resistance

15.2 Kirchoffs laws
15.3 Potential divider

16.1 Concept of magnetic field

15.4 Potentiometer and

Wheatstone bridge

16.2 Force on a moving charge

16.3 Concept of magnetic
16. MAGNETIC FIELD

16.4 Magnetic fields due to

current
16.5 Force between two
current-carrying conductor
16.6 Determination the ratio
e/m
16.7 Hall Effect

17.1 Magnetic Flux

17.2 Faradays and Lenzs law

17.ELECTROMAGNETIC
INDUCTION

17.3 Self Induction

17.4 Energy stored in an inductor
17.5 Mutual induction

18.ALTERNATING CURRENT
CIRCUIT

18.1 Alternating current through a

resistor
18.2 Alternating current through an
inductor
18.3 Alternating current through a
capacitor
18.4 R-C and R-L circuit in series

17.1 Magnetic flux

1
7

Magnetic flux ;

BA

State and use Faraday s Law

E
L
E
E
T
R
R
O
O
M
A
G
G
N
E
E
T
T
I
C
I
N
N
D
U
U
C
T
T
I
O
O
N
N

17.2 Faradays law and Lenzs

Law
State and use Lenzs Law
Derive and use the equation for induced e.m.f
in linear conductors and plane coil in uniform
magnetic field
17.3 Self Induction

Explain the phenomenon of self induction and

define self induction
Use the formulaeE , L dl
dt

LI and
N

Derive and use the equation for selfinductance of a solenoid

2

17.4 Energy stored in an inductor

o N A
l

Derive and use the formula for energy that

1
stored in an inductor
U LI 2
2

Explain the phenomenon of mutual induction

and define mutual inductance

17. 5 Mutual induction

Derive an expression for mutual inductance

between two coaxial solenoids of the same
cross-sectional area N N A

Ip

CHAPTER 17 :
ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

SUB TOPIC

QUESTIONS
SCOPE

STPM QUESTION

17.1 Magnetic
flux

1. Define magnetic flux

11 a (ii) Define magnetic flux density.

[2 marks]
(iii) State two differences between the force due to
electric field and the force due to magnetic field on a
charged particle. STPM 2003

17.2 Faradays
law and Lenzs
Law

1. Lenzs Law
2. Induced current

8. The diagram below shows a wire PQ of length l. The wire falls freely and slides without any
contact with the sides of the wire frame. The wire and wire frame are in uniform magnetic field
B which is perpendicular to the plane of the wire frame. The wire frame has a resistor of
resistance R.

a. State the direction of the induced current in the wire PQ. Use Lenzs law to explain your
answer
[2 marks]
b. Deduce an expression for current I which is induced in terms of B, l, R and velocity of the
wire
2 marks]
STPM 2004

17.3 Self
Induction

17.4 Energy
stored in an
inductor

17. 5 Mutual

1. Self inductance

16. (a) Define self-inductance

(b) A constant e.m.f. 0f 1.04 V induced by a charging
current in the coil of inductance 0.26 H. The initial current is
13.0 A. Calculate , after 2.0 s of supplying the current.
(i) The current in the coil [3 marks]
(ii) The magnetic flux linkage in the coil [ 2 marks]
[ stpm 2013 P2]