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, AQANGCSEN PhysicsN 8463.N GCSEN examsN JuneN 2018N onwards.N VersionN 1.1N 30NSeptemberN 20
19
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1.2 SupportNandNresourcesNtoNhelpNyouNteach 6
2 Specification at a glanceN N N 9
2.1 SubjectNcontent 9
2.2 Assessments 9
3 Working scientifically
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4 Subject content
N 17
4.1 Energy 17
4.2 Electricity 23
4.3 ParticleNmodelNofNmatter 32
4.4 AtomicNstructure 36
4.5 Forces 43
4.6 Waves 59
4.7 MagnetismNandNelectromagnetism 67
4.8 SpaceNphysicsN(physicsNonly) 72
4.9 KeyNideas 76
5 Scheme of assessment
N N 77
5.1 AimsNandNlearningNoutcomes 77
5.2 AssessmentNobjectives 78
5.3 AssessmentNweightings 78
6 General administration
N 81
6.1 EntriesNandNcodes 81
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6.3 AwardingNgradesNandNreportingNresults 81
6.4 ResitsNandNshelfNlife 82
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, 8.1 UseNofNapparatusNandNtechniques 87
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9 Appendix A: Physics equations
N N N 101
Are you using the latest version of this specification?
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GCSE
PHYSICS
(8463)
Specification
ForN teachingN fromN SeptemberN 2016N onwardsNF
orN examsN inN 2018N onwards
VersionN1.1N 30NSeptemberN2019
,
, AQANGCSEN PhysicsN 8463.N GCSEN examsN JuneN 2018N onwards.N VersionN 1.1N 30NSeptemberN 20
19
Contents
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2.1 SubjectNcontent 9
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4.9 KeyNideas 76
5 Scheme of assessment
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, 8.1 UseNofNapparatusNandNtechniques 87
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9 Appendix A: Physics equations
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Are you using the latest version of this specification?
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