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Named practicals26
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Capacitor charge, discharge and time constantSpecified practical workSpecified practical work – Investigation of the charging and discharging of a capacitor to determine the time constant
Energy stored in a capacitorSpecified practical workSpecified practical work – Investigation of the energy stored in a capacitor
EMF and internal resistanceSpecified practical workSpecified practical work – Determination of the internal resistance of a cell
I-V characteristics of a lamp and metal wireSpecified practical workSpecified practical work – Investigation of the I-V characteristics of the filament of a lamp and metal wire at constant temperature
Inverse-square law for gamma radiationSpecified practical workSpecified practical work – Investigation of the variation of intensity of gamma radiation with distance
Radioactive decay model using diceSpecified practical workSpecified practical work – Investigation of radioactive decay - a dice analogy
