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AP®︎ Physics 2 Study Guides

Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with comprehensive study guides that cover everything you need to know. Select a unit or topic to begin.

Unit 9: Thermodynamics

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Topic 9.1
Kinetic Theory of Temperature and Pressure

Topic 9.2
The Ideal Gas Law

Topic 9.3
Thermal Energy Transfer and Equilibrium

Topic 9.4
The First Law of Thermodynamics

Topic 9.5
Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity

Topic 9.6
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Unit 10: Electric Force, Field, and Potential

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Topic 10.1
Electric Charge and Electric Force

Topic 10.2
Conservation of Electric Charge and the Process of Charging

Topic 10.3
Electric Fields

Topic 10.4
Electric Potential Energy

Topic 10.5
Electric Potential

Topic 10.6
Capacitors

Topic 10.7
Conservation of Electric Energy

Unit 11: Electric Circuits

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Topic 11.1
Electric Current

Topic 11.2
Simple Circuits

Topic 11.3
Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm’s Law

Topic 11.4
Electric Power

Topic 11.5
Compound Direct Current (DC) Circuits

Topic 11.6
Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule

Topic 11.7
Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule

Topic 11.8
Resistor-Capacitor (RC) Circuits

Unit 12: Magnetism and Electromagnetism

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Topic 12.1
Magnetic Fields

Topic 12.2
Magnetism and Moving Charges

Topic 12.3
Magnetism and Current-Carrying Wires

Topic 12.4
Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday’s Law

Unit 13: Geometric Optics

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Topic 13.1
Reflection

Topic 13.2
Images Formed by Mirrors

Topic 13.3
Refraction

Topic 13.4
Images Formed by Lenses

Unit 14: Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics

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Topic 14.1
Properties of Wave Pulses and Waves

Topic 14.2
Periodic Waves

Topic 14.3
Boundary Behavior of Waves and Polarization

Topic 14.4
Electromagnetic Waves

Topic 14.5
The Doppler Effect

Topic 14.6
Wave Interference and Standing Waves

Topic 14.7
Diffraction

Topic 14.8
Double-Slit Interference and Diffraction Gratings

Topic 14.9
Thin-Film Interference

Unit 15: Modern Physics

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Topic 15.1
Quantum Theory and Wave-Particle Duality

Topic 15.2
The Bohr Model of Atomic Structure

Topic 15.3
Emission and Absorption Spectra

Topic 15.4
Blackbody Radiation

Topic 15.5
The Photoelectric Effect

Topic 15.6
Compton Scattering

Topic 15.7
Fission, Fusion, and Nuclear Decay

Topic 15.8
Types of Radioactive Decay

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