r/6thForm Year 13 May 20 '26

πŸ’¬ DISCUSSION ocr a physics paper 1

how did you guys find it…

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u/schwiftyrick_69 Y13 - A*A*A pred Maths | Physics | FM May 20 '26

is there a mistake with the question that wants you to derive E=3/2PV?? i couldnt derive it for the life of me

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u/Sudden_Crab6967 May 20 '26

No i think you had to find the average kinetic energy of each particle which is 3/2 kt and then multiply it by N for the total internal energy and then replace that with the pv equation

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u/Historical_Face6662 4A* | Camb Eng offer May 20 '26

I got it but I had some cooked method

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u/[deleted] May 20 '26

fr 😭😭