IGCSE Experiments
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First Year Experiments

  1. Measurements
    1. Measuring length
    2. Measuring volume of liquids
    3. Measuring volume of regular solids
    4. Measuring volume of irregular solids
    5. Measuring masses
    6. Measuring time
    7. Measuring periodic time of a pendulum
  2. Mechanics-related Experiments
    1. Measuring acceleration with ticker-tape
    2. Determination of gravity acceleration
    3. Principle of moments experiment 
    4. Load-extension experiment 
  3. Electricity and magnetism related experiments
    1. Plotting magnetic field patterns using compass
    2. Plotting magnetic field patterns using iron filings
    3. Ohm's Law and measuring the resistance of a wire
  4. Atomic Related experiments
    1. Comparing intensity of radioactive sources
    2. Effect of distance on the counting rate
    3. Range of radiations in air
    4. The absorption of radiations by different materials
    5. Deflection of beta particles by magnetic fields
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Second Year Experiments

  1. Heat-Related Experiments
    1. Measuring specific heat capacity
    2. Measuring the specific latent heat of ice
    3. Measuring the specific latent heat of vaporization of water
    4. Cooling Curve Experiment
    5. Comparison of lagging materials experiment
    6. Heat radiators and absorbers
  2. Waves related experiments
    1. Determination of speed of sound by direct method
    2. Determination of speed of sound by Echo method
    3. Determination of refractive index using a semicircular block
    4. Determination of refractive index using a rectangular block
  3. Optical Experiments
    1. Measuring the focal length of a convex lens
    2. Properties of images in a screen
 

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