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    Scan now =, Led to access practice included with this book, or go to online.barronsbooks.com BARRON’S

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    About the Authors: Ken Rideout has a B.S. in Honors Physics from Purdue University and an M.S. in Physics from Carnegie Mellon University. He has been teaching high school physics for more than twenty years in the Boston area and is currently teaching at Wayland High School in Wayland, Massachusetts. Jonathan Wolf is an adjunct professor of physics at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey. He has been teaching physics at both the secondary school and college levels for more than thirty-five years. He has published over forty professional papers in the fields of astronomy, physics, and physics education and served for more than ten years as assistant editor for The Science Teachers Bulletin published by the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYYS).

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    Acknowlegments I want to thank my wife, Irene, for her support throughout this project. —Ken Rideout © Copyright 2023, 2021, 2018 by Kaplan North America, LLC, d/b/a Barron’s Educational Series All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this eBook on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of the publisher. Published by Kaplan North America, LLC, d/b/a Barron’s Educational Series 1515 W. Cypress Creek Road Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 www.barronseduc.com ISBN: 978-1-5062-8821-5

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    Contents How to Use This Book Barron’s Essential 5 Introduction Study Skills and Tips DIAGNOSTIC TEST AP Physics 2 Answer Key Answers Explained REVIEW AND PRACTICE 1 Electric Fields and Potentials The Nature of Electric Charges The Detection and Measurement of Electric Charges Coulomb’s Law The Electric Field Electric Potential Capacitance Practice Exercises

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    Answers Explained 2 Steady-State Circuits Current and Electricity Electric Resistance Electric Power and Energy Kirchhoff’s Rules Combination Circuits Capacitors in Circuits Electrical Energy Is Potential Energy Practice Exercises Answers Explained 3 Magnetism and Electromagnetism Magnetic Fields and Forces Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge Magnetic Fields Due to Currents in Wires Magnetic Force Between Two Wires Induced Motional EMF in a Wire Magnetic Flux and Faraday’s Law of Induction Practice Exercises Answers Explained 4 Physical Optics Electromagnetic Waves Reflection Refraction Total Internal Reflection Interference and Diffraction of Light

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    Polarization of Light Practice Exercises Answers Explained 5 Geometrical Optics Image Formation in Plane Mirrors Image Formation in Curved Mirrors Image Formation in Lenses Practice Exercises Answers Explained 6 Fluids Static Fluids Pascal’s Principle Static Pressure and Depth Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle Fluids in Motion Bernoulli’s Equation Practice Exercises Answers Explained 7 Thermodynamics Temperature and Its Measurement Molar Quantities The Ideal Gas Law Equation of State Kinetic-Molecular Theory Work Done by Expanding Gases The First Law of Thermodynamics The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines

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    Heat Transfer Practice Exercises Answers Explained 8 Quantum, Atomic, and Nuclear Physics Photoelectric Effect Photon Momentum Matter Waves Spectral Lines Special Relativity Mass-Energy Equivalence Atomic Structure and Rutherford’s Model The Bohr Model Quantum Mechanics and the Electron Cloud Model Nuclear Structure and Stability Binding Energy Radioactive Decay Fission Fusion Practice Exercises Answers Explained PRACTICE TESTS Practice Test 1 Answer Key Answers Explained Test Analysis Practice Test 2

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    Answer Key Answers Explained Test Analysis APPENDIX Table of Information for AP Physics 2 Formula Sheet for AP Physics 2 Glossary

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    How to Use This Book This book provides comprehensive review and extensive practice for the latest AP Physics 2 course and exam. About the Exam Start with the Introduction, which outlines the exam format. Review the advice for answering both question types, familiarize yourself with the mathematical relationships and concepts you should know for test day, and learn how to develop a study plan that works for you. Diagnostic Test Next, take the short diagnostic test to determine which topics you know well and which ones you may want to brush up on. Complete all of the questions, and then check the answer explanations, especially for any questions you may have missed. If you had difficulty answering any of the multiple-choice questions, refer to the Answer Key to see which topic each question covers and the corresponding review chapter in this book. Review and Practice Study all 8 review chapters, which are divided into the units of the latest AP Physics 2 course and exam. Each chapter includes a review of all frequently tested topics, clear figures that illustrate key concepts, sample problems with solutions, helpful tips and reminders, chapter summaries, and end-of-chapter practice exercises with detailed answer explanations.

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    Practice Tests There are two full-length practice tests toward the end of the book that mirror the actual exam in format, content, and level of difficulty. Each test is followed by detailed answers and explanations for all questions as well as a test analysis sheet for gauging how well you did. Online Practice There are also two additional full-length practice tests online. You may take these tests in practice (untimed) mode or in timed mode. All questions are answered and explained.

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    Barron’s Essential 5 As you review the content in this book to work toward earning that 5 on your AP Physics 2 exam, here are five things that you MUST know above everything else: 1 Review the key concepts of the AP Physics 1 curriculum (e.g., review the Essential 5 in Barron’s AP Physics 1 Premium). AP Physics 2 is designed as a second-year course, and the key ideas of AP Physics 1 provide the essential knowledge base for the material for this exam. 2 Understand fields: « Be able to visualize, draw, and interpret the major fields: gravitational, electric, and magnetic. « Be able to make analogies between electric and gravitational fields. « Understand the difference between the field strengths and the actual force exerted on an object in that field. « Understand the differences between field potentials and the actual potential energy present when an object is in the field. 3 Know how and when to use the various models for light: * Model light and all electromagnetic radiation as a wave for interactions such as diffraction and interference, and when describing it in terms of amplitude and wavelength. « Model light as a series of wave-front rays for problems in optics (reflection, refraction, mirrors, and lenses). * Model light as individual particles (photons) in atomic and modern physics. 4 Understand the limiting cases for capacitors in simple and complex circuits: « Although detailed questions about the exponential nature

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