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Ohm's law

Class 10 Physics

Slide V & R, watch the bulb glow

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pH scale

Class 10 Chemistry

Slide across acids and bases

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Atomic number and mass number

Class 9 Chemistry

Add protons & neutrons, build shells

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Laws of reflection

Class 8 Physics

Change the angle, watch it bounce

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Volume of a sphere

Class 9 Maths

Grow the radius, see the volume

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Area of a trapezium

Class 8 Maths

Drag the sides, read the area

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Power of a lens

Class 10 Physics

Move the object, trace the rays

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Food chain and energy flow

Class 10 Biology

Follow the energy as it flows

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Speed

Class 8 Physics

Slide distance & time, watch the speed

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Density

Class 9 Physics

Pack mass into volume, float or sink

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Work done

Class 9 Physics

Push harder or farther, watch work grow

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Kinetic energy

Class 9 Physics

Speed it up - energy grows with the square

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Power of a lens

Class 10 Physics

Shorten the focal length, boost the power

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Mole concept

Class 9 Chemistry

Weigh out grams, count the moles

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Avogadro's number

Class 9 Chemistry

Add moles, count the particles

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Microscope magnification

Class 8 Biology

Grow the image, read the magnification

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Population density

Class 10 Biology

Add individuals, shrink the land, see crowding

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Simple interest

Class 8 Maths

Slide money, rate & time, watch interest

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Pythagoras theorem

Class 9 Maths

Stretch the two sides, get the hypotenuse

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Probability of an event

Class 10 Maths

Change the outcomes, watch the odds

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Newton's second law

Class 9 Physics

Push a mass, pick an acceleration

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Momentum

Class 9 Physics

Slide mass & velocity, build momentum

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Pressure

Class 8 Physics

Shrink the area, feel the pressure rise

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Weight

Class 9 Physics

Change the planet's gravity, watch your weight

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Refractive index

Class 10 Physics

Slow light in the medium, raise the index

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Resistors in series

Class 10 Physics

Add two resistors in a line

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Mass percentage of a solution

Class 9 Chemistry

Dissolve solute, read the strength

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Concentration of a solution

Class 9 Chemistry

Pack solute into less liquid

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Population change

Class 10 Biology

Balance births against deaths

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Compound microscope

Class 8 Biology

Combine eyepiece & objective lenses

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Area of a circle

Class 8 Maths

Grow the radius, watch the area square

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Volume of a cuboid

Class 8 Maths

Stretch length, breadth & height

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Electronic configuration and valency

Class 9 Chemistry

Slide the atomic number, build the atom

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Homologous series (alkanes)

Class 10 Chemistry

Add carbons, name the compound

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Mass number

Class 9 Chemistry

Add protons & neutrons, get the mass number

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Power

Class 9 Physics

More work in less time = more power

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Potential energy

Class 9 Physics

Lift a mass higher, store energy

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Wave speed

Class 9 Physics

Tune frequency & wavelength, set the speed

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Electric current

Class 10 Physics

Push charge per second, get the current

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Percentage

Class 8 Maths

Compare part to whole as a %

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Electron dot structure

Class 9 Chemistry

Draw valence electrons as dots

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Acceleration

Class 9 Physics

Speed up over time, find acceleration

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Distance, speed and time

Class 8 Physics

Set speed & time, cover the distance

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Frequency and time period

Class 9 Physics

Shorten the period, raise the frequency

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Heating effect of current

Class 10 Physics

Raise the current, watch heating soar

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Area of a triangle

Class 8 Maths

Set base & height, halve the rectangle

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Area of a rectangle

Class 8 Maths

Set length & breadth, fill the area

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Mean (average)

Class 9 Maths

Share the total equally across items

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Discount

Class 8 Maths

Slide price & % off, see the saving

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Heart rate

Class 10 Biology

Set heart rate & time, count the beats

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Resistors in parallel

Class 10 Physics

Wire two resistors side by side

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Electric charge

Class 10 Physics

Flow current over time, collect charge

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Electrical energy and units

Class 10 Physics

Run appliances, add up the units

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Kelvin temperature scale

Class 9 Chemistry

Slide Celsius, read the Kelvin

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Moles from number of particles

Class 9 Chemistry

Divide particles by Avogadro's number

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Ten percent law

Class 10 Biology

See 10% of energy reach the next level

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Area of a square

Class 8 Maths

Grow the side, square the area

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Volume of a cube

Class 8 Maths

Grow the edge, cube the volume

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Circumference of a circle

Class 8 Maths

Grow the radius, roll out the rim

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Surface area of a cube

Class 9 Maths

Grow the edge, cover six faces

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Potential difference

Class 10 Physics

Share work across charge, get volts

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Resistance from Ohm's law

Class 10 Physics

Divide voltage by current, get resistance

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Echo and SONAR

Class 9 Physics

Time the echo, find the distance

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Mass from moles

Class 9 Chemistry

Multiply moles by molar mass

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Breathing rate

Class 10 Biology

Set breathing rate & time

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Volume of a cylinder

Class 10 Maths

Set radius & height, fill the can

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Compound interest

Class 8 Maths

Compound money over years

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Profit and loss percentage

Class 8 Maths

Set cost & selling price, see profit %

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Perimeter of a rectangle

Class 8 Maths

Set length & breadth, walk the border

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Surface area of a sphere

Class 10 Maths

Grow the radius, wrap the ball

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Time period

Class 9 Physics

Raise the frequency, shrink the period

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Relative velocity

Class 9 Physics

Two objects approach - add their speeds

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Average velocity

Class 9 Physics

Average the start and end speeds

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Equations of motion (v = u + at)

Class 9 Physics

Accelerate from u for a time t

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Kelvin to Celsius

Class 9 Chemistry

Slide Kelvin, read the Celsius

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Population growth rate

Class 10 Biology

Balance births vs deaths per population

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Perimeter of a square

Class 8 Maths

Grow the side, walk four edges

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Perimeter of a triangle

Class 8 Maths

Add the three sides

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Area of a parallelogram

Class 8 Maths

Set base & height, slide the shape

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Area of a rhombus

Class 8 Maths

Set the two diagonals

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Equations of motion (distance)

Class 9 Physics

Start, accelerate, cover ground

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Joule's law of heating

Class 10 Physics

Raise current, resistance or time

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Electric power (P = VI)

Class 10 Physics

Multiply voltage by current

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Average atomic mass of isotopes

Class 9 Chemistry

Mix two isotopes by abundance

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Seed germination percentage

Class 9 Biology

Count sprouted seeds out of the total

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Volume of a cone

Class 9 Maths

Set radius & height, fill the cone

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Surface area of a cylinder

Class 9 Maths

Wrap the side and both ends

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Surface area of a cuboid

Class 9 Maths

Cover all six rectangular faces

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nth term of an AP

Class 10 Maths

Step from the first term by d

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Sum of an AP

Class 10 Maths

Add up the first n terms

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Focal length of a mirror

Class 10 Physics

Halve the radius to find the focus

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Speed of light in a medium

Class 10 Physics

Raise the index, slow the light

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Percentage purity

Class 9 Chemistry

Weigh the pure part of a sample

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Slope of a line

Class 10 Maths

Rise over run gives the steepness

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Percentage change

Class 8 Maths

Compare a new value to the old

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Volume of a hemisphere

Class 9 Maths

Grow the radius of half a ball

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Area of a sector

Class 10 Maths

Cut a slice of angle from a circle

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Length of an arc

Class 10 Maths

Measure the curved edge of a slice

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Slant height of a cone

Class 9 Maths

Combine radius & height for the slant

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Unit conversion (km/h to m/s)

Class 9 Physics

Convert km/h into m/s

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Equations of motion (v^2 = u^2 + 2as)

Class 9 Physics

Accelerate over a distance, find v

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Impulse

Class 9 Physics

Hit harder or longer, change momentum

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Wavelength

Class 9 Physics

Speed over frequency gives wavelength

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Oscillations

Class 9 Physics

Vibrate at a frequency for a time

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Cost of electricity

Class 10 Physics

Units times rate gives the bill

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Number of neutrons

Class 9 Chemistry

Take protons away from the mass number

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Curved surface area of a cone

Class 9 Maths

Wrap the slanted side of a cone

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Total surface area of a cone

Class 9 Maths

Add the base circle to the cone's side

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Curved surface area of a hemisphere

Class 9 Maths

Cover the dome of a hemisphere

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Diagonal of a square

Class 9 Maths

Cross a square corner to corner

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Unit conversion (m/s to km/h)

Class 9 Physics

Convert m/s into km/h

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Distance from velocities

Class 9 Physics

From two speeds, find the distance

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Diagonal of a rectangle

Class 9 Maths

Cross a rectangle corner to corner

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Diagonal of a cuboid

Class 9 Maths

The longest rod that fits in a box

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Area by Heron's formula

Class 9 Maths

Area from just the three sides

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Interior angle sum of a polygon

Class 8 Maths

Add up a polygon's inside angles

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Exterior angle of a regular polygon

Class 8 Maths

Share 360 among a polygon's corners

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Number of diagonals of a polygon

Class 8 Maths

Count the diagonals of a polygon

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Discriminant

Class 10 Maths

Test how many roots a quadratic has

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Sum of roots

Class 10 Maths

Sum of a quadratic's roots

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Punnett square (monohybrid cross)

Class 10 Biology

Cross two parents, predict the offspring

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Balancing chemical equations

Class 10 Chemistry

Slide coefficients until atoms balance

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Writing chemical formulae (valency)

Class 9 Chemistry

Criss-cross valencies into a formula

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Current from power

Class 10 Physics

Divide power by voltage for current

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Power (P = V^2 / R)

Class 10 Physics

Voltage squared over resistance

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Sine ratio

Class 10 Maths

Opposite over hypotenuse

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Cosine ratio

Class 10 Maths

Adjacent over hypotenuse

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Tangent ratio

Class 10 Maths

Opposite over adjacent

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Area of an equilateral triangle

Class 9 Maths

Area of an equilateral triangle

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Curved surface area of a cylinder

Class 9 Maths

Wrap only the curved side

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Loss percentage

Class 8 Maths

Sell below cost, find the loss %

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Amount with simple interest

Class 8 Maths

Principal plus its simple interest

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Distance formula

Class 10 Maths

Straight distance between two points

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States of matter

Class 9 Chemistry

Heat particles solid → liquid → gas

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Parts of a plant cell

Class 8 Biology

Tap a cell part to see its job

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Diagonal of a cube

Class 9 Maths

Longest diagonal through a cube

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Total surface area of a hemisphere

Class 9 Maths

Dome plus its flat circle

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Sum of first n natural numbers

Class 10 Maths

Add 1 + 2 + ... + n instantly

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Range of data

Class 9 Maths

Spread from smallest to largest

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Class mark

Class 9 Maths

Midpoint of a class interval

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Selling price from profit percent

Class 8 Maths

Mark up cost by a profit %

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Perimeter of a sector

Class 10 Maths

Two radii plus the curved arc

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Circumference from diameter

Class 8 Maths

Circumference straight from diameter

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Power (P = F x v)

Class 9 Physics

Force times velocity gives power

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Percentage of a number

Class 8 Maths

Find a percentage of a number

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Series and parallel circuits

Class 10 Physics

Break a bulb in series vs parallel

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Symbols of elements

Class 9 Chemistry

Match each element to its symbol

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Free fall (velocity)

Class 9 Physics

Drop from a height, hit this speed

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Free fall (time)

Class 9 Physics

How long a drop takes

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Free fall (distance)

Class 9 Physics

Distance fallen in a given time

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Complement of an event

Class 10 Maths

Chance an event does NOT happen

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Product of roots

Class 10 Maths

Product of a quadratic's roots

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Exterior angle theorem

Class 9 Maths

Exterior angle = sum of remote interiors

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Complementary angles

Class 10 Maths

What adds to 90 degrees

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Supplementary angles

Class 9 Maths

What adds to 180 degrees

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Perimeter of a semicircle

Class 10 Maths

Curved half plus the diameter

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Area of a semicircle

Class 10 Maths

Half the area of a circle

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Turning effect (moments)

Class 9 Physics

Balance the see-saw with moments

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Reflex arc

Class 10 Biology

Step through a reflex, stimulus to action

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Buoyant force (upthrust)

Class 9 Physics

Displace liquid, feel the upthrust

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Relative density

Class 9 Physics

Compare a density to water's

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Power in lifting a load

Class 9 Physics

Lift a load, faster needs more power

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Cosecant ratio

Class 10 Maths

Hypotenuse over opposite

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Secant ratio

Class 10 Maths

Hypotenuse over adjacent

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Cotangent ratio

Class 10 Maths

Adjacent over opposite

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Height from angle of elevation

Class 10 Maths

Height from an angle of elevation

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Area of a quadrant

Class 10 Maths

A quarter of a circle's area

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Interior angle of a regular polygon

Class 8 Maths

One inside angle of a regular polygon

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Sum of first n odd numbers

Class 10 Maths

Add the first n odd numbers

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Sum of first n even numbers

Class 10 Maths

Add the first n even numbers

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Quadratic formula (a root)

Class 10 Maths

Larger root of a quadratic

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LCM from HCF

Class 10 Maths

LCM from the product and HCF

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Depreciation

Class 8 Maths

Value drops by a % each year

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Cost price from selling price

Class 8 Maths

Work back to the cost price

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Downstream speed

Class 8 Maths

Row with the current

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Upstream speed

Class 8 Maths

Row against the current

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Average speed for a round trip

Class 8 Maths

Average speed there and back

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Sales tax / GST

Class 8 Maths

Tax added on a price

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Area of a ring (annulus)

Class 10 Maths

Area of a ring between two circles

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Edge of a cube from volume

Class 9 Maths

Edge back from the volume

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Radius from area

Class 10 Maths

Radius back from a circle's area

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Side from area of a square

Class 8 Maths

Side back from a square's area

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Height of a triangle from area

Class 9 Maths

Height back from area and base

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Rate from simple interest

Class 8 Maths

Rate back from the interest

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Time from simple interest

Class 8 Maths

Time back from the interest

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Principal from simple interest

Class 8 Maths

Principal back from the interest

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Mean proportional

Class 10 Maths

Geometric mean of two numbers

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Fourth proportional

Class 8 Maths

Complete the proportion a : b = c : ?

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Marked price from selling price

Class 8 Maths

Marked price back from the sale price

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Chambers of the human heart

Class 10 Biology

Tap a heart chamber to see its job

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Equation of a line (y = mx + c)

Class 9 Maths

Read y off a straight line

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Average term of an AP

Class 10 Maths

Average of first and last term

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Number of terms in an AP

Class 10 Maths

How many terms in an AP

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Midpoint of two points

Class 10 Maths

x-coordinate of a midpoint

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Empirical mode

Class 10 Maths

Estimate the mode from mean & median

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Length of a shadow

Class 10 Maths

Shadow from height and sun angle

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Train crossing a pole

Class 8 Maths

Speed to cross a pole

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Time and work

Class 8 Maths

More workers, fewer days

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Dividing in a ratio

Class 8 Maths

Split a total in a ratio

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Unitary method

Class 8 Maths

Cost of a single item

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Showing 7 questions in Chemistry for Class 10. Tap a card to reveal the answer.

ChemistryMetals and Non-metalsmedium

Zinc can displace copper from copper sulphate, but copper cannot displace zinc from zinc sulphate. Explain.

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What it is

Metals higher in the reactivity series displace those lower down, never the reverse.

Answer

In the reactivity series zinc lies above copper, so zinc is more reactive and loses electrons more readily. Therefore zinc displaces the less reactive copper: Zn + CuSO4 -> ZnSO4 + Cu. Copper, being less reactive than zinc, cannot displace zinc, so Cu + ZnSO4 does not react.

Zn + CuSO4 -> ZnSO4 + Cu

  • Reactivity: Zn above Cu
  • More reactive metal displaces less reactive
  • Zn + CuSO4 -> ZnSO4 + Cu
  • Cu + ZnSO4 -> no reaction

Why learn this

It decides how metals are extracted, stored and used to prevent corrosion.

💡 Memory trick

Zinc is above copper, so Zn wins; copper can't push zinc back.

ChemistryMetals and Non-metalsmedium

What is the reactivity series of metals, and why is it useful?

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What it is

The reactivity series lists metals from most reactive (potassium) to least reactive (gold).

Answer

The reactivity series is a list of metals arranged in decreasing order of their reactivity, from potassium and sodium at the top down to silver and gold at the bottom. A metal higher in the series can displace a metal lower down from its salt solution. The series is useful for predicting displacement reactions, choosing the method to extract a metal from its ore, and explaining why very reactive metals corrode easily while gold and silver stay shiny.

K > Na > Ca > Mg > Al > Zn > Fe > Pb > Cu > Ag > Au

  • Most reactive (K, Na, Ca) to least reactive (Ag, Au)
  • A higher metal displaces a lower one from its salt
  • Guides how a metal is extracted from its ore
  • Explains why gold and silver resist corrosion

Why learn this

It predicts displacement reactions and explains how metals are extracted and why some corrode.

💡 Memory trick

K Na Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Pb (H) Cu Hg Ag Au - a metal higher up displaces one lower down.

ChemistryMetals and Non-metalseasy

Compare the physical properties of metals and non-metals, with exceptions.

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What it is

Metals are lustrous, malleable, ductile, sonorous and good conductors; non-metals generally are not.

Answer

Metals are generally lustrous (shiny), malleable (can be beaten into sheets), ductile (can be drawn into wires), sonorous (produce a ringing sound), hard and good conductors of heat and electricity, and most are solids with high melting points. Non-metals are generally dull, brittle (if solid), non-sonorous and poor conductors, and may be solids, liquids or gases. Exceptions include mercury (a liquid metal), sodium (a soft metal), graphite (a non-metal that conducts electricity) and diamond (a very hard non-metal).

  • Metals: lustrous, malleable, ductile, sonorous, conductors
  • Non-metals: dull, brittle, insulators
  • Exceptions: mercury (liquid metal), graphite (conducts)
  • Diamond is a very hard non-metal

Why learn this

These contrasting properties decide the uses of each type.

💡 Memory trick

Metals: Malleable, Ductile, Lustrous, Sonorous, conductors. Non-metals: brittle, dull, insulators.

ChemistryMetals and Non-metalsmedium

What is the reactivity series? How does it help predict a displacement reaction?

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What it is

The reactivity series arranges metals in order of decreasing reactivity.

Answer

The reactivity series is a list of metals arranged in the order of their decreasing chemical reactivity, with the most reactive metals (like potassium and sodium) at the top and the least reactive (like gold and silver) at the bottom. It helps predict displacement reactions: a metal higher in the series can displace a metal lower in the series from its salt solution. For example, zinc is above copper, so zinc displaces copper: Zn + CuSO4 -> ZnSO4 + Cu. Metals below hydrogen (like copper and silver) do not displace hydrogen from dilute acids.

Zn + CuSO4 -> ZnSO4 + Cu

  • Metals arranged by decreasing reactivity
  • K, Na, Ca, Mg... Cu, Ag, Au
  • Higher metal displaces a lower one
  • Zn + CuSO4 -> ZnSO4 + Cu

Why learn this

It predicts displacement reactions and how metals are extracted.

💡 Memory trick

K, Na, Ca, Mg, Al, Zn, Fe, Pb, (H), Cu, Ag, Au - most reactive at the top.

ChemistryMetals and Non-metalsmedium

State four properties of ionic compounds.

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What it is

Ionic compounds form by transfer of electrons and are hard solids with high melting points that conduct electricity when molten or in solution.

Answer

Ionic compounds are formed by the transfer of electrons from a metal to a non-metal, producing oppositely charged ions held by strong electrostatic forces. Their properties are: they are usually hard, crystalline solids; they have high melting and boiling points because a lot of energy is needed to break the strong ionic bonds; they are generally soluble in water but insoluble in organic solvents like kerosene; and they do not conduct electricity in the solid state but conduct well when molten or dissolved in water, because the ions become free to move.

  • Formed by transfer of electrons
  • Hard crystalline solids, high melting points
  • Soluble in water, insoluble in organic solvents
  • Conduct electricity when molten or in solution

Why learn this

It explains the behaviour of salts like NaCl.

💡 Memory trick

Ionic = electrons transferred; solid, high m.p., conducts only when molten or dissolved.

ChemistryMetals and Non-metalshard

How does the method of extracting a metal depend on its reactivity?

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What it is

Metals are extracted from their ores by methods that depend on their position in the reactivity series.

Answer

The method of extracting a metal from its ore depends on its reactivity. Highly reactive metals at the top of the series (such as sodium, calcium and aluminium) are extracted by the electrolysis of their molten ores, since their compounds are very stable. Moderately reactive metals in the middle (such as iron, zinc and lead) are extracted by reducing their oxides with carbon; their ores are first converted to oxides by roasting (sulphide ores) or calcination (carbonate ores). The least reactive metals at the bottom (such as gold and silver) often occur free in nature or are obtained by simple heating.

ZnO + C -> Zn + CO (reduction)

  • Method depends on reactivity
  • Highly reactive: electrolysis of molten ore
  • Moderately reactive: reduction of oxide with carbon
  • Least reactive: found free or by heating

Why learn this

It explains how iron, aluminium and copper are obtained industrially.

💡 Memory trick

Highly reactive -> electrolysis; moderately reactive -> reduction (roasting/calcination); least reactive -> found free.

ChemistryMetals and Non-metalsmedium

What conditions are necessary for rusting of iron? State two methods to prevent it.

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What it is

Corrosion is the gradual attack of a metal by air and moisture; it is prevented by coating or alloying.

Answer

The rusting of iron requires the presence of both oxygen (air) and moisture (water); in their absence, iron does not rust. Rust is hydrated iron(III) oxide. Rusting can be prevented by methods that keep out air and moisture or make the iron less reactive: for example, galvanisation, which coats iron with a layer of zinc; painting, greasing or oiling the surface; and alloying, such as mixing iron with chromium and nickel to make stainless steel, which does not rust.

  • Rusting needs air (oxygen) and moisture (water)
  • Rust is hydrated iron(III) oxide
  • Prevented by galvanising (zinc coat), painting
  • Alloying: stainless steel does not rust

Why learn this

Preventing rust saves huge amounts of iron and money each year.

💡 Memory trick

Rust needs both air and water. Galvanising = zinc coat; alloying makes stainless steel.

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