Australian Physics Practice Platform

Australian Curriculum Aligned | Units 1-4

VCE Physics — Unit 4: How have creative ideas and investigation revolutionised thinking in physics?

Practice skills for VCE Physics Unit 4: Wave-particle duality, quantum mechanics, and Einstein's special relativity

Light and Matter

Electromagnetic Wave Properties FREE
Young's Double Slit Experiment
Interference Patterns
Path Difference Calculations
Diffraction Gratings
Photon Energy (E = hf)
Photoelectric Effect
Work Function and Threshold Frequency
Stopping Potential
Photoelectric Graphs

Matter Waves

de Broglie Wavelength FREE
Electron Diffraction
Wave-Particle Duality
Atomic Spectra and Energy Levels
Energy Level Transitions
Emission and Absorption Spectra

Special Relativity

Einstein's Postulates FREE
Lorentz Factor Calculations
Time Dilation
Length Contraction
Relativistic Momentum
Mass-Energy Equivalence (E = mc²)
Relativistic Kinetic Energy
Muon Decay Evidence