Angular velocity
What Angular velocity means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
A quantity in rad s⁻¹, converted between rev s⁻¹ and rad s⁻¹ using ω = 2πf before substituting into L = Iω.
The rate of change of angle for an object moving in a circle, measured in radians per second (rad s⁻¹).
Topics that use Angular velocity
- Angular momentum (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Kinematics of circular motion (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Angular momentum
- Frequency
- Frictional torque
- Moment of inertia
- Period
- Radian
- Reciprocals
- Relationship between timing quantities, speed and radius
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