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Unit 15

AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based Unit 15: Modern Physics

12–15% of the multiple-choice section · 8 topics

Quantum theory and wave-particle duality, the Bohr model and spectra, blackbody radiation, the photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, and nuclear decay, fission and fusion.

Topics

  1. 15.1Quantum Theory and Wave-Particle Duality
  2. 15.2The Bohr Model of Atomic Structure
  3. 15.3Emission and Absorption Spectra
  4. 15.4Blackbody Radiation
  5. 15.5The Photoelectric Effect
  6. 15.6Compton Scattering
  7. 15.7Fission, Fusion, and Nuclear Decay
  8. 15.8Types of Radioactive Decay