Multiple Choice Questions
MCQs
- Time: 45 minutes
- 35 multiple – choice questions (core)
- No marks deducted from incorrect answers
- A four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator is allowed
- 50% weight
Free-Response Questions
- Time: 45 minutes
- 3 Questions
- No marks deducted from incorrect answers
- A four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator is allowed
- 50% weight
Unit 8: Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss’s Law
Unit 9: Electric Potential
Unit 10: Conductors, Capacitors, Dielectrics
Unit 12: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism
Unit 13: Electromagnetic Induction
- 13.1 Magnetic Flux
- 13.2 Electromagnetic Induction
- 13.3 Induced Currents and Magnetic Forces
- 13.4 Inductance
- 13.5 Circuits with Resistors and Inductors (LR Circuits)
- 13.6 Circuits with Capacitors and Inductors (LC Circuits)
Free-Response Questions(FRQs)
MCQs
- Time: 45 minutes
- 35 multiple – choice questions (core)
- No marks deducted from incorrect answers
- A four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator is allowed
- 50% weight
Free-Response Questions
- Time: 45 minutes
- 3 Questions
- No marks deducted from incorrect answers
- A four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator is allowed
- 50% weight
Unit 1: Electrostatics
Unit 2: Conductors, Capacitors, Dielectrics
Course Content
The AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Exam assesses student application of the science practices and understanding of the learning objectives outlined in the course framework. The exam is 1 hour and 30 minutes long and includes 35 multiple-choice questions and 3 free-response questions.
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About AP Physics exams
- AP Physics 1
- AP Physics 2
- AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
- AP Physics C: Mechanics