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Date November 2017 Marks available 2 Reference code 17N.3.SL.TZ0.4
Level Standard level Paper Paper 3 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Outline Question number 4 Adapted from N/A

Question

Outline the conclusion from Maxwell’s work on electromagnetism that led to one of the postulates of special relativity.

Markscheme

light is an EM wave

speed of light is independent of the source/observer

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Option A: Relativity » Option A: Relativity (Core topics) » A.1 – The beginnings of relativity

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