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Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) Class 10 Physical Science

Chapter-wise notes, previous year papers, sample papers and Q&A for Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) Class 10 physical science — free, syllabus-aligned, exam-ready.

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13 chapters — sequenced for revision and exam prep.

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Physical Science — Reactions, Acids-Bases, Electricity & Electromagnetism (SSC)

Complete AP SSC Physical Science: CHEMICAL REACTIONS (types, balancing, equations). ACIDS, BASES and SALTS (pH, indicators, neutralisation). STRUCTURE OF ATOM (Bohr model to quantum numbers). CARBON COMPOUNDS (catenation, functional groups). ELECTRICITY (Ohm's Law, circuits, power). ELECTROMAGNETISM. BSEAP Class 10 Physical Science.

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Metals and Non-Metals

Complete METALS AND NON-METALS for AP Class 10 — PHYSICAL and CHEMICAL properties comparison. Reactivity series. Reactions with oxygen, water, acids. Extraction of metals (roasting, calcination, electrolytic refining). CORROSION and its prevention. Alloys. NCERT-aligned 2025-26 syllabus. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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Chemical Reactions and Equations

CHEMICAL REACTIONS — 5 types (combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement, redox). BALANCING EQUATIONS step by step. The REACTIVITY SERIES. OXIDATION and REDUCTION. CORROSION (rusting) and RANCIDITY — real-world chemical changes. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

AP Board (BSEAP)⏱ 14 minRead chapter

Heat

HEAT vs TEMPERATURE — the crucial difference. SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY (why water is the best coolant). LATENT HEAT of fusion and vaporisation. CALORIMETRY principle. EVAPORATION and the cooling effect. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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Reflection of Light by Different Surfaces

LAWS OF REFLECTION. Plane mirrors — image characteristics. SPHERICAL MIRRORS — concave (converging) and convex (diverging). MIRROR FORMULA (1/f = 1/u + 1/v). MAGNIFICATION. Sign convention. Ray diagrams for all cases. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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Refraction of Light at Plane Surfaces

REFRACTION — why light BENDS when it changes medium. SNELL'S LAW (n₁ sin i = n₂ sin r). REFRACTIVE INDEX (n = c/v). TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION — the principle behind optical fibres. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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Human Eye and Colourful World

How the HUMAN EYE works. DEFECTS OF VISION — myopia, hypermetropia, presbyopia — and their correction with lenses. DISPERSION through a prism. Why the SKY IS BLUE and SUNSETS ARE RED (scattering). Rainbow formation. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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Electric Current

OHM'S LAW (V = IR). RESISTANCE — factors affecting it (R = ρL/A). SERIES and PARALLEL circuits — current, voltage, resistance rules. ELECTRICAL POWER (P = VI = I²R). JOULE'S HEATING (H = I²Rt). FUSE and domestic circuits. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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Electromagnetism

OERSTED'S DISCOVERY — current produces magnetic field. RIGHT-HAND THUMB RULE. SOLENOID as electromagnet. FLEMING'S LEFT HAND RULE (motor). ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION — Faraday's Law (generator). AC vs DC. DOMESTIC CIRCUITS — live, neutral, earth. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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Classification of Elements — The Periodic Table

MENDELEEV'S PERIODIC TABLE — the genius who left GAPS for undiscovered elements and PREDICTED their properties. MODERN PERIODIC TABLE (Mosley — atomic number). Periods and Groups. Periodic TRENDS — atomic size, metallic character, electronegativity. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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Chemical Bonding

IONIC BOND — electron transfer (metal + non-metal). COVALENT BOND — electron sharing (non-metal + non-metal). Properties of ionic and covalent compounds. Lewis dot structures. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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Carbon and Its Compounds

Why CARBON is the backbone of life — CATENATION (long chains) and TETRAVALENCY (4 bonds). ALLOTROPES (diamond, graphite, fullerenes). HYDROCARBONS — alkanes, alkenes, alkynes. Functional groups. Homologous series. SOAPS and DETERGENTS — how they CLEAN. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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Acids, Bases and Salts

ACIDS produce H⁺ ions. BASES produce OH⁻ ions. pH SCALE (0-14) — how acidic or basic something is. INDICATORS — litmus, phenolphthalein, methyl orange. NEUTRALISATION reaction. IMPORTANT SALTS — baking soda, washing soda, bleaching powder, Plaster of Paris — their preparation and uses. AP Board Class 10 Physical Science.

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