Data sheet · 2 min read · HSC Physics

The data sheet is the cheat code you're allowed to use.

Find any formula in five seconds, use the right constants, and know what isn’t printed.

1. Step 1 · Map

   Know the mapFour sections: motion and gravity, waves, electricity and magnetism, quantum and nuclear. Know which one holds each formula.

2. Step 2 · Constants

   Use the sheet’s constantsUse its values (g = 9.8 m s⁻², its G, its electron mass) so your answer lines up with the marking guide.

3. Step 3 · Derive

   Some results aren’t printedv = √(GM/r) and r = mv/qB aren’t on the sheet. Set the two forces equal and derive them in one line.

4. Step 4 · Your sheet

   Practise with your year’s sheetHSC 2026 and 2027 both use the 2019 data sheet. The Toolkit and every paper use it too, so Earth’s mass is 6.0 × 10²⁴ kg.

Quick checklist

• Four sections, five seconds
• The sheet’s constants
• Derive what isn’t printed
• Your year’s sheet

Practise with the formulas in CortexHSC

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