Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/41 May/June 2010 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 1, May/June 2010: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 84 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 100
- Grade A from
- 53
File names: 9702_s10_qp_41 · 9702_s10_ms_41
Grade thresholds for 9702/41 May/June 2010
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 100). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/41 May/June 2010 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetic fields | 3 | 23 |
| Gravitational fields | 2 | 16 |
| Ideal gases | 1 | 15 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 9 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 8 |
| Motion in a circle | 1 | 7 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 6 |
Questions in 9702/41 May/June 2010
- Question 1
(a) Define the radian. (b) A stone of weight 3.0 N is fixed, using glue, to one end P of a rigid rod CP, as shown in Fig. 1.1. 85 cm …
- Question 2
For Examiner’s Use 2 (a) Some gas, initially at a temperature of 27.2 °C, is heated so that its temperature rises to 38.8 °C. Calculate, in kelvin, to an appropriate number of decimal places, (i) the initial temperature of the …
- Question 3
For Examiner’s Use 3 (a) State what is meant by (i) oscillations, (ii) free oscillations, (iii) simple harmonic motion. (b) Two inclined planes RA and LA each have the same constant gradient. They meet at their lower edges, as shown …
- Question 4
For Examiner’s Use 4 (a) Explain what is meant by the potential energy of a body. (b) Two deuterium …
- Question 5
For Examiner’s Use 5 (a) A constant current is maintained in a long straight vertical wire. A Hall probe is positioned a distance r from the centre of the wire, as shown in Fig. …
- Question 6
For Examiner’s Use 6 A student is asked to design a circuit by which a direct voltage of peak value 9.0 V is obtained from …
- Question 7
For Examiner’s Use 7 Negatively-charged particles are moving through a vacuum in a parallel beam. The particles have speed v. The particles enter a region of uniform magnetic field of flux density 930 μT. Initially, the particles are travelling at …
- Question 8
For Examiner’s Use 8 A π0 meson is a sub-atomic particle. A stationary π0 meson, which has mass …
- Question 10
For Examiner’s Use 10 (a) Briefly explain the principles of CT scanning. For Examiner’s Use (b) A simple section through a body consists of four voxels, as illustrated in Fig. 10.1. section directions of viewing Fig. 10.1 An X-ray image …
- Question 12
For Examiner’s Use 12 A ground station on Earth transmits a signal of frequency 14 GHz and power 18 kW towards a communications satellite orbiting the Earth, as illustrated in Fig. 12.1. Earth ground station, signal power 18 kW satellite …
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