Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/42 May/June 2012 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 2, May/June 2012: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 85 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 100
- Grade A from
- 54
File names: 9702_s12_qp_42 · 9702_s12_ms_42
Grade thresholds for 9702/42 May/June 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/42 May/June 2012 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Gravitational fields | 2 | 18 |
| Electric fields | 2 | 16 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 11 |
| Magnetic fields | 1 | 10 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 9 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 8 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 7 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 6 |
Questions in 9702/42 May/June 2012
- Question 1
(a) State Newton’s law of gravitation. (b) The Earth and the Moon may be considered to be isolated in space with their masses concentrated at their centres. The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is circular with a radius …
- Question 2
For Examiner’s Use 2 A ball of mass 37 g is held between two fixed points A and B by two stretched helical springs, as shown in Fig. 2.1. ball mass …
- Question 3
For Examiner’s Use 3 (a) State what is meant by the internal energy of a system. (b) State and explain qualitatively the change, if any, in the internal energy of the following systems: (i) a lump of ice at 0 …
- Question 4
For Examiner’s Use 4 A charged point mass is situated in a vacuum. A proton travels directly towards the mass, as illustrated in Fig. 4.1. proton r charged point mass Fig. 4.1 When the separation of the mass and the …
- Question 5
For Examiner’s Use 5 (a) Define the tesla. (b) A horseshoe magnet is placed on a balance. A stiff metal wire is clamped horizontally between the poles, as illustrated in Fig. 5.1. balance pan horseshoe magnet stiff metal wire Fig. …
- Question 6
For Examiner’s Use 6 (a) Describe the main principles of the determination of the charge on an oil drop by Millikan’s experiment. You may draw a diagram if you wish. (b) In an experiment to determine the fundamental charge, values …
- Question 7
For Examiner’s Use 7 The photoelectric effect may be represented by the equation photon energy = work function energy + maximum kinetic energy of electron. (a) State what is meant by work function energy. (b) The variation with frequency f …
- Question 8
For Examiner’s Use 8 The element strontium has at least 16 isotopes. One of these isotopes is strontium-89. This isotope has a half-life of 52 days. (a) State what is meant by isotopes. (b) Calculate the probability per second of …
- Question 10
For Examiner’s Use 10 (a) An aluminium block is placed near to a small source of X-ray radiation, as shown in Fig. …
- Question 11
For Examiner’s Use 11 A signal that is transmitted over a long distance will be attenuated and it will pick up noise. (a) State what is meant by (i) attenuation, (ii) noise. (b) Explain why regenerator amplifiers do not amplify …
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