Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 4 ยท A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/41 Oct/Nov 2015 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2015: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 11 questions worth 93 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 11
- Marks
- 100
- Grade A from
- 53
File names: 9702_w15_qp_41 ยท 9702_w15_ms_41
Grade thresholds for 9702/41 Oct/Nov 2015
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 | 45 | 37 | 29 | 20 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/41 Oct/Nov 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electric fields | 2 | 19 |
| Oscillations | 2 | 14 |
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 10 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 10 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 9 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 9 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 8 |
| D.C. circuits | 1 | 8 |
| Ideal gases | 1 | 6 |
Questions in 9702/41 Oct/Nov 2015
- Question 1
A satellite of mass mS is in a circular orbit of radius x about the Earth. The Earth may be considered to be an isolated uniform sphere with its mass M concentrated at its centre. (a) (i) Show that the โฆ
- Question 2
(a) State what is meant by an ideal gas. (b) The mean-square speed of the atoms of a fixed mass of an ideal gas at 32 ยฐC is โฆ
- Question 3
(a) State an expression, in terms of work done and heating, that is used to calculate the increase in internal energy of a system. (b) State and explain, in terms of your expression in (a), the change, if any, in โฆ
- Question 4
(a) Distinguish between free oscillations and forced oscillations. free oscillations: forced oscillations: (b) A trolley is held on a horizontal surface by means of two stretched springs, as shown in Fig. 4.1. trolley spring oscillator fixed point spring Fig. 4.1 โฆ
- Question 5
A charged particle P is situated in a vacuum at a distance x from the centre of a charged conducting sphere of radius r, as illustrated in Fig. โฆ
- Question 6
(a) A particle has mass m, charge +q and speed v. State the magnitude and direction of the force, if any, on the particle when the particle is travelling along the direction of (i) a uniform gravitational field of field โฆ
- Question 7
(a) By reference to the photoelectric effect, state what is meant by the threshold frequency. (b) Electrons are emitted from a metal surface when light of a particular wavelength is incident on the surface. Explain why the emitted electrons have โฆ
- Question 8
(a) Distinguish, for an atom, between a nucleus and a nucleon. nucleus: nucleon: (b) Radon gas is a naturally occurring radioactive gas with a half-life of 3.8 days. The activity of radon gas in a room is found to be โฆ
- Question 9
A battery of e.m.f. 6.0 V and negligible internal resistance is connected to three resistors, each of resistance 2.0 kฮฉ, and a thermistor, as shown in Fig. โฆ
- Question 10
(a) Explain what is meant by the sharpness and by the contrast of an X-ray image. sharpness: contrast: (b) A parallel X-ray beam of intensity I is incident on a medium of thickness x, as illustrated in Fig. 10.1. x โฆ
- Question 11
A carrier wave is frequency modulated. (a) Describe what is meant by frequency modulation. (b) The sinusoidal carrier wave has a frequency of 750 kHz and an amplitude of 5.0 V. The carrier wave is frequency modulated by a sinusoidal โฆ
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