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Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 4 ยท A Level structured questions

Physics 9702/42 May/June 2015 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 2, May/June 2015: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 9 questions worth 79 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
9
Marks
100
Grade A from
55
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_s15_qp_42 ยท 9702_s15_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9702/42 May/June 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.

ABCDE
5543352718

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/42 May/June 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Electric fields111
Nuclear physics111
Quantum physics110
Gravitational fields19
Oscillations19
Medical physics19
Temperature18
Magnetic fields18
Ideal gases14

Questions in 9702/42 May/June 2015

  1. Question 1Gravitational fields ยท 9 marks

    (a) The Earth may be considered to be a uniform sphere of radius โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Ideal gases ยท 4 marks

    In a sample of gas at room temperature, five atoms have the following speeds: โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Temperature ยท 8 marks

    (a) Define specific latent heat. (b) A beaker containing a liquid is placed on a balance, as shown in Fig. 3.1. liquid insulation heater pan of balance Fig. 3.1 A heater of power 110 W is immersed in the liquid. โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Oscillations ยท 9 marks

    (a) State what is meant by simple harmonic motion. (b) The variation with time t of the displacement x of two oscillators P and Q is shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Electric fields ยท 11 marks

    (a) Define electric potential at a point. (b) Two positively charged metal spheres A and B are situated in a vacuum, as shown in Fig. 5.1. sphere โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Quantum physics ยท 10 marks

    (a) Explain what is meant by a photon. (b) An X-ray photon of energy โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Magnetic fields ยท 8 marks

    (a) A solenoid is connected in series with a resistor, as shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  8. Question 8Nuclear physics ยท 11 marks

    The power for a space probe is to be supplied by the energy released when plutonium-236 decays by the emission of ฮฑ-particles. The ฮฑ-particles, each of energy 5.75 MeV, are captured and their energy is converted into electrical energy with โ€ฆ

  9. Question 10Medical physics ยท 9 marks

    (a) State what is meant by the specific acoustic impedance of a medium. (b) The specific acoustic impedances Z of some media are given in Fig. โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/42 May/June 2015 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s15_ms_42), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/42 May/June 2015?
55 marks out of 100, a C needed 35.
Which topics came up in 9702/42 May/June 2015?
Mostly Electric fields, Nuclear physics, Quantum physics. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/42 May/June 2015?
No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.