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Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 2 ยท AS structured questions

Physics 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2016 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2016: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
7
Marks
60
Grade A from
43
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_w16_qp_21 ยท 9702_w16_ms_21

Grade thresholds for 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2016

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 60). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

ABCDE
4336302418

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2016 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Kinematics112
Work, energy and power112
Electricity19
Waves18
Superposition17
Particle physics17
Physical quantities and units15

Questions in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2016

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 5 marks

    (a) Define density. (b) The mass m of a metal sphere is given by the expression โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Kinematics ยท 12 marks

    (a) Define electric field strength. (b) A potential difference of 2.5 kV is applied across a pair of horizontal metal plates in a vacuum, as shown in Fig. 2.1. metal plate metal plate โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Work, energy and power ยท 12 marks

    (a) State Hookeโ€™s law. (b) The variation with compression x of the force F acting on a spring is shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Waves ยท 8 marks

    (a) State what is meant by the frequency of a progressive wave. (b) A cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.) is used to determine the frequency of the sound emitted by a loudspeaker. The trace produced on the screen of the c.r.o. is โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Superposition ยท 7 marks

    (a) State what is meant by the diffraction of a wave. (b) Laser light of wavelength 500 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating. The resulting diffraction pattern has diffraction maxima up to and including the fourth-order maximum. Calculate, โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 9 marks

    (a) Define electric potential difference โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Particle physics ยท 7 marks

    (a) State one difference between a hadron and a lepton. (b) (i) State the quark composition of a proton and of a neutron. proton: neutron: (ii) Use your answer in (i) to determine the quark composition of an ฮฑ-particle. quark โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2016 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w16_ms_21), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2016?
43 marks out of 60, a C needed 30.
Which topics came up in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2016?
Mostly Kinematics, Work, energy and power, Electricity. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2016?
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.