Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 4 ยท A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/43 May/June 2016 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 3, May/June 2016: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 11 questions worth 81 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 11
- Marks
- 100
- Grade A from
- 55
File names: 9702_s16_qp_43 ยท 9702_s16_ms_43
Grade thresholds for 9702/43 May/June 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 16 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/43 May/June 2016 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Alternating currents | 2 | 16 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 11 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 9 |
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 8 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 8 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 8 |
| Ideal gases | 1 | 6 |
| Electric fields | 1 | 6 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 6 |
| Magnetic fields | 1 | 3 |
Questions in 9702/43 May/June 2016
- Question 1
(a) By reference to the definition of gravitational potential, explain why gravitational potential is a negative quantity. (b) Two stars A and B have their surfaces separated by a distance of โฆ
- Question 2
(a) An ideal gas is assumed to consist of atoms or molecules that behave as hard, identical spheres that are in continuous motion and undergo elastic collisions. State two further assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases. โฆ
- Question 3
(a) State, by reference to displacement, what is meant by simple harmonic motion. (b) A mass is undergoing oscillations in a vertical plane. The variation with displacement x of the acceleration a of the mass is shown in Fig. โฆ
- Question 4
(a) (i) State what is meant by the specific acoustic impedance of a medium. (ii) The intensity reflection coefficient ฮฑ is given by the expression โฆ
- Question 6
A solid metal sphere of radius R is isolated in space. The sphere is positively charged so that the electric potential at its surface is VS. The electric field strength at the surface is ES. (a) On the axes of โฆ
- Question 7
A student sets up the circuit shown in Fig. 7.1 to measure the charge on a capacitor C for different values of potential difference across the capacitor. V C meter to measure charge Fig. 7.1 The variation with potential difference โฆ
- Question 9
A thin rectangular slice of aluminium has sides of length 65 mm, 50 mm and 0.10 mm, as shown in Fig. 9.1. current direction of magnetic field โฆ
- Question 10
(a) A coil of insulated wire is wound on a copper core, as illustrated in Fig. 10.1. insulated wire copper core Fig. 10.1 An alternating current is passed through the coil. The heating effect of the current in the coil โฆ
- Question 11
The variation with time t of the sinusoidal current I in a resistor of resistance 450 ฮฉ is shown in Fig. โฆ
- Question 12
Some of the electron energy bands in a solid are illustrated in Fig. 12.1. conduction band (partially filled) forbidden band valence band Fig. 12.1 (a) In isolated atoms, electron energy levels have discrete values. Suggest why, in a solid, there โฆ
- Question 13
Copper-66 is a radioactive isotope. When a nucleus of copper-66 decays, the emissions include a ฮฒโ particle and a ฮณ-ray photon. The count rate produced from a sample of the isotope copper-66 is measured using a detector and counter, as โฆ
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