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

Physics 9702/41 May/June 2017 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 1, May/June 2017: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 81 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
10
Marks
100
Grade A from
56
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_s17_qp_41 ยท 9702_s17_ms_41

Grade thresholds for 9702/41 May/June 2017

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.

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5642332414

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/41 May/June 2017 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Oscillations217
Magnetic fields216
Ideal gases110
Gravitational fields19
Nuclear physics19
Quantum physics18
Electric fields17
Medical physics15

Questions in 9702/41 May/June 2017

  1. Question 1Gravitational fields ยท 9 marks

    (a) Explain how a satellite may be in a circular orbit around a planet. (b) The Earth and the Moon may be considered to be uniform spheres that are isolated in space. The Earth has radius R and mean density โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Oscillations ยท 9 marks

    A bar magnet of mass 180 g is suspended from the free end of a spring, as illustrated in Fig. 2.1. spring magnet coil Fig. 2.1 The magnet hangs so that one pole is near the centre of a coil โ€ฆ

  3. Question 4Ideal gases ยท 10 marks

    (a) Describe the motion of molecules in a gas, according to the kinetic theory of gases. (b) Describe what is observed when viewing Brownian motion that provides evidence for your answer in (a). (c) At a pressure of โ€ฆ

  4. Question 5Electric fields ยท 7 marks

    An ฮฑ-particle is travelling in a vacuum towards the centre of a gold nucleus, as illustrated in Fig. 5.1. gold nucleus ฮฑ-particle charge 79e energy โ€ฆ

  5. Question 7Magnetic fields ยท 10 marks

    An electron having charge โ€“q and mass m is accelerated from rest in a vacuum through a potential difference V. The electron then enters a region of uniform magnetic field of magnetic flux density B, as shown in Fig. 7.1. โ€ฆ

  6. Question 8Oscillations ยท 8 marks

    Explain the main principles behind the use of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) to obtain information about internal body structures.

  7. Question 9Magnetic fields ยท 6 marks

    A simple transformer is illustrated in Fig. 9.1. output laminated iron core input Fig. โ€ฆ

  8. Question 10Medical physics ยท 5 marks

    (a) State (i) what is meant by the hardness of an X-ray beam, (ii) how the hardness of an X-ray beam from an X-ray tube is increased. (b) The same parallel beam of X-ray radiation is incident, separately, on samples โ€ฆ

  9. Question 11Quantum physics ยท 8 marks

    A beam of light consists of a continuous range of wavelengths from 420 nm to 740 nm. The light passes through a cloud of cool gas, as shown in Fig. 11.1. incident light cool gas emergent light wavelengths 420 nm โ€ฆ

  10. Question 12Nuclear physics ยท 9 marks

    One possible nuclear reaction that takes place in a nuclear reactor is given by the equation โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/41 May/June 2017 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s17_ms_41), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/41 May/June 2017?
56 marks out of 100, a C needed 33.
Which topics came up in 9702/41 May/June 2017?
Mostly Oscillations, Magnetic fields, Ideal gases. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/41 May/June 2017?
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.