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

Physics 9702/42 May/June 2017 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 2, May/June 2017: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 84 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
10
Marks
100
Grade A from
55
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_s17_qp_42 ยท 9702_s17_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9702/42 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.

ABCDE
5543332414

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/42 May/June 2017 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Quantum physics218
Magnetic fields216
Nuclear physics110
Ideal gases19
Alternating currents19
Electric fields19
Gravitational fields17
Capacitance16

Questions in 9702/42 May/June 2017

  1. Question 1Gravitational fields ยท 7 marks

    (a) Define gravitational field strength. (b) The mass of a spherical comet of radius 3.6 km is approximately โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Ideal gases ยท 9 marks

    (a) The pressure p and volume V of an ideal gas are related to the density ฯ of the gas by the expression โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Magnetic fields ยท 10 marks

    A bar magnet of mass 250 g is suspended from the free end of a spring, as illustrated in Fig. 3.1. spring magnet coil Fig. 3.1 The magnet hangs so that one pole is near the centre of a coil โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Alternating currents ยท 9 marks

    (a) Explain the main principles behind the use of ultrasound to obtain diagnostic information about internal body structures. (b) A parallel beam of ultrasound has intensity I0 as it enters a muscle of thickness 4.6 cm, as illustrated in Fig. โ€ฆ

  5. Question 6Electric fields ยท 9 marks

    (a) State Coulombโ€™s law. (b) Two charged metal spheres A and B are situated in a vacuum, as illustrated in Fig. 6.1. sphere B sphere โ€ฆ

  6. Question 7Capacitance ยท 6 marks

    A capacitor consists of two parallel metal plates, separated by an insulator, as shown in Fig. 7.1. metal plates insulator Fig. 7.1 (a) Suggest why, when the capacitor is connected across the terminals of a battery, the capacitor stores energy, โ€ฆ

  7. Question 9Magnetic fields ยท 6 marks

    A Hall probe is placed near to one end of a current-carrying solenoid, as shown in Fig. 9.1. solenoid X Y Hall probe Fig. 9.1 The probe is rotated about the axis XY and is then held in a position โ€ฆ

  8. Question 10Quantum physics ยท 9 marks

    (a) Briefly describe two phenomena associated with the photoelectric effect that cannot be explained using a wave theory of light. โ€ฆ

  9. Question 11Quantum physics ยท 9 marks

    An electron has charge โ€“q and mass m. It is accelerated from rest in a vacuum through a potential difference V. (a) Show that the momentum p of the accelerated electron is given by โ€ฆ

  10. Question 12Nuclear physics ยท 10 marks

    One nuclear reaction that can take place in a nuclear reactor may be represented, in part, by the equation โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/42 May/June 2017 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s17_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 2017?
55 marks out of 100, a C needed 33.
Which topics came up in 9702/42 May/June 2017?
Mostly Quantum physics, Magnetic fields, Nuclear physics. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/42 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.