Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 4 ยท A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2017 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2017: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 82 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 100
- Grade A from
- 52
File names: 9702_w17_qp_42 ยท 9702_w17_ms_42
Grade thresholds for 9702/42 Oct/Nov 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.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 44 | 35 | 26 | 17 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2017 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electric fields | 2 | 16 |
| Alternating currents | 1 | 11 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 11 |
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 10 |
| Temperature | 1 | 8 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 8 |
| Magnetic fields | 1 | 7 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 6 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2017
- Question 1
(a) State Newtonโs law of gravitation. (b) The planet Jupiter and one of its moons, Io, may be considered to be uniform spheres that are isolated in space. Jupiter has radius R and mean density ฯ. Io has mass m โฆ
- Question 2
(a) State what is meant by specific latent heat. (b) A beaker of boiling water is placed on the pan of a balance, as illustrated in Fig. โฆ
- Question 3
(a) (i) Define the radian. (ii) State, by reference to simple harmonic motion, what is meant by angular frequency. (b) A thin metal strip, clamped horizontally at one end, has a load of mass M attached to its free end, โฆ
- Question 4
(a) Explain the principles behind the generation of ultrasound waves for diagnosis in medicine. (b) Ultrasound frequencies as high as 10 MHz are used in medical diagnosis. Suggest one advantage of the use of high-frequency ultrasound rather than lower-frequency ultrasound.
- Question 6
(a) For any point outside a spherical conductor, the charge on the sphere may be considered to act as a point charge at its centre. By reference to electric field lines, explain this. (b) An isolated spherical conductor has charge โฆ
- Question 8
A thin slice of conducting material is placed normal to a uniform magnetic field, as shown in Fig. 8.1. magnetic field current โฆ
- Question 9
(a) State what is meant by a field of force. (b) Explain the use of a uniform magnetic field and a uniform electric field for the selection of the velocity of charged particles. You may draw a diagram if you โฆ
- Question 10
(a) A metal surface is illuminated with light of a single wavelength ฮป. On Fig. 10.1, sketch the variation with ฮป of the maximum kinetic energy EMAX of the electrons emitted from the surface. On your graph mark, with the โฆ
- Question 11
The circuit for a full-wave rectifier using four ideal diodes is shown in Fig. โฆ
- Question 12
The isotope iodine-131 (131 53I) is radioactive with a decay constant of โฆ
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