2018

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

Physics 9702/22 May/June 2018 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 2, May/June 2018: 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
45

File names: 9702_s18_qp_22 ยท 9702_s18_ms_22

Grade thresholds for 9702/22 May/June 2018

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
4538302416

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/22 May/June 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Kinematics113
Electricity112
Work, energy and power111
Dynamics17
Waves17
Particle physics16
Physical quantities and units14

Questions in 9702/22 May/June 2018

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 4 marks

    (a) Define force. (b) State the SI base units of force. (c) The force F between two point charges is given by โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Dynamics ยท 7 marks

    (a) State the principle of conservation of momentum. (b) A stationary firework explodes into three different fragments that move in a horizontal plane, as illustrated in Fig. โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Kinematics ยท 13 marks

    A child on a sledge slides down a steep hill and then travels in a straight line up an ice-covered slope, as illustrated in Fig. โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Waves ยท 7 marks

    (a) (i) Define the wavelength of a progressive wave. (ii) State what is meant by an antinode of a stationary wave. (b) A loudspeaker producing sound of constant frequency is placed near the open end of a pipe, as shown โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Work, energy and power ยท 11 marks

    A solid cylinder is lifted out of oil by a wire attached to a motor. Fig. 5.1 shows two different positions X and Y of the cylinder during the lifting process. wire cylinder at position X motor beam velocity โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 12 marks

    (a) (i) State Kirchhoffโ€™s first law. (ii) Kirchhoffโ€™s first law is linked to the conservation of a certain quantity. State this quantity. (b) A battery of electromotive force โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Particle physics ยท 6 marks

    A stationary nucleus X decays to form nucleus Y, as shown by the equation โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/22 May/June 2018 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s18_ms_22), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/22 May/June 2018?
45 marks out of 60, a C needed 30.
Which topics came up in 9702/22 May/June 2018?
Mostly Kinematics, Electricity, Work, energy and power. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/22 May/June 2018?
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.