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

Physics 9702/21 May/June 2019 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 1, May/June 2019: 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
41
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_s19_qp_21 ยท 9702_s19_ms_21

Grade thresholds for 9702/21 May/June 2019

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
4136302417

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/21 May/June 2019 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Electricity224
Dynamics19
Waves19
Work, energy and power17
Physical quantities and units16
Particle physics15

Questions in 9702/21 May/June 2019

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 6 marks

    (a) Define velocity. (b) The speed v of a sound wave through a gas of pressure P and density ฯ is given by the equation v = kP ฯ where k is a constant that has no units. An experiment โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Dynamics ยท 9 marks

    A block X slides along a horizontal frictionless surface towards a stationary block Y, as illustrated in Fig. โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Work, energy and power ยท 7 marks

    The variation with extension x of the force F acting on a spring is shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Electricity ยท 14 marks

    (a) A spherical oil drop has a radius of โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Waves ยท 9 marks

    (a) A loudspeaker oscillates with frequency f to produce sound waves of wavelength ฮป. The loudspeaker makes N oscillations in time t. (i) State expressions, in terms of some or all of the symbols f, ฮป and N, for: 1. โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 10 marks

    A battery of electromotive force (e.m.f.) E and internal resistance r is connected to a variable resistor of resistance R, as shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Particle physics ยท 5 marks

    (a) One of the results of the ฮฑ-particle scattering experiment is that a very small minority of the ฮฑ-particles are scattered through angles greater than 90ยฐ. State what may be inferred about the structure of the atom from this result. โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/21 May/June 2019 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s19_ms_21), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/21 May/June 2019?
41 marks out of 60, a C needed 30.
Which topics came up in 9702/21 May/June 2019?
Mostly Electricity, Dynamics, Waves. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/21 May/June 2019?
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.