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

Physics 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2019 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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
38
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_w19_qp_22 ยท 9702_w19_ms_22

Grade thresholds for 9702/22 Oct/Nov 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
3832282318

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2019 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Electricity219
Dynamics114
Waves19
Forces, density and pressure18
Physical quantities and units16
Particle physics14

Questions in 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2019

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 6 marks

    (a) Distinguish between vector and scalar quantities. (b) The electric field strength E at a distance x from an isolated point charge Q is given by the equation โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Electricity ยท 8 marks

    (a) Define acceleration. (b) A steel ball of diameter 0.080 m is released from rest and falls vertically in air, as illustrated in Fig. โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Dynamics ยท 14 marks

    (a) State Newtonโ€™s third law of motion. (b) A block X of mass mX slides in a straight line along a horizontal frictionless surface, as shown in Fig. 3.1. speed โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Forces, density and pressure ยท 8 marks

    (a) A sphere in a liquid accelerates vertically downwards from rest. For the viscous force acting on the moving sphere, state: (i) the direction (ii) the variation, if any, in the magnitude. (b) A man of weight 750 N stands โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Waves ยท 9 marks

    (a) State what is meant by the wavelength of a progressive wave. (b) A cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO) is used to analyse a sound wave. The screen of the CRO is shown in Fig. 5.1. 1 cm 1 cm Fig. 5.1 โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 11 marks

    (a) State Kirchhoffโ€™s first law. (b) The variations with potential difference V of the current I for a resistor X and for a semiconductor diode are shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Particle physics ยท 4 marks

    A nucleus of plutonium-238 (238 94Pu) decays by emitting an ฮฑ-particle to produce a new nucleus X and 5.6 MeV of energy. The decay is represented by 238 94Pu โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2019 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w19_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 Oct/Nov 2019?
38 marks out of 60, a C needed 28.
Which topics came up in 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2019?
Mostly Electricity, Dynamics, Waves. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/22 Oct/Nov 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.