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

Physics 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2019 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 3, 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
39
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_w19_qp_23 ยท 9702_w19_ms_23

Grade thresholds for 9702/23 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
3931262115

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2019 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Electricity223
Deformation of solids111
Work, energy and power19
Particle physics17
Forces, density and pressure15
Superposition15

Questions in 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2019

  1. Question 1Forces, density and pressure ยท 5 marks

    (a) Determine the SI base units of the moment of a force. SI base units (b) A uniform square sheet of card ABCD is freely pivoted by a pin at a point P. The card is held in a vertical โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Work, energy and power ยท 9 marks

    (a) State what is meant by work done. (b) A lift (elevator) of weight 13.0 kN is connected by a cable to a motor, as shown in Fig. 2.1. motor cable v lift (elevator) weight 13.0 kN Fig. 2.1 The โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Electricity ยท 12 marks

    (a) State the property of an object that experiences a force when the object is placed in: (i) a gravitational field (ii) an electric field. (b) A potential difference of โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Deformation of solids ยท 11 marks

    A ball X moves along a horizontal frictionless surface and collides with another ball Y, as illustrated in Fig. โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Superposition ยท 5 marks

    (a) Light waves emerging from the slits of a diffraction grating are coherent and produce an interference pattern. Explain what is meant by: (i) coherence (ii) interference. (b) A narrow beam of light from a laser is incident normally on โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 11 marks

    A battery of electromotive force โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Particle physics ยท 7 marks

    A stationary nucleus of a radioactive isotope X decays by emitting an ฮฑ-particle to produce a nucleus of neptunium-237 and 5.5 MeV of energy. The decay is represented by โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2019 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w19_ms_23), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2019?
39 marks out of 60, a C needed 26.
Which topics came up in 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2019?
Mostly Electricity, Deformation of solids, Work, energy and power. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/23 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.