Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/43 May/June 2020 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 3, May/June 2020: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 85 marks. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 85
File names: 9702_s20_qp_43 · 9702_s20_ms_43
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/43 May/June 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetic fields | 2 | 23 |
| Quantum physics | 2 | 15 |
| Motion in a circle | 1 | 9 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 9 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 8 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 7 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 7 |
| Electric fields | 1 | 7 |
Questions in 9702/43 May/June 2020
- Question 1
(a) State what is meant by a gravitational force. (b) A binary star system consists of two stars S1 and S2, each in a circular orbit. The orbit of each star in the system has a period of rotation T. …
- Question 2
(a) State what is meant by the internal energy of a system. (b) By reference to intermolecular forces, explain why the change in internal energy of an ideal gas is equal to the change in total kinetic energy of its …
- Question 3
The piston in the cylinder of a car engine moves in the cylinder with simple harmonic motion. The piston moves between a position of maximum height in the cylinder to a position of minimum height, as illustrated in Fig. 3.1. …
- Question 4
(a) (i) By reference to an ultrasound wave, explain what is meant by specific acoustic impedance. (ii) An ultrasound wave is incident normally on the boundary between two media. The media have specific acoustic impedances Z1 and Z2. State how …
- Question 5
(a) State one similarity and one difference between the fields of force produced by an isolated point charge and by an isolated point mass. similarity: difference: (b) An isolated solid metal sphere A of radius R has charge +Q, as …
- Question 8
(a) Define the tesla. (b) A magnet produces a uniform magnetic field of flux density B in the space between its poles. A rigid copper wire carrying a current is balanced on a pivot. Part PQLM of the wire is …
- Question 9
(a) A coil of wire is situated in a uniform magnetic field of flux density B. The coil has diameter 3.6 cm and consists of 350 turns of wire, as illustrated in Fig. 9.1. 3.6 cm coil, 350 turns uniform …
- Question 10
(a) White light passes through a cloud of cool low-pressure gas, as illustrated in Fig. 10.1. white light emergent light cool gas Fig. 10.1 For light that has passed through the gas, its continuous spectrum is seen to contain a …
- Question 11
An electron, at rest, has mass me and charge –q. A positron is a particle that, at rest, has mass me and charge +q. A positron interacts with an electron. The electron and the positron may be considered to be …
- Question 12
(a) The decay of a sample of a radioactive isotope is said to be random and spontaneous. Explain what is meant by the decay being: (i) random (ii) spontaneous. (b) A radioactive isotope X has a half-life of 1.4 hours. …
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