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

Physics 9702/21 May/June 2021 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 1, May/June 2021: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 6 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
6
Marks
60
Grade A from
37
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_s21_qp_21 ยท 9702_s21_ms_21

Grade thresholds for 9702/21 May/June 2021

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
3731251812

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/21 May/June 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Work, energy and power112
Electricity111
Forces, density and pressure110
Superposition110
Particle physics110
Physical quantities and units17

Questions in 9702/21 May/June 2021

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 7 marks

    (a) Define density. (b) Fig. 1.1 shows a solid pyramid with a square base. โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Work, energy and power ยท 12 marks

    A person uses a trolley to move suitcases at an airport. The total mass of the trolley and suitcases is 72 kg. (a) The person pushes the trolley and suitcases along a horizontal surface with a constant speed of โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Forces, density and pressure ยท 10 marks

    A pendulum consists of a solid sphere suspended by a string from a fixed point P, as shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Superposition ยท 10 marks

    (a) For a progressive wave, state what is meant by wavelength. (b) A light wave from a laser has a wavelength of 460 nm in a vacuum. Calculate the period of the wave. period โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Electricity ยท 11 marks

    (a) State Kirchhoffโ€™s second law. (b) A battery has electromotive force โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Particle physics ยท 10 marks

    (a) A proton in a nucleus decays to form a neutron and a ฮฒ+ particle. (i) State the name of another lepton that is produced in the decay. (ii) State the name of the interaction (force) that gives rise to โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/21 May/June 2021 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s21_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 2021?
37 marks out of 60, a C needed 25.
Which topics came up in 9702/21 May/June 2021?
Mostly Work, energy and power, Electricity, Forces, density and pressure. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/21 May/June 2021?
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.