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

Physics 9702/23 May/June 2021 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 3, 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: 40

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File names: 9702_s21_qp_23 · 9702_s21_ms_23

Grade thresholds for 9702/23 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.

A	B	C	D	E
40	32	25	18	10

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/23 May/June 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Physical quantities and units	2	22
Electricity	1	11
Forces, density and pressure	1	10
Particle physics	1	9
Waves	1	8

Questions in 9702/23 May/June 2021

Question 1Physical quantities and units · 11 marks
(a) A property of a vector quantity, that is not a property of a scalar quantity, is direction. For example, velocity has direction but speed does not. (i) State two other scalar quantities and two other vector quantities. scalar quantities: …
Question 2Physical quantities and units · 11 marks
(a) Define acceleration. (b) A stone falls vertically from the top of a cliff. Fig. 2.1 shows the variation with time t of the velocity v of the stone. …
Question 3Forces, density and pressure · 10 marks
(a) Define the moment of a force about a point. (b) Fig. 3.1 shows a type of balance that is used for measuring mass. fixed point P spring pan pivot rod pointer 52.6 cm 1.8 cm 6.2 cm 0 200 …
Question 4Waves · 8 marks
(a) State the principle of superposition. (b) Two waves, with intensities I and 4I, superpose. The waves have the same frequency. Determine, in terms of I, the maximum possible intensity of the resulting wave. maximum intensity …
Question 5Electricity · 11 marks
(a) Define the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of a source. (b) The circuit shown in Fig. 5.1 contains a battery of e.m.f. E that has internal resistance r, a variable resistor, a voltmeter and an ammeter. …
Question 6Particle physics · 9 marks
(a) State the quark composition of: (i) a proton (ii) a neutron (iii) an alpha-particle. (b) In the alpha-particle scattering experiment, alpha-particles were directed at a thin gold foil. State what may be inferred from: (i) the observation that most …

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Where can I get the 9702/23 May/June 2021 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s21_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 May/June 2021?

40 marks out of 60, a C needed 25.

Which topics came up in 9702/23 May/June 2021?

Mostly Physical quantities and units, Electricity, Forces, density and pressure. The full list is in the table above.

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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.