Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/41 May/June 2021 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 1, May/June 2021: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 83 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 100
- Grade A from
- 58
File names: 9702_s21_qp_41 · 9702_s21_ms_41
Grade thresholds for 9702/41 May/June 2021
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 100). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 48 | 37 | 26 | 14 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/41 May/June 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Medical physics | 2 | 12 |
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 10 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 10 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 9 |
| Electricity | 1 | 9 |
| Magnetic fields | 1 | 9 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 8 |
| Electric fields | 1 | 8 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 8 |
Questions in 9702/41 May/June 2021
- Question 1
The Earth may be assumed to be an isolated uniform sphere with its mass of …
- Question 2
An ideal gas is contained in a cylinder by means of a movable frictionless piston, as illustrated in Fig. 2.1. cylinder gas molecule movement of piston piston Fig. 2.1 Initially, the gas has a volume of …
- Question 3
(a) State what is meant by simple harmonic motion. (b) A trolley of mass m is held on a horizontal surface by means of two springs. One spring is attached to a fixed point P. The other spring is connected …
- Question 4
Outline the use of ultrasound to obtain diagnostic information about internal body structures.
- Question 6
(a) An isolated metal sphere of radius r is charged so that the electric field strength at its surface is E0. On Fig. 6.1, sketch the variation of the electric field strength E with distance x from the centre of …
- Question 7
(a) State what is meant by the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor. (b) A capacitor of capacitance C is connected into the circuit shown in Fig. 7.1. A sensitive ammeter …
- Question 8
The variation with temperature of the resistance of a thermistor is shown in Fig. …
- Question 9
(a) State what is meant by a magnetic field. (b) A rectangular piece of aluminium foil is situated in a uniform magnetic field of flux density B, as shown in Fig. 9.1. aluminium foil magnetic field, flux density …
- Question 11
(a) State how, in a modern X-ray tube, the intensity of the X-ray beam and its hardness are controlled. intensity: hardness: (b) A model of a limb consists of soft tissue and bone, as illustrated in Fig. …
- Question 12
(a) Electromagnetic radiation of a single constant frequency is incident on a metal surface. This causes an electron to be emitted. Explain why the maximum kinetic energy of the electron is independent of the intensity of the incident radiation. (b) …
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