Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/43 Oct/Nov 2021 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 3, Oct/Nov 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
- 54
File names: 9702_w21_qp_43 · 9702_w21_ms_43
Grade thresholds for 9702/43 Oct/Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 11 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/43 Oct/Nov 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Oscillations | 2 | 18 |
| Magnetic fields | 2 | 15 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 13 |
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 9 |
| Waves | 1 | 9 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 7 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 7 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 9702/43 Oct/Nov 2021
- Question 1
(a) With reference to velocity and acceleration, describe uniform circular motion. (b) Two cars are moving around a horizontal circular track. One car follows path X and the other follows path Y, as shown in Fig. 1.1. start and finish …
- Question 2
(a) Define gravitational potential. (b) The Earth E and the Moon M can both be considered as isolated point masses at their centres. The mass of the Earth is …
- Question 3
(a) Define specific heat capacity. (b) A sealed container of fixed volume V contains N molecules, each of mass m, of an ideal gas at pressure p. (i) State an expression, in terms of …
- Question 4
A trolley on a track is attached by springs to fixed blocks X and Y, as shown in Fig. 4.1. The track contains many small holes through which air is blown vertically upwards. This results in the trolley resting on …
- Question 6
(a) A capacitor consists of two parallel metal plates, separated by air, at a variable distance x apart, as shown in Fig. 6.1. The capacitance C is inversely proportional to x. x metal plates Fig. 6.1 The capacitor is charged …
- Question 8
(a) Define the tesla. (b) A stiff metal wire is used to form a rectangular frame measuring 8.0 cm × 6.0 cm. The frame is open at the top, and is suspended from a sensitive newton meter, as shown in …
- Question 9
(a) State, by reference to the power dissipated in a resistor, what is meant by the root-mean-square (r.m.s.) value of an alternating voltage. (b) A coil is rotating freely, on frictionless bearings, at constant speed in a uniform magnetic field. …
- Question 10
(a) State an experimental phenomenon that provides evidence for: (i) the particulate nature of electromagnetic radiation (ii) the wave nature of matter. (b) A particle of matter moves with momentum p. (i) State the equation that gives the effective wavelength …
- Question 11
(a) State, for an X-ray image, what is meant by: (i) sharpness (ii) contrast. (b) A parallel X-ray beam passes through a thickness of 2.3 cm of soft body tissue. The intensity of the emerging beam is 12% of the …
- Question 12
(a) Define radioactive decay constant. (b) A sample of radioactive iodine-131 …
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