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

Physics 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2022 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 3, Oct/Nov 2022: 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
34
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_w22_qp_23 ยท 9702_w22_ms_23

Grade thresholds for 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2022

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
3429241812

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Electricity114
Forces, density and pressure113
Waves113
Kinematics19
Particle physics16
Physical quantities and units15

Questions in 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2022

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 5 marks

    The rate of flow Q of a liquid along a narrow pipe of length L and radius r is given by โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Kinematics ยท 9 marks

    The engine of a toy rocket pushes gases vertically downwards and this results in the rocket accelerating vertically upwards from the ground. The rocket starts to move from rest at time โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Forces, density and pressure ยท 13 marks

    (a) State the principle of moments. (b) A hollow plastic sphere is attached at one end of a bar. The sphere is partially submerged in water and the bar is attached to a fixed vertical support by a pivot P, โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Waves ยท 13 marks

    (a) A progressive longitudinal wave travels through a medium from left to right. Fig. 4.1 shows the positions of some of the particles of the medium at time t0 and a graph showing the particle displacements at the same time โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Electricity ยท 14 marks

    (a) State Kirchhoffโ€™s second law. (b) Three identical cells, each of electromotive force โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Particle physics ยท 6 marks

    (a) The nuclide 14 6C (carbon-14) is unstable and undergoes ฮฒโ€“ decay, emitting a high-energy electron and an antineutrino to form a new nuclide X. The equation for this decay is shown. โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2022 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w22_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 Oct/Nov 2022?
34 marks out of 60, a C needed 24.
Which topics came up in 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2022?
Mostly Electricity, Forces, density and pressure, Waves. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2022?
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.