Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/41 May/June 2022 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 1, May/June 2022: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 100 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 100
- Grade A from
- 59
File names: 9702_s22_qp_41 · 9702_s22_ms_41
Grade thresholds for 9702/41 May/June 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 20 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/41 May/June 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Capacitance | 1 | 12 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 12 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 11 |
| Magnetic fields | 1 | 11 |
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 10 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 10 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 9 |
| Astronomy and cosmology | 1 | 9 |
| Electric fields | 1 | 8 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 8 |
Questions in 9702/41 May/June 2022
- Question 1
(a) (i) State Newton’s law of gravitation. (ii) Use Newton’s law of gravitation to show that the gravitational field strength g at a distance r away from a point mass M is given by g = GM …
- Question 2
- Question 3
A fixed mass of an ideal gas is initially at a temperature of 17 °C. The gas has a volume of 0.24 m3 and a pressure of …
- Question 4
A pendulum consists of a bob (small metal sphere) attached to the end of a piece of string. The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point. The bob oscillates with small oscillations about its equilibrium position, …
- Question 5
Fig. 5.1 shows four diodes and a load resistor of resistance 1.2 kΩ, connected in a circuit that is used to produce rectification of an alternating voltage. X VIN VOUT …
- Question 6
(a) Define magnetic flux. (b) A square coil of wire of side length 12 cm consists of 8 insulated turns. The coil is stationary in a uniform magnetic field. The plane of the coil is perpendicular to the magnetic field, …
- Question 7
(a) State what is meant by a photon. (b) Electromagnetic radiation of a varying frequency f and constant intensity I is used to illuminate a metal surface. At certain frequencies, electrons are emitted from the surface of the metal. The …
- Question 8
(a) (i) State what is meant by nuclear binding energy. (ii) On Fig. 8.1, sketch a line to show the variation with nucleon number A of the binding energy per nucleon E of a nucleus. …
- Question 9
(a) (i) Explain how X-rays are produced for use in medical diagnosis. (ii) State why X-ray images are taken of multiple sections of the body during computed tomography (CT) scanning. (b) An X-ray image is taken of the structure shown …
- Question 10
(a) State Wien’s displacement law. (b) Fig. 10.1 shows the wavelength distributions of electromagnetic radiation emitted by two stars A and …
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