Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2022 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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
- 60
File names: 9702_w22_qp_42 · 9702_w22_ms_42
Grade thresholds for 9702/42 Oct/Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 21 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetic fields | 2 | 21 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 13 |
| Motion in a circle | 1 | 10 |
| Ideal gases | 1 | 10 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 10 |
| Electric fields | 1 | 10 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 10 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 9 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 7 |
Questions in 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2022
- Question 1
(a) Define gravitational field. (b) A spherical planet can be considered as a point mass at its centre. (i) On Fig. 1.1, draw gravitational field lines outside the planet to represent the gravitational field due to the planet. planet Fig. …
- Question 2
(a) Define specific heat capacity. (b) A fixed mass of water in a beaker is at atmospheric pressure. (i) The initial temperature of the water is 0 °C. The water is supplied with thermal energy E, so that its temperature …
- Question 3
(a) The equation of state for an ideal gas can be written as pV = NkT. State the meaning of each of the symbols in this equation. …
- Question 4
Fig. 4.1 shows the variation with time t of the height h above the ground of an object of mass 36 kg that is undergoing vertical simple harmonic motion. …
- Question 5
(a) Define electric potential at a point. (b) An isolated conducting sphere is charged. Fig. 5.1 shows the variation of the potential V due to the sphere with displacement x from its centre. …
- Question 6
A capacitor of capacitance C and a resistor of resistance R are connected as shown in Fig. …
- Question 7
(a) Define magnetic flux density. (b) An insulated rectangular coil of wire, consisting of 40 turns, is suspended in a cradle from a newton meter, as shown in Fig. 7.1. 3.00 cm 5.00 cm newton meter cradle coil 40 turns …
- Question 8
(a) State Lenz’s law of electromagnetic induction. (b) Two coils of insulated wire are wound on an iron bar, as shown in Fig. 8.1. V coil 1 coil 2 iron bar I1 V2 Fig. 8.1 There is a current I1 …
- Question 9
(a) Fig. 9.1 shows the visible part of the emission spectrum from hydrogen gas in a laboratory on the Earth. The numbers indicate the wavelength, in nm, represented by each line. …
- Question 10
Positron emission tomography (PET scanning) involves the detection of gamma-radiation in order to identify the position of origin of positrons in the body. (a) (i) Positrons are not naturally present in the body. Explain how positrons come to be present …
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