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

Physics 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2023 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2023: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
7
Marks
60
Grade A from
44
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_w23_qp_22 ยท 9702_w23_ms_22

Grade thresholds for 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2023

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
4437302215

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Kinematics217
Electricity112
Work, energy and power110
Waves110
Dynamics16
Particle physics15

Questions in 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2023

  1. Question 1Kinematics ยท 9 marks

    (a) In the following list, underline all quantities that are SI base quantities. charge electric current force time (b) Under certain conditions, the distance s moved in a straight line by an object in time t is given by โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Kinematics ยท 8 marks

    A highโ€‘altitude balloon is stationary in still air. A solid sphere is suspended from the balloon by a string, as shown in Fig. 2.1. balloon sphere string Fig. 2.1 (not to scale) The volume of the balloon is 7.5 m3. โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Work, energy and power ยท 10 marks

    A vertical rod is fixed to the horizontal surface of a table, as shown in Fig. 3.1. rod spring surface of table Fig. 3.1 (not to scale) A spring of mass 7.5 g is able to slide along the full โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Dynamics ยท 6 marks

    (a) A ball Y moves along a horizontal frictionless surface and collides with a ball Z, as illustrated in the views from above in Fig. 4.1 and Fig. โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Waves ยท 10 marks

    (a) A beam of vertically polarised light is incident normally on a polarising filter, as shown in Fig. 5.1. transmitted light beam transmission axis of filter filter vertically polarised incident light beam Fig. 5.1 (i) The transmission axis of the โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 12 marks

    (a) A metal wire has a resistance per unit length of โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Particle physics ยท 5 marks

    (a) In the following list, underline all the particles that are not fundamental. antineutrino baryon nucleon positron (b) A nucleus of thoriumโ€‘230 (230 90Th) decays in stages, by emitting ฮฑโ€‘particles and ฮฒโ€“ particles, to form a nucleus of leadโ€‘206 (206 โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2023 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w23_ms_22), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2023?
44 marks out of 60, a C needed 30.
Which topics came up in 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2023?
Mostly Kinematics, Electricity, Work, energy and power. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/22 Oct/Nov 2023?
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.