Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 2 · AS structured questions
Physics 9702/23 May/June 2023 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 3, May/June 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
- 41
File names: 9702_s23_qp_23 · 9702_s23_ms_23
Grade thresholds for 9702/23 May/June 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.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 15 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/23 May/June 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 2 | 17 |
| Waves | 1 | 13 |
| Dynamics | 1 | 11 |
| Forces, density and pressure | 1 | 8 |
| Particle physics | 1 | 6 |
| Deformation of solids | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 9702/23 May/June 2023
- Question 1
A well has a depth of 36 m from ground level to the surface of the water in the well, as shown in Fig. …
- Question 2
A sphere floats in equilibrium on the surface of sea water of density 1050 kg m−3, as shown in Fig. 2.1. sphere sea water, density 1050 kg m–3 Fig. …
- Question 3
(a) State the principle of conservation of momentum. (b) A firework is initially stationary. It explodes into three fragments A, B and C that move in a horizontal plane, as shown in the view from above in Fig. …
- Question 4
(a) For a progressive wave, state what is meant by the frequency. (b) A loudspeaker, microphone and cathode-ray oscilloscope (CRO) are arranged as shown in Fig. 4.1. microphone loudspeaker CRO Fig. 4.1 The loudspeaker is emitting a sound wave which …
- Question 5
A student sets up a circuit with a battery, an ammeter, a heater and a light-dependent resistor (LDR) all in series. The battery has negligible internal resistance. A voltmeter is connected across (in parallel with) the heater. (a) On Fig. …
- Question 6
(a) Define the Young modulus. (b) A uniform wire is suspended from a fixed support. Masses are added to the other end of the wire, as shown in Fig. 6.1. fixed support wire masses Fig. 6.1 (not to scale) The …
- Question 7
(a) Table 7.1 shows incomplete data for three flavours (types) of quark. The elementary charge is e. Table 7.1 flavour quark antiquark symbol charge / e symbol charge / e up …
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