Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/42 May/June 2023 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 2, May/June 2023: 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
- 63
File names: 9702_s23_qp_42 · 9702_s23_ms_42
Grade thresholds for 9702/42 May/June 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 20 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/42 May/June 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Ideal gases | 1 | 12 |
| Motion in a circle | 1 | 11 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 11 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 11 |
| Magnetic fields | 1 | 10 |
| Alternating currents | 1 | 10 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 9 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 9 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 9 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 8 |
Questions in 9702/42 May/June 2023
- Question 1
(a) State Newton’s law of gravitation. (b) A satellite is in a circular orbit around a planet. The radius of the orbit is R and the period of the orbit is T. The planet is a uniform sphere. Use Newton’s …
- Question 2
(a) (i) State what is meant by an ideal gas. (ii) State the temperature, in degrees Celsius, of absolute zero. temperature …
- Question 3
(a) State the first law of thermodynamics. Identify the meaning of any symbols that you use. (b) The state of an ideal gas is continuously changed according to the cycle ABCDA shown in Fig. 3.1. pressure volume …
- Question 4
A small steel sphere is oscillating vertically on the end of a spring, as shown in Fig. 4.1. steel sphere spring oscillations Fig. 4.1 The velocity v of the sphere varies with displacement x from its equilibrium position according to …
- Question 5
Two capacitors A and B are connected into the circuit shown in Fig. …
- Question 6
A heavy aluminium disc has a radius of 0.36 m. The disc rotates with the wheels of a vehicle and forms part of an electromagnetic braking system on the vehicle. In order to activate the braking system, a uniform magnetic …
- Question 7
Four diodes are used in a bridge rectifier circuit to produce rectification of a sinusoidal a.c. input voltage VIN. Fig. 7.1 shows part of the circuit, but three of the diodes are missing. VIN VOUT R Fig. 7.1 The p.d. …
- Question 8
Fig. 8.1 shows the lowest four energy levels of an electron in an isolated atom. increasing energy …
- Question 9
(a) Define mass defect. (b) Table 9.1 shows the mass defects of three nuclei. Table 9.1 nucleus mass defect …
- Question 10
(a) X-rays for use in medical diagnosis are produced in an X-ray tube. In the X-ray tube, charged particles are accelerated towards a metal target by an applied potential difference (p.d.). (i) State the name of the charged particles that …
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