Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2023 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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
- 68
File names: 9702_w23_qp_42 · 9702_w23_ms_42
Grade thresholds for 9702/42 Oct/Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 26 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 12 |
| Ideal gases | 1 | 12 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 11 |
| Electric fields | 1 | 11 |
| Magnetic fields | 1 | 11 |
| Motion in a circle | 1 | 10 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 9 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 8 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 8 |
| Astronomy and cosmology | 1 | 8 |
Questions in 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2023
- Question 1
(a) Define the radian. (b) The minute hand of a clock revolves at constant angular speed around the face of the clock, completing one revolution every hour. A small piece of modelling clay is attached to the hand with its …
- Question 2
(a) (i) Define gravitational potential at a point. (ii) The Moon may be considered to be an isolated uniform sphere of mass …
- Question 3
(a) State what is meant by the internal energy of a system. (b) Use the first law of thermodynamics to explain what happens to the internal energy: (i) of a spring when it is stretched at constant temperature within its …
- Question 4
An electron in a metal rod moves randomly about a mean position. When an alternating voltage is applied to the ends of the rod, the mean position can be considered to oscillate with simple harmonic motion along the axis of …
- Question 5
(a) State Coulomb’s law. (b) Two identical oil droplets are in a vacuum. The centres of the droplets are a distance of …
- Question 6
A capacitor C is charged so that the potential difference (p.d.) V across its terminals is 8.0 V. The capacitor is connected into the circuit of Fig. …
- Question 7
(a) A Hall probe containing a thin slice of semiconducting material is placed in a uniform magnetic field of flux density B. The largest faces of the slice are perpendicular to the magnetic field, as shown in Fig. 7.1. x …
- Question 8
(a) State what is meant by a photon. (b) When the surface of a metal plate is illuminated with electromagnetic radiation, electrons are sometimes emitted from the metal. (i) State the name of this phenomenon. (ii) It is observed that …
- Question 9
Fluorine-18 (18 9F) is a radioactive nuclide that is used as a tracer in positron emission tomography (PET scanning). Fluorine-18 decays to a nuclide of oxygen (O) according to …
- Question 10
(a) State Wien’s displacement law. Identify any symbols that you use. (b) A cosmology student observes the electromagnetic radiation received from a star in a galaxy. The student uses Wien’s law to estimate the surface temperature of the star, a …
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