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

Physics 9702/21 May/June 2024 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 1, May/June 2024: 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
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_s24_qp_21 ยท 9702_s24_ms_21

Grade thresholds for 9702/21 May/June 2024

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
4137312518

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/21 May/June 2024 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Forces, density and pressure110
Electricity110
Dynamics19
Deformation of solids18
Waves18
Particle physics18
Kinematics17

Questions in 9702/21 May/June 2024

  1. Question 1Forces, density and pressure ยท 10 marks

    The drag force FD acting on an object falling through air is given by FD โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Kinematics ยท 7 marks

    (a) Define velocity. (b) A student throws a ball over a vertical wall of height h, as shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Dynamics ยท 9 marks

    (a) State the principle of conservation of momentum. (b) An object of mass 2m is travelling at a speed of โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Deformation of solids ยท 8 marks

    (a) Define strain. (b) A copper wire of length 4.0 m has a uniform cross-sectional area of โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Waves ยท 8 marks

    A stretched string PQ has length 1.2 m. One end of the string is attached to a vibration generator and the other end is attached to a wall, as shown in Fig. 5.1. wall string vibration generator โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 10 marks

    (a) State Kirchhoffโ€™s first law. (b) A cell with internal resistance r is connected to two resistors of resistances R1 and R2 as shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Particle physics ยท 8 marks

    Nuclei of an isotope of copper (Cu) each have 29 protons and 37 neutrons. This isotope is a ฮฒโ€“ emitter. (a) State the nuclide notation in the form A ZX for this nucleus of copper. (b) The energy spectrum of โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/21 May/June 2024 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s24_ms_21), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/21 May/June 2024?
41 marks out of 60, a C needed 31.
Which topics came up in 9702/21 May/June 2024?
Mostly Forces, density and pressure, Electricity, Dynamics. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/21 May/June 2024?
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.