Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 4 ยท A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/42 Feb/March 2024 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 2, Feb/March 2024: 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
- 61
File names: 9702_m24_qp_42 ยท 9702_m24_ms_42
Grade thresholds for 9702/42 Feb/March 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 52 | 42 | 32 | 22 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/42 Feb/March 2024 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetic fields | 2 | 21 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 13 |
| Thermodynamics | 1 | 11 |
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 10 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 10 |
| Astronomy and cosmology | 1 | 10 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 9 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 9 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 7 |
Questions in 9702/42 Feb/March 2024
- Question 1
(a) Explain why the gravitational potential near to a point mass is negative. (b) A planet may be assumed to be a uniform sphere. It has gravitational potential ฯ at distance r from the centre of the planet. The variation โฆ
- Question 2
(a) By referring to both kinetic energy and potential energy, explain what is meant by the internal energy of an ideal gas. (b) A fixed mass of an ideal gas at a temperature of 20 ยฐC is sealed in a โฆ
- Question 3
A small object of mass 24 g rests on a platform. The platform is attached to an oscillator, as shown in Fig. 3.1. platform oscillator object Fig. 3.1 The oscillator moves the platform up and down. (a) The total energy โฆ
- Question 4
(a) Three capacitors are connected as shown in Fig. โฆ
- Question 5
(a) An object travels in a circle at constant speed. State the names of two quantities that vary during the motion of the object. โฆ
- Question 6
(a) A small coil C has 64 turns and crossโsectional area 0.71 cm2. The coil is placed inside a solenoid as shown in Fig. 6.1. central axis solenoid current coil โฆ
- Question 7
(a) A photon has an energy of โฆ
- Question 8
(a) State what is meant by the binding energy of a nucleus. (b) A nucleus of uraniumโ235 absorbs a neutron and becomes unstable. It then undergoes a fission reaction. One possible reaction is โฆ
- Question 9
(a) Electrons in a vacuum are accelerated through a potential difference of 84 kV. The electrons then strike a metal target and Xโrays are produced. (i) Calculate the minimum wavelength of the Xโrays that are produced. wavelength = m (ii) โฆ
- Question 10
(a) The Sun has a surface temperature of 5780 K. The luminosity of the Sun is โฆ