Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2024 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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
- 70
File names: 9702_w24_qp_42 · 9702_w24_ms_42
Grade thresholds for 9702/42 Oct/Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 26 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2024 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetic fields | 1 | 13 |
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 12 |
| Temperature | 1 | 11 |
| Electric fields | 1 | 10 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 10 |
| Ideal gases | 1 | 9 |
| Oscillations | 1 | 9 |
| Alternating currents | 1 | 9 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 9 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 8 |
Questions in 9702/42 Oct/Nov 2024
- Question 1
A metal wheel consists of an axle A, eight spokes and a rim, as shown in Fig. 1.1. spoke axle A rim X Fig. 1.1 Point X is on the rim at the end of one of the spokes. The …
- Question 2
The Sun may be considered as a uniform sphere with a mass of …
- Question 3
(a) Define specific latent heat. (b) A dish containing …
- Question 4
(a) State three of the basic assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases. …
- Question 5
Fig. 5.1 shows a pendulum consisting of a metal sphere suspended by a thin string. thin string metal sphere oscillations Fig. 5.1 (not to scale) The sphere undergoes small oscillations about its equilibrium position. The oscillations may be considered to …
- Question 6
(a) State Coulomb’s law. (b) Fig. 6.1 shows an isolated hollow conducting sphere that is positively charged. …
- Question 7
(a) Define the capacitance of a parallel‑plate capacitor. (b) An initially uncharged capacitor X, of capacitance C, is gradually charged so that the final potential difference (p.d.) between its plates is V and the final charge is Q. (i) On …
- Question 8
(a) State what is meant by the frequency of an alternating current. (b) An alternating current I in a resistor of resistance 680 Ω varies with time t according to …
- Question 9
Electrons in a vacuum are accelerated from rest through a potential difference (p.d.) V to form a beam. The electrons each have mass m and charge q. The beam is incident on a graphite crystal that acts as a diffraction …
- Question 10
(a) Radioactive decay is both random and spontaneous. (i) State what is meant by random. (ii) State what is meant by spontaneous. (iii) State one piece of evidence for the random nature of decay. (b) (i) Describe the differences between …
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