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

Physics 9702/22 May/June 2025 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 2, May/June 2025: 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: 43

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File names: 9702_s25_qp_22 · 9702_s25_ms_22

Grade thresholds for 9702/22 May/June 2025

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.

A	B	C	D	E
43	37	30	24	16

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/22 May/June 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Work, energy and power	1	10
Electricity	1	10
Particle physics	1	9
Forces, density and pressure	1	8
Waves	1	8
Dynamics	1	8
Deformation of solids	1	7

Questions in 9702/22 May/June 2025

Question 1Work, energy and power · 10 marks
(a) Table 1.1 lists some physical quantities. Identify with ticks (✓) which quantities are vectors and which are scalars. Table 1.1 quantity scalar vector acceleration displacement gravitational potential energy speed temperature (b) A constant resultant force F acts on a …
Question 2Forces, density and pressure · 8 marks
(a) Define the moment of a force about a point. (b) A tree of mass 270 kg grows out of sloping ground and is supported by a post, as shown in Fig. 2.1. centre of gravity of tree ground …
Question 3Waves · 8 marks
Two progressive water waves X and Y travel along a straight line from point A to point B. The variation of displacement of the waves with distance from A at an instant in time is shown in Fig. …
Question 4Dynamics · 8 marks
A small ball is dropped from rest from height h1 above the ground and falls vertically downwards. The ball collides with the ground and bounces back vertically upwards, reaching a maximum height h2. Fig. 4.1 shows the ball just before …
Question 5Deformation of solids · 7 marks
(a) Define the Young modulus. (b) A wire of unstretched length 0.81 m is made of a metal with Young modulus 95 GPa. The wire obeys Hooke’s law and has a constant cross-sectional area. Fig. 5.1 shows the force–extension graph …
Question 6Electricity · 10 marks
(a) Define electric potential difference across a component. (b) A circuit contains four resistors and a battery of electromotive force …
Question 7Particle physics · 9 marks
(a) State what is meant by a fundamental particle. (b) A nucleus X has 14 nucleons and p protons. The ratio of charge to mass for nucleus X is …

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Where can I get the 9702/22 May/June 2025 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s25_ms_22), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.

What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/22 May/June 2025?

43 marks out of 60, a C needed 30.

Which topics came up in 9702/22 May/June 2025?

Mostly Work, energy and power, Electricity, Particle physics. The full list is in the table above.

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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.