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

Physics 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 3, Oct/Nov 2025: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 6 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
6
Marks
60
Grade A from
44
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_w25_qp_23 ยท 9702_w25_ms_23

Grade thresholds for 9702/23 Oct/Nov 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.

ABCDE
4437312518

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Forces, density and pressure112
Work, energy and power110
Superposition110
Electricity110
Deformation of solids19
Particle physics19

Questions in 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2025

  1. Question 1Work, energy and power ยท 10 marks

    (a) Define acceleration. (b) A rocket is launched vertically from the surface of the Earth. Fig. 1.1 shows the variation of the velocity of the rocket with time for the first 20 s after its launch. โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Forces, density and pressure ยท 12 marks

    (a) (i) Define pressure. (ii) Explain how hydrostatic pressure results in an upthrust force acting on a solid object immersed in a liquid. (b) A small steel ball of radius r and mass m falls vertically at terminal speed v โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Deformation of solids ยท 9 marks

    A wire has length L and cross-sectional area A. The wire is made from a metal that has Young modulus E and resistivity ฯ. (a) Define the Young modulus of a material. (b) (i) State an expression, in terms of โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Superposition ยท 10 marks

    (a) State what is meant by diffraction of a wave. (b) A beam of vertically polarised light of wavelength 540 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating, as shown in Fig. 4.1. screen diffraction grating ฮธ polarised light beam โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Electricity ยท 10 marks

    (a) State Kirchhoffโ€™s first law. (b) Fig. 5.1 shows a circuit containing a thermistor T that has a negative temperature coefficient. โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Particle physics ยท 9 marks

    The nuclide 3 1H is an isotope of hydrogen that is called tritium. (a) (i) Determine the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons in a neutral atom of tritium. number of protons = number of neutrons = number of electrons โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2025 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w25_ms_23), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2025?
44 marks out of 60, a C needed 31.
Which topics came up in 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2025?
Mostly Forces, density and pressure, Work, energy and power, Superposition. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/23 Oct/Nov 2025?
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.