Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 4 ยท A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/44 May/June 2025 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 4, May/June 2025: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 11 questions worth 100 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 11
- Marks
- 100
- Grade A from
- 62
File names: 9702_s25_qp_44 ยท 9702_s25_ms_44
Grade thresholds for 9702/44 May/June 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 53 | 42 | 31 | 19 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/44 May/June 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Oscillations | 2 | 16 |
| Gravitational fields | 1 | 11 |
| Ideal gases | 1 | 10 |
| Electric fields | 1 | 10 |
| Magnetic fields | 1 | 10 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 10 |
| Medical physics | 1 | 9 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 9 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 8 |
| Temperature | 1 | 7 |
Questions in 9702/44 May/June 2025
- Question 1
(a) Define gravitational field. (b) The gravitational field strength g at a distance x from the centre of a uniform spherical planet of mass M is given by the expression g = GM x2 where G is the gravitational constant โฆ
- Question 2
(a) State what is meant by two objects being in thermal equilibrium. (b) A mass X of ice at 0 ยฐC is placed in a beaker containing a mass M of water at Celsius temperature t. The beaker is perfectly โฆ
- Question 3
(a) State what is meant by an ideal gas. (b) An ideal gas at a pressure of โฆ
- Question 4
(a) State what is meant by simple harmonic motion. (b) A small sphere is suspended from a fixed point P by a string of negligible mass, as shown in Fig. 4.1. sphere string P Fig. 4.1 The sphere is given โฆ
- Question 5
(a) Define electric potential at a point. (b) An isolated solid metal sphere of radius r is given a positive charge. The potential at the surface of the sphere is โฆ
- Question 6
A rectangular coil PQRS of wire is free to rotate about its axis XY, as shown in Fig. โฆ
- Question 7
A bar magnet is suspended from a spring. One pole of the magnet oscillates freely in a coil of wire, as shown in Fig. 7.1. bar magnet spring coil of wire resistor S Fig. 7.1 The switch S is initially โฆ
- Question 8
An incomplete circuit diagram of a bridge rectifier is shown in Fig. โฆ
- Question 9
(a) (i) Describe what is meant by waveโparticle duality. (ii) State the relationship between the de Broglie wavelength ฮป of a particle and its momentum p. State the meaning of any other symbols that you use. (b) A narrow beam โฆ
- Question 10
(a) Describe how the piezoelectric crystal in a transducer generates ultrasound waves for use in medical diagnosis. (b) A parallel ultrasound beam is incident on the boundary between two media, as illustrated in Fig. 10.1. ultrasound beam specific acoustic impedance โฆ
- Question 11
The deuterium nucleus (2 1H) has a mass defect of โฆ
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