Cambridge A Level · 9702 · Paper 4 · A Level structured questions
Physics 9702/44 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 4 (A Level structured questions), variant 4, Oct/Nov 2025: 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
- 66
File names: 9702_w25_qp_44 · 9702_w25_ms_44
Grade thresholds for 9702/44 Oct/Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 22 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/44 Oct/Nov 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Motion in a circle | 2 | 21 |
| Ideal gases | 2 | 16 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 15 |
| Nuclear physics | 1 | 15 |
| Electric fields | 1 | 9 |
| Magnetic fields | 1 | 9 |
| Quantum physics | 1 | 8 |
| Astronomy and cosmology | 1 | 7 |
Questions in 9702/44 Oct/Nov 2025
- Question 1
(a) State Newton’s law of gravitation. (b) A binary star consists of star A, of mass …
- Question 2
(a) The equation of state for an ideal gas may be expressed as pV = NkT. (i) State the meaning of each of the symbols in this equation. …
- Question 3
(a) With reference to molecular kinetic energy and molecular potential energy, explain what is meant by the internal energy of an ideal gas. (b) A sample of an ideal gas is initially in state A, at a pressure of …
- Question 4
(a) State what is meant by the frequency of the oscillations of an oscillating object. (b) An object is oscillating. Fig. 4.1 shows the variation of the acceleration a of the object with its displacement x from the equilibrium position. …
- Question 5
(a) Explain why the electric potential near an isolated proton is positive. (b) An isolated metal sphere is positively charged and has radius R, as shown in Fig. …
- Question 6
Fig. 6.1 shows part of a bridge rectifier circuit that can be used for rectification of an alternating input voltage VIN. VOUT R VIN Fig. 6.1 The circuit contains four diodes, one of which is shown. The rectified output voltage …
- Question 7
(a) State Lenz’s law of electromagnetic induction. (b) A helicopter hovering in stationary equilibrium has four rotors, each of length 12 m, as shown in the view from above in Fig. …
- Question 8
Oxygen-15 (15 8O) is radioactive and has a half-life of 2.04 minutes. The decay of oxygen-15 produces positrons. For this reason, oxygen-15 is sometimes used as a tracer in positron emission tomography (PET scanning). (a) State what is meant by …
- Question 9
(a) State what is meant by the photoelectric effect. (b) The photoelectric effect is investigated using two clean metal plates. One plate is made from metal X and the other is made from metal Y. Metal X has work function …
- Question 10
(a) State what is meant by redshift. (b) Explain how observations of redshift lead to the idea that the universe is expanding. (c) Explain how Hubble’s law leads to the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe.
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