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

Physics 9702/22 May/June 2026 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 2, May/June 2026: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 6 questions worth 60 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
6
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60
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File names: 9702_s26_qp_22 ยท 9702_s26_ms_22

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/22 May/June 2026 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
D.C. circuits112
Physical quantities and units111
Waves110
Work, energy and power110
Particle physics19
Forces, density and pressure18

Questions in 9702/22 May/June 2026

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 11 marks

    (a) By placing one tick (3) in each row, complete Table 1.1 to identify whether each of the listed quantities is a scalar or a vector. Table 1.1 quantity scalar vector amplitude force momentum power (b) A car moves in โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Forces, density and pressure ยท 8 marks

    (a) State the conditions required for an object to be in equilibrium. (b) A block rests in equilibrium on the centre of a uniform horizontal plank. The block is attached to two ropes, each of which passes over a fixed โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Waves ยท 10 marks

    Two oscillating dippers are used to create progressive transverse water waves on the surface of a lake. The waves are shown from above in Figure โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Work, energy and power ยท 10 marks
  5. Question 5D.C. circuits ยท 12 marks

    (a) Three resistors of resistances R1, R2 and R3 are connected in a network in parallel as shown in Figure 5.1. IT โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Particle physics ยท 9 marks

    (a) One of the conclusions from the ฮฑ-particle scattering experiment was that the atom is mostly empty space. State the observation from the experiment that provides evidence for this conclusion. (b) An ฮฑ-particle travelling with a speed of โ€ฆ

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Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s26_ms_22), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
Which topics came up in 9702/22 May/June 2026?
Mostly D.C. circuits, Physical quantities and units, Waves. The full list is in the table above.
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