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

Physics 9702/24 May/June 2026 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 4, May/June 2026: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 60 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions: 7
Marks: 60

Open the question paper Mark scheme

File names: 9702_s26_qp_24 · 9702_s26_ms_24

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/24 May/June 2026 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Electricity	2	17
Physical quantities and units	1	10
Deformation of solids	1	10
Superposition	1	8
Particle physics	1	8
Forces, density and pressure	1	7

Questions in 9702/24 May/June 2026

Question 1Physical quantities and units · 10 marks
(a) Underline all the vector quantities in the following list: distance displacement speed velocity acceleration. (b) A car of mass 1400 kg is initially travelling horizontally in a straight line at a constant speed of …
Question 2Deformation of solids · 10 marks
(a) State Hooke’s law. (b) In an experiment to determine the spring constant of a spring X, a student measures the original length of the spring. The student then suspends an object in equilibrium from the spring and measures the …
Question 3Superposition · 8 marks
A stretched string is attached to two fixed points and a vibration generator as shown in Figure 3.1. fixed point fixed point vibration generator string 1.8 m Figure 3.1 The vibration generator oscillates vertically and a stationary wave is formed …
Question 4Forces, density and pressure · 7 marks
An object is held at rest just below the surface of a liquid of uniform density as shown in Figure 4.1. liquid object Figure 4.1 The object is released and accelerates downwards until it reaches terminal velocity. The magnitude of …
Question 5Electricity · 10 marks
The I–V characteristic of an electrical component X is shown in Figure …
Question 6Electricity · 7 marks
A nichrome wire of cross‑sectional area …
Question 7Particle physics · 8 marks
(a) (i) State what is meant by isotopes. (ii) A thorium‑232 nucleus …

Other Physics papers from May/June 2026

Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/24 May/June 2026 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s26_ms_24), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.

Which topics came up in 9702/24 May/June 2026?

Mostly Electricity, Physical quantities and units, Deformation of solids. The full list is in the table above.

Do I need an account to open 9702/24 May/June 2026?

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.