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Melting, boiling and evaporation past paper questions

O Level Physics 5054 · Thermal properties and temperature. 1 Describe melting, solidification, boiling and condensation in terms of energy transfer without a change in temperature 2 Know the melting and boiling temperatures for water at standard atmospheric pressure 3 Describe the differences between boiling and evaporation 4 Describe evaporation in terms of the escape of more energetic particles from the surface of a liquid 5 Describe how temperature, surface area and air movement over a surface affect evaporation 6 Explain how evaporation causes cooling 7 Describe latent heat as the energy required to change the state of a substance and explain it in terms of particle behaviour and the forces between particles

In Cambridge O Level Physics 5054, Melting, boiling and evaporation came up in 35 of the 72 papers on Paperstreak, for about 3 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Specific heat capacity, Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases, Convection, Particle model.

41 questions, newest first

  1. 5054/11/O/N/25 Question 16 · 1 mark
  2. 5054/21/O/N/25 Question 5 part (a) · 2 marks
  3. 5054/22/O/N/25 Question 4 parts (a) (c) · 3 marks
  4. 5054/11/M/J/25 Question 16 · 1 mark
  5. 5054/11/M/J/25 Question 17 · 1 mark
  6. 5054/21/M/J/25 Question 4 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 3 marks
  7. 5054/11/O/N/24 Question 23 · 1 mark
  8. 5054/12/O/N/24 Question 17 · 1 mark
  9. 5054/41/O/N/24 Question 4 · 6 marks
  10. 5054/42/O/N/24 Question 4 · 6 marks
  11. 5054/11/M/J/24 Question 19 · 1 mark
  12. 5054/12/M/J/24 Question 20 · 1 mark
  13. 5054/21/M/J/24 Question 3 part (b(ii)) · 2 marks
  14. 5054/22/M/J/24 Question 2 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 3 marks
  15. 5054/11/O/N/23 Question 15 · 1 mark
  16. 5054/11/O/N/23 Question 16 · 1 mark
  17. 5054/21/O/N/23 Question 3 part (b(iii)) · 1 mark
  18. 5054/22/O/N/23 Question 5 · 5 marks
  19. 5054/11/M/J/23 Question 16 · 1 mark
  20. 5054/21/M/J/23 Question 5 part (b(ii)) · 1 mark
  21. 5054/22/M/J/23 Question 4 part (a(iii)) · 2 marks
  22. 5054/11/O/N/22 Question 21 · 1 mark
  23. 5054/11/O/N/22 Question 22 · 1 mark
  24. 5054/22/O/N/22 Question 7 parts (c(ii)) (c(iii)) (c(iv)) · 7 marks
  25. 5054/12/M/J/22 Question 20 · 1 mark
  26. 5054/12/M/J/22 Question 22 · 1 mark
  27. 5054/12/M/J/22 Question 23 · 1 mark
  28. 5054/21/M/J/22 Question 3 · 6 marks
  29. 5054/11/O/N/21 Question 14 · 1 mark
  30. 5054/11/O/N/21 Question 16 · 1 mark
  31. 5054/12/O/N/21 Question 20 · 1 mark
  32. 5054/21/O/N/21 Question 9 part (b(i)) · 2 marks
  33. 5054/42/O/N/21 Question 1 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) (d) (e(ii)) (f) (g(i)) · 10 marks
  34. 5054/11/M/J/21 Question 19 · 1 mark
  35. 5054/21/M/J/21 Question 3 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 3 marks
  36. 5054/11/O/N/20 Question 23 · 1 mark
  37. 5054/21/O/N/20 Question 9 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 4 marks
  38. 5054/41/O/N/20 Question 2 parts (b(i)) (b(iv)) (c) · 5 marks
  39. 5054/11/M/J/20 Question 23 · 1 mark
  40. 5054/12/M/J/20 Question 24 · 1 mark
  41. 5054/22/M/J/20 Question 8 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 2 marks

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