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Physics 9702 · Physical quantities and units. Every quantity is a number and a unit; estimating everyday values

It came up in 45 of 140 papers, for about 1 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Combining uncertainties.

47 questions, newest first

1. 9702/12/O/N/25 Question 1 · 1 mark
2. 9702/12/M/J/25 Question 1 · 1 mark
3. 9702/13/M/J/25 Question 2 · 1 mark
4. 9702/11/O/N/24 Question 4 · 1 mark
5. 9702/12/O/N/24 Question 1 · 1 mark
6. 9702/12/O/N/24 Question 2 · 1 mark
7. 9702/13/O/N/24 Question 1 · 1 mark
8. 9702/13/O/N/24 Question 2 · 1 mark
9. 9702/12/M/J/24 Question 8 · 1 mark
10. 9702/11/O/N/23 Question 1 · 1 mark
11. 9702/12/O/N/23 Question 1 · 1 mark
12. 9702/11/M/J/23 Question 2 · 1 mark
13. 9702/13/M/J/23 Question 1 · 1 mark
14. 9702/12/F/M/23 Question 1 · 1 mark
15. 9702/11/O/N/22 Question 1 · 1 mark
16. 9702/12/O/N/22 Question 1 · 1 mark
17. 9702/11/M/J/22 Question 1 · 1 mark
18. 9702/12/M/J/22 Question 1 · 1 mark
19. 9702/13/M/J/22 Question 1 · 1 mark
20. 9702/11/O/N/21 Question 1 · 1 mark
21. 9702/12/O/N/21 Question 1 · 1 mark
22. 9702/11/M/J/21 Question 1 · 1 mark
23. 9702/12/M/J/21 Question 1 · 1 mark
24. 9702/13/M/J/21 Question 1 · 1 mark
25. 9702/23/M/J/21 Question 1 part (a(ii)) · 2 marks
26. 9702/12/F/M/21 Question 1 · 1 mark
27. 9702/11/O/N/20 Question 1 · 1 mark
28. 9702/12/O/N/20 Question 1 · 1 mark
29. 9702/13/O/N/20 Question 1 · 1 mark
30. 9702/11/M/J/20 Question 1 · 1 mark
31. 9702/12/M/J/20 Question 1 · 1 mark
32. 9702/13/M/J/20 Question 1 · 1 mark
33. 9702/12/F/M/20 Question 1 · 1 mark
34. 9702/22/F/M/20 Question 1 part (b(i)) · 1 mark
35. 9702/11/O/N/19 Question 1 · 1 mark
36. 9702/12/O/N/19 Question 1 · 1 mark
37. 9702/21/O/N/19 Question 1 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
38. 9702/11/O/N/18 Question 1 · 1 mark
39. 9702/12/O/N/18 Question 1 · 1 mark
40. 9702/13/O/N/18 Question 1 · 1 mark
41. 9702/13/M/J/18 Question 1 · 1 mark
42. 9702/22/F/M/18 Question 2 part (b(ii)) · 1 mark
43. 9702/11/M/J/17 Question 1 · 1 mark
44. 9702/12/M/J/17 Question 1 · 1 mark
45. 9702/12/F/M/17 Question 2 · 1 mark
46. 9702/21/M/J/16 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 2 marks
47. 9702/22/F/M/16 Question 1 part (b(i)) · 2 marks

More in Physical quantities and units: SI base and derived units, Homogeneity of equations, Prefixes, Systematic and random errors, Precision and accuracy, Combining uncertainties, Scalars and vectors, Adding and subtracting vectors, Resolving vectors.

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