Polarisation past paper questions
Physics 9702 · Waves. Polarising filters and Malus's law
It came up in 28 of 140 papers, for about 2 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.
Often set with Diffraction, Diffraction grating, Nodes and antinodes, Wave equation.
31 questions, newest first
- 9702/11/O/N/25 Question 26 · 1 mark
- 9702/13/O/N/25 Question 26 · 1 mark
- 9702/21/O/N/25 Question 4 part (c) · 2 marks
- 9702/23/O/N/25 Question 4 part (c) · 2 marks
- 9702/11/M/J/25 Question 28 · 1 mark
- 9702/12/M/J/25 Question 27 · 1 mark
- 9702/12/M/J/25 Question 28 · 1 mark
- 9702/13/M/J/25 Question 25 · 1 mark
- 9702/23/M/J/25 Question 5 · 8 marks
- 9702/12/F/M/25 Question 26 · 1 mark
- 9702/11/O/N/24 Question 29 · 1 mark
- 9702/12/O/N/24 Question 23 · 1 mark
- 9702/11/M/J/24 Question 24 · 1 mark
- 9702/11/M/J/24 Question 29 · 1 mark
- 9702/12/M/J/24 Question 24 · 1 mark
- 9702/13/M/J/24 Question 26 · 1 mark
- 9702/12/F/M/24 Question 27 · 1 mark
- 9702/11/O/N/23 Question 24 · 1 mark
- 9702/12/O/N/23 Question 24 · 1 mark
- 9702/13/O/N/23 Question 24 · 1 mark
- 9702/22/O/N/23 Question 5 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 4 marks
- 9702/11/M/J/23 Question 24 · 1 mark
- 9702/12/M/J/23 Question 24 · 1 mark
- 9702/13/M/J/23 Question 24 · 1 mark
- 9702/22/M/J/23 Question 5 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 3 marks
- 9702/12/F/M/23 Question 21 · 1 mark
- 9702/12/F/M/23 Question 24 · 1 mark
- 9702/21/O/N/22 Question 4 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b) · 5 marks
- 9702/22/O/N/22 Question 5 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 4 marks
- 9702/12/M/J/22 Question 26 · 1 mark
- 9702/22/F/M/22 Question 5 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 4 marks
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