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Stationary wave experiments past paper questions

Physics 9702 · Superposition. Microwaves, stretched strings and air columns

In Cambridge A Level Physics 9702, Stationary wave experiments came up in 52 of the 140 papers on Paperstreak, for about 2 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in May/June 2025.

Often set with Nodes and antinodes, Transverse and longitudinal waves, Wave equation, Wave terms and phase difference.

53 questions, newest first

1. 9702/11/M/J/25 Question 31 · 1 mark
2. 9702/12/M/J/25 Question 24 · 1 mark
3. 9702/12/O/N/24 Question 31 · 1 mark
4. 9702/22/O/N/24 Question 4 parts (b(ii)) (b(iii)) · 5 marks
5. 9702/11/O/N/23 Question 26 · 1 mark
6. 9702/13/O/N/23 Question 26 · 1 mark
7. 9702/11/M/J/23 Question 26 · 1 mark
8. 9702/12/M/J/23 Question 26 · 1 mark
9. 9702/13/M/J/23 Question 26 · 1 mark
10. 9702/22/M/J/23 Question 5 parts (b(ii)) (b(iii)) · 2 marks
11. 9702/12/F/M/23 Question 25 · 1 mark
12. 9702/11/M/J/22 Question 27 · 1 mark
13. 9702/12/F/M/22 Question 25 · 1 mark
14. 9702/11/O/N/21 Question 23 · 1 mark
15. 9702/12/O/N/21 Question 27 · 1 mark
16. 9702/13/O/N/21 Question 24 · 1 mark
17. 9702/22/O/N/21 Question 5 · 5 marks
18. 9702/11/M/J/21 Question 23 · 1 mark
19. 9702/12/M/J/21 Question 26 · 1 mark
20. 9702/12/F/M/21 Question 23 · 1 mark
21. 9702/22/F/M/21 Question 4 parts (b(i)) (b(iii)) · 3 marks
22. 9702/11/O/N/20 Question 23 · 1 mark
23. 9702/12/O/N/20 Question 24 · 1 mark
24. 9702/11/M/J/20 Question 24 · 1 mark
25. 9702/12/M/J/20 Question 24 · 1 mark
26. 9702/13/M/J/20 Question 27 · 1 mark
27. 9702/12/F/M/20 Question 26 · 1 mark
28. 9702/11/O/N/19 Question 23 · 1 mark
29. 9702/13/O/N/19 Question 26 · 1 mark
30. 9702/11/M/J/19 Question 24 · 1 mark
31. 9702/13/M/J/19 Question 26 · 1 mark
32. 9702/23/M/J/19 Question 5 parts (d) (e) · 3 marks
33. 9702/12/F/M/19 Question 24 · 1 mark
34. 9702/11/O/N/18 Question 26 · 1 mark
35. 9702/12/O/N/18 Question 24 · 1 mark
36. 9702/12/O/N/18 Question 27 · 1 mark
37. 9702/23/O/N/18 Question 4 part (b(iii)) · 4 marks
38. 9702/11/M/J/18 Question 27 · 1 mark
39. 9702/12/M/J/18 Question 24 · 1 mark
40. 9702/13/M/J/18 Question 24 · 1 mark
41. 9702/22/M/J/18 Question 4 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 5 marks
42. 9702/12/F/M/18 Question 28 · 1 mark
43. 9702/22/F/M/18 Question 4 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
44. 9702/11/O/N/17 Question 23 · 1 mark
45. 9702/12/O/N/17 Question 24 · 1 mark
46. 9702/21/O/N/17 Question 3 parts (b(iii)) (b(iv)) · 5 marks
47. 9702/11/M/J/17 Question 27 · 1 mark
48. 9702/13/M/J/17 Question 26 · 1 mark
49. 9702/11/O/N/16 Question 24 · 1 mark
50. 9702/12/O/N/16 Question 29 · 1 mark
51. 9702/13/O/N/16 Question 24 · 1 mark
52. 9702/23/M/J/16 Question 7 part (a(i)) · 2 marks
53. 9702/12/F/M/16 Question 25 · 1 mark

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