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9702/42/F/M/24 · A2 Physics February/March 2024 Paper 42

10 questions, 100 marks. Each one links to its official mark scheme.

  1. Question 1 · 10 marks · Gravitational potential, Gravitational force between point masses
  2. Question 2 · 11 marks · Internal energy, The first law of thermodynamics, Equation of state, Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
  3. Question 3 · 7 marks · Energy in simple harmonic motion, Simple harmonic oscillations
  4. Question 4 · 10 marks · Capacitors and capacitance, Energy stored in a capacitor, Rectification and smoothing, Discharging a capacitor, Characteristics of alternating currents
  5. Question 5 · 10 marks · Centripetal acceleration, Force on a moving charge
  6. Question 6 · 11 marks · Electromagnetic induction, Magnetic fields due to currents
  7. Question 7 · 9 marks · Energy and momentum of a photon, Photoelectric effect
  8. Question 8 · 9 marks · Mass defect and nuclear binding energy, Radioactive decay
  9. Question 9 · 13 marks · Production and use of X-rays, Production and use of ultrasound
  10. Question 10 · 10 marks · Stellar radii, Standard candles, Hubble’s law and the Big Bang theory

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