9702/42/O/N/25 · A2 Physics October/November 2025 Paper 42
10 questions, 100 marks. Each one links to its official mark scheme.
- Question 1 · 9 marks · Kinematics of uniform circular motion, Centripetal acceleration
- Question 2 · 11 marks · Gravitational force between point masses, Kinetic theory of gases, Equation of state, The mole
- Question 3 · 9 marks · Thermal equilibrium, Temperature scales
- Question 4 · 10 marks · The first law of thermodynamics, Internal energy
- Question 5 · 10 marks · Simple harmonic oscillations, Damped and forced oscillations, resonance
- Question 6 · 11 marks · Electric fields and field lines, Capacitors and capacitance, Electric potential, Field of a point charge, Discharging a capacitor
- Question 7 · 8 marks · Characteristics of alternating currents, Rectification and smoothing
- Question 8 · 10 marks · Energy levels in atoms and line spectra, Energy and momentum of a photon
- Question 9 · 13 marks · Mass defect and nuclear binding energy, Stellar radii, Standard candles
- Question 10 · 9 marks · Production and use of X-rays
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