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Cambridge · O Level · Physics

May/June 2023 — Paper 2 · Variant 1.

48 structured questions · 80 marks

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Topics covered

  • Pressure
  • Melting, boiling and evaporation
  • Energy
  • Electrical safety
  • The d.c. motor
  • Motion
  • Half-life
  • The a.c. generator
  • Specific heat capacity
  • The Solar System
  • General properties of waves
  • Momentum
  • Radioactive decay
  • Particle model
  • Power
  • Balanced and unbalanced forces
  • Thin lenses
  • Circuit diagrams and circuit components
  • Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases
  • Convection
  • Efficiency
  • Series and parallel circuits
  • Detection of radioactivity

Questions in this paper

  • Q1aMotion2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q1cMotion2 marks
  • Q1d(i)Convection1 marks
  • Q1bMotion3 marks
  • Q1d(ii)Convection1 marks
  • Q2bMomentum2 marks
  • Q2a(ii)Momentum1 marks
  • Q2a(i)Momentum1 marks
  • Q2c(i)Energy2 marks
  • Q2c(ii)Energy1 marks
  • Q3aSeries and parallel circuits2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q3cCircuit diagrams and circuit components2 marks
  • Q3bPower2 marks
  • Q4b(i)Pressure2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q4a(i)Pressure2 marks
  • Q4a(ii)Balanced and unbalanced forces1 marks
  • Q4a(iii)Pressure2 marks
  • Q4b(ii)Pressure1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q5cSpecific heat capacity3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q5b(ii)Melting, boiling and evaporation1 marks
  • Q5aThermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases2 marks
  • Q5b(i)Particle model1 marks
  • Q6a(i)Thin lenses1 marks
  • Q6b(i)Thin lenses3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q6a(ii)Thin lenses1 marks
  • Q6b(ii)Thin lenses1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q7aGeneral properties of waves1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q7bGeneral properties of waves2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q7c(iii)General properties of waves1 marks
  • Q7c(i)General properties of waves1 marks
  • Q7c(ii)General properties of waves2 marks
  • Q8bEfficiency2 marks
  • Q8a(i)Efficiency1 marks
  • Q8a(ii)Efficiency1 marks
  • Q8c(i)Electrical safety2 marks
  • Q8c(ii)Electrical safety2 marks
  • Q9aThe a.c. generator2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q9bThe a.c. generator2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q9c(i)The d.c. motor2 marks
  • Q9c(ii)The d.c. motor1 marks
  • Q10bHalf-life2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q10cDetection of radioactivity2 marks
  • Q10aRadioactive decay2 marks
  • Q10dHalf-life2 marks
  • Q11dThe Solar System2 marks
  • Q11aThe Solar System2 marks
  • Q11bThe Solar System2 marks
  • Q11cThe Solar System1 marks

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