AQA A-Level Physics Paper 1, June 2025
Every question from AQA A-Level Physics Paper 1, June 2025 (7408): 33 questions, 85 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 6 marks
Complete a Feynman diagram for electron capture at the quark level, explain the stability of an atom versus a bare nucleus that only decays by electron capture, and calculate the number of neutrons from specific charge.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 2 10 marks
Explain transverse and stationary wave properties on a wire, and calculate wire properties to determine which wire and tension allows the first five harmonics to be produced within a given frequency range.
Physics · Practical skills · Required Practicals · 3.3 Waves · AS practicals (1–6) · Data analysis
- Question 3 5 marks
Draw an acceleration-displacement graph for a mass-spring system undergoing SHM and identify the point where kinetic energy is halved.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.6 Further mechanics and thermal physics (A-level only) · Data analysis
- Question 4 9 marks
Explain units of Young modulus and breaking stress, calculate the material cost of a wire using its dimensions and density, identify identical materials from properties, and deduce from a stress-strain graph whether it corresponds to a given wire.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Data analysis
- Question 5 6 marks
Calculate the terminal potential difference and internal resistance of cell combinations, and deduce the number of cells in a battery module.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 6 8 marks
Calculate the kinetic energy transferred during a football kick, determine the force scale on a force–time graph from impulse, and find the flight time of a projectile kicked at an angle.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Data analysis
- Question 7 8 marks
Analyze the motion of a racing car around horizontal and banked curved tracks, deriving relationships for radius, calculating slip speed, drawing acting forces, and explaining banked turning.
Physics · 3.6 Further mechanics and thermal physics (A-level only) · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 8 8 marks
Analyze electron acceleration in a fluorescent tube, inelastic collisions, and evaluate the emission spectrum of a substance to determine photon energy in eV.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 9 1 mark
Determine the quark configuration of particle X in the strong interaction X + p → n + π⁰.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 10 1 mark
Identify the correct statement regarding conservation and properties of beta-minus decay.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 11 1 mark
Identify which combination of force and distance in the direction of the force results in work done equal to 1 J.
Physics · 3.1 Measurements and their errors · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 12 1 mark
Identify which change results in a greater stopping potential in a photoelectric effect experiment.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 13 1 mark
Identify which row correctly matches evidence for the particle nature of light with evidence for the wave nature of light.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation · 3.3 Waves
- Question 14 1 mark
Identify which quantity produces a straight-line graph through the origin when plotted against the first harmonic frequency of a stationary wave on a wire.
Physics · Required Practicals · 3.3 Waves · AS practicals (1–6)
- Question 15 1 mark
Identify the condition required in the derivation of the diffraction grating equation nλ = d sin θ.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 16 1 mark
Identify the correct statement regarding the I–V characteristic curve of a semiconductor diode.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 17 1 mark
Determine the expression for the number of fringes observed on a screen of width Y in a double-slit experiment.
Physics · Required Practicals · 3.3 Waves · AS practicals (1–6)
- Question 18 1 mark
Calculate the refractive index of medium Y given the angles of an incident and refracted light ray relative to the boundary and the refractive index of medium X.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 19 1 mark
Calculate the speed of light in a second medium given a critical angle of 53° at the boundary and the speed of light in one medium as 2.6 × 10⁸ m s⁻¹.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 20 1 mark
Calculate the total number of maxima produced by a diffraction grating given the wavelength of incident light and slit separation.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 21 1 mark
Identify the correct statement about a skydiver reaching two different terminal velocities before and after opening a parachute.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 22 1 mark
Calculate the work function of a metal given the incident photon energy and the maximum speed of emitted photoelectrons.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 23 1 mark
Calculate the angle of inclination of a ramp given the applied force, weight of the block, and frictional force when moving at a constant speed.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 24 1 mark
Calculate the magnitude of the horizontal force required to hold a uniform wooden rod in equilibrium at an angle to the vertical using moments.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 25 1 mark
Identify the momentum and gravitational potential energy of a simple harmonic pendulum bob when its acceleration is zero.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · 3.6 Further mechanics and thermal physics (A-level only)
- Question 26 1 mark
Determine the resistivity of a metal rod that has the same dimensions as two rods connected in series and the same total resistance.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 27 1 mark
Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of an alpha particle travelling at a speed of 4.5 × 10⁵ m s⁻¹.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 28 1 mark
Determine the voltmeter and ammeter readings in a circuit when a switch in parallel with one resistor is closed.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 29 1 mark
Determine the total charge that flows through point P in 60 seconds given the variation of two junction currents with time.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.5 Electricity · Data analysis
- Question 30 1 mark
Determine the expression for the Planck constant in terms of the intercepts of a graph of maximum kinetic energy against frequency for the photoelectric effect.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.2 Particles and radiation · Data analysis
- Question 31 1 mark
Calculate the mass of an object attached to a vibrating spring-mass system at resonance given the spring constant and driving frequency.
Physics · 3.6 Further mechanics and thermal physics (A-level only)
- Question 32 1 mark
Calculate the difference in oscillation frequency of an identical simple pendulum on Earth and on the Moon.
Physics · 3.6 Further mechanics and thermal physics (A-level only)
- Question 33 1 mark
Determine how many different photon frequencies are emitted as hydrogen atoms excited by 12.74 eV photons return to their ground state.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation