AQA AS Level Physics Paper 2, June 2023
Every question from AQA AS Level Physics Paper 2, June 2023 (7407): 34 questions, 70 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 10 marks
Analyze a series of practical measurements involving a micrometer screw gauge, percentage uncertainties, stationary waves on a wire, and data analysis of frequency versus wire diameter.
Physics · Practical skills · Required Practicals · 3.1 Measurements and their errors · 3.3 Waves · Experimental design · Data analysis · Uncertainty and evaluation · AS practicals (1–6)
- Question 2 10 marks
Investigate projectile motion and rolling motion of a ball using tracks, rulers, and graphs to determine horizontal distance, height, gradient, and minimum time.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Experimental design · Data analysis · Uncertainty and evaluation
- Question 3 10 marks
Analyze the principles of moments using a measuring spoon apparatus, including balancing conditions, deriving mass relationships, interpreting a graph of mass against distance, and evaluating scale uncertainty.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Uncertainty and evaluation
- Question 4 10 marks
Analyze refraction and total internal reflection of light in a glass block refractometer to determine sugar solution concentration.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 5 1 mark
Calculate the smallest angle between the third-order and fourth-order maximum diffracted beams for light of wavelength lambda incident normally on a diffraction grating with slit separation 5 lambda.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 6 1 mark
Determine the phase difference between microwaves from two coherent sources at a point of zero reading that is equidistant from both sources.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 7 1 mark
Determine the wavelength of a stationary sound wave in a pipe given the distance between two specific powder piles corresponding to minimum amplitude.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 8 1 mark
Calculate the final velocity of two objects that stick together after a collision, given their masses and the initial velocity of the moving object.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 9 1 mark
Identify the correct resultant displacement vector when two displacement vectors P and Q are added together.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 10 1 mark
Identify the correct velocity-time graph showing the vertical component of velocity of a football kicked vertically upwards until it reaches the ground.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 11 1 mark
Identify the correct equation relating the currents in a parallel circuit containing two resistors of resistance R and 4R connected to a cell.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 12 1 mark
Determine the number of photon frequencies observed when atoms in the n = 4 level de-excite to the n = 1 level.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 13 1 mark
Determine the effect of increasing the frequency of incident monochromatic light, while keeping the photon arrival rate constant, on the photoelectric current and the magnitude of the stopping potential.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 14 1 mark
Identify which physical quantity is not conserved when an electron and a positron annihilate each other.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 15 1 mark
Identify which exchange particle transfers charge during electron capture from a multiple-choice list.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 16 1 mark
Identify the decay products of a free neutron in beta-minus decay.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 17 1 mark
Calculate the path difference between two aerials receiving radio waves from a distant transmitter, given the wave frequency and phase difference.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 18 1 mark
Determine the changes to the voltmeter and ammeter readings when the temperature of a thermistor in a parallel circuit with negligible internal resistance is increased.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 19 1 mark
Calculate the resistance of wire Y given the length, cross-sectional area, and resistance of wire X made of the same metal.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 20 1 mark
Identify the correct graph showing the variation of resistivity with temperature for a superconducting material.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 21 1 mark
Determine the order of three networks of resistors (X, Y, and Z) from largest total resistance to smallest total resistance.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 22 1 mark
Determine the nucleon number and proton number of nuclide X formed after bismuth-209 absorbs a neutron and subsequently decays by emitting a beta-minus particle and an alpha particle.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 23 1 mark
Identify the property required for exchange particles when explaining forces between elementary particles.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 24 1 mark
Identify the phase difference and distance between adjacent antinodes for a stationary wave of wavelength lambda.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 25 1 mark
Identify the combination of changes to wavelength and slit width that will always produce a wider central diffraction maximum for monochromatic light passing through a single slit.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 26 1 mark
Determine the final velocity of a ball dropped from a height of 2h given it hits the ground with velocity v when dropped from height h with negligible air resistance.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 27 1 mark
Determine the Young modulus of a material from its stress-strain graph.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Data analysis
- Question 28 1 mark
Identify the correct combination of resistance values for an ideal ammeter and an ideal voltmeter.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 29 1 mark
Calculate the number of electrons passing through a resistor carrying a current of 15 mA in 3 minutes.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 30 1 mark
Determine the range of potential difference observed on a voltmeter connected across a fixed resistor and a variable resistor in a series circuit powered by a 9.0 V battery.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 31 1 mark
Select the correct circuit diagram used to determine the current-voltage characteristic of a filament lamp between 0 and 6.0 V using a potential divider setup.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 32 1 mark
Calculate the ratio of the power dissipated in resistor X to the power dissipated in resistor Z within a given circuit containing three resistors.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 33 1 mark
Calculate the average resistive force acting on a pellet of mass 25 g travelling horizontally at 40 m s^-1 that stops after travelling a horizontal distance of 2.5 cm in a wooden block.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 34 1 mark
Identify what the shaded area under the force-distance graph for a proton and a neutron represents.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation · 3.4 Mechanics and materials