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Physics · Edexcel 9PH0 · Paper 2: Advanced Physics II · June 2017

Edexcel A Level Physics Paper 2: Advanced Physics II June 2017 examiner report (9PH0/02)

1h 45m 90 marks

Examiner report

  1. Q1 - 1 mark - Polarisation
  2. Q2 - 1 mark - Forces and elasticity
  3. Q3 - 1 mark - Simple harmonic motion
  4. Q4 - 1 mark - Comparing gravitational and electric fields
  5. Q5 - 1 mark - Specific latent heat
  6. Q6 - 1 mark - The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
  7. Q7 - 1 mark - Stefan's law and Wien's displacement law
  8. Q8 - 1 mark - Red-shift and the expanding universe
  9. Q9 - 1 mark - Lenses
  10. Q10 - 1 mark - Diffraction gratings
  11. Q11 - 3 marks - Specific heat capacity
  12. Q12 - 5 marks - Orbits of planets and satellites
  13. Q13 - 6 marks - Astronomical distances, Hubble's law, Red-shift and the expanding universe
  14. Q14 - 6 marks - Mass defect and binding energy, Nuclear fission, Nuclear fusion
  15. Q15 - 6 marks - Polarisation
  16. Q16 - 8 marks - Density, Ideal gases and the gas laws, Pressure in fluids
  17. Q17 - 9 marks - The photoelectric effect
  18. Q18 - 12 marks - Lenses, Refractive index and Snell's law
  19. Q19 - 13 marks - Background radiation, Decay constant and exponential decay, Half-life, Nuclear equations
  20. Q20 - 12 marks - Interference and Young's double slit, Phase and phase difference, Properties of waves, Stress, strain and the Young modulus