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Combined Science · Edexcel 1SC0 · Paper 5: Physics 1 · Higher · November 2021

Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Paper 5: Physics 1 Higher November 2021 examiner report (1SC0/1PH)

1h 10m 60 marks

Examiner report

  1. Q1 - 9 marks - Properties of waves, Transverse and longitudinal waves
  2. Q2 - 9 marks - Background radiation, Half-life, Radioactive decay and nuclear radiation, The structure of an atom
  3. Q3 - 9 marks - Electromagnetic waves, Reflection and refraction of waves
  4. Q4 - 10 marks - Acceleration, Distance-time graphs, Newton's laws of motion
  5. Q5 - 12 marks - Acceleration, Forces and braking, Momentum, Newton's laws of motion
  6. Q6 - 11 marks - Irradiation and contamination, Nuclear equations, Radioactive decay and nuclear radiation